The new iPhone 3G S – should you get one?

Gadget giants Apple have unveiled the latest version of their all-conquering iPhone. And with handset sales now nudging 25 million, chances are you’ve got one. But is a handful of unspectacular new features really enough to justify an upgrade? And if you’ve yet to, is now the time to join the Apple army? Read on to find out…

It’s got a new camera

The 3G S sports a three megapixel camera (improving on the previous version’s two), and comes with touch-adjustable focus. It’s also set to silence iPhone non-believers with the inclusion of video capture. Which you can edit on the fly, then upload to YouTube. Or not, if you’ve been shooting your penis.

It’s really fast and holds more music

Thanks to a suped-up processor, you can now launch big applications twice as fast. You’ll also notice less lag when bringing up web pages and that games with 3D graphics run smoother. Something you’ll be very grateful for once you’ve stuffed the new 32GB memory full of horrible air-guitar anthems.

You can talk to it

Although, to be fair, you always could. Except now it’ll actually cause something cool to happen. Like play your favourite album or call your mom. Just hold down the home button and bark your commands. Then cackle like some sort of digital overlord as technology does your bidding.

It’s got a sense of direction

An in-built digital compass? Sort of pointless. Although even if you’re not planning an Arctic expedition, it’ll at least make GPS navigation easier, since it automatically rotates the map to point the way you’re facing. Becomes less useful when you’re face-down in the gutter, eight beers to the wind.