It’s nearly identical to my “old” iPhone, but I got the larger 16gb version in black. If I was going to get an upgrade I was going to put a decent size bump on the 8gb i was struggling with (squeezing an iTunes library down from 117gb to 8 is crazy difficult for me). The build quality is there, but I feel as if it’s good but not as good as the original, mainly due to the plastic back.

The software upgrade is pretty good and I’ve downloaded a few of my favourite applications, including Twitterrific Premium and Super Monkey Ball. The Facebook, Remote, Shazam and AIM apps are good, Tap Tap is a bit of a laugh though, it’s a shame it can’t get in to the iPod section of your iPhone/iPod Touch now.

The speed boost is pretty good around me, although it’s not brilliant in the middle of the countryside or out in the rural towns near where I live. If i sit on the bus to work, the speed of the 3g only kicks in about a mile from my house, which I don’t find a problem seeing as I have wifi.

Battery life isn’t improved, neither is the camera. Both of these are things I can live with. I don’t go for more than a day without getting near power and I carry a Canon 40D with me at all times.

iPhone app copy protection has been broken now, but the method to install the applications is still complex (until someone makes an installer for them) although I don’t yet see any reason to jailbreak my iPhone any more.

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