The I phone was many years behind the time when it launched, processor speed was slow, camera quality was shocking yet still people bought it! but marketing and hype can convince people of anything, but hey ho.
I would like to say i have used all of the phones currently on sale with the exception of the palm pre, the E71 is not bad but is really just a blackberry clone and the software as with all nokia E series and N series handsets really is toilet.
If northy hadn't said he wanted to stay with o2 i would have suggested the G2, HTC magic (same handset) as in all fairness the net connection is faster than the 3GS in real life usuage primarily down to O2's poor support of their 3G network. Page load times on the I phone are slower than the G2. On screen keyboard function is identical to I phone and the zoom function has been updated to the fore finger and thumb pull push.
Its always personal choice but all i can suggest really is to try each of the phones yourself and see what you think, all phone retailers have live demo's to try. Just remember o2 stores have a 3G booster in the stockroom to make sure the phones will always have good 3G reception inside the store.
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