Apple iPhone 3GS review

Pricing
As well as the aforementioned 32GB model, there a 16GB flavour, while the iPhone 3G is still on sale (though only in black, for some reason). Pricing has been somewhat controversial, with high prices even on a £35 a month tariff - £185 for the 16GB model with an 18-month tie-in, and £87.11 if you’re happy to commit to 24 months.
O2 business tariff is available for 24 or 36 month stints – but the device is cheaper, costing £50.26 for the 16GB model on a 24 month contract.
For existing iPhone owners in a contract this time there’s no easy upgrade path – and to get the subsidised prices you have to pay out the remaining months of your contract. Pay as You Go is an alternative, but the cost is £375 ex. VAT for a 16GB model.
And while the effectively unlimited data is free on both contract and Pay As you Go (the latter for a year) when you go abroad you’ll be paying £29.4 per MB in the ER and an eye watering £6 per MB outside.

The iPhone 3.0 OS has also brought tethering support to the table at last – though the cost is fairly astronomical, costing £14.98 on O2 for a 3GB cap, on top of your monthly contract. It’s also not available to Pay As You Go users.

If you can get past the pricing you might look at the individual changes and feel like it’s not much for a new iPhone. In truth, it’s not worth ending your contract early for, but the small changes to mount up to a more satisfying phone. If you’re contract is up or your new to iPhone, the iPhone 3GS offers enough to deliver, but with the completion hotting up on all side, the iPhone is very likely going to need a major update next summer if it’s to retain its top-dog crown.