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In short – absolutely not.

The iPhone 4 was a bit of a game changer when it launched. Ultra-premium construction (something Apple’s competitors are still struggling to match a year on), front-facing camera, Facetime, and a whole host of operating system upgrades meant if you had an iPhone 3GS or below, you pretty soon found yourself yearning for an iPhone 4 with its sexy construction and massive speed increase.

This year’s iPhone launch is less likely to be as revolutionary – you can see a roundup of the most recent rumours here.

First and foremost, it’s unlikely there will be any massive technology changes although we will in all likelihood see a processor speed upgrade, and some cosmetic changes. HOWEVER – and here’s the crucial bit – the iPhone 4 is plenty fast enough already so beyond the cosmetics, why choose an iPhone 5?

The answer should be iOS5 – Apple’s latest incarnation of the iPhone’s software, but as with iOS4 before it, it’s going to be made available on older-gen iPhones including the iPhone 4. That means that most of the great new functionality such as iCloud, iMessage, and iTunes Match will be available on iPhone 4 and the big advantage here is that as soon as the iPhone 5 is available, you’ll be able to pick up an iPhone 4 for HTC money.

I say should because there are those of us who will just go and buy an iPhone 5 anyway!

Some of the iOS5 features you’ll be able to enjoy on your Apple iPhone 4 include:

• Notification center – a bit like the swipe-down alerts screen on Android, you’ll finally be able to see all your alerts in one place.
• iMessage – yep – it’s BBM for iPhone (but, not BBM itself, obviously). Instant messaging finally arrives on the iOS platform. No, it’s not groundbreaking, but no doubt it will work brilliantly and you’ll be able to send text messages to ‘normal’ people who don’t have iPhones without having to do anything different.
• News stand – If you subscribe to newspaper and magazine apps, you’ll be able to see all your subscriptions listed in the Newsstand app.
• Reminders – this one’s really cool. Want to remember to get milk next time you’re at the shops? Tell your iPhone to remind you that you want milk, next time you’re at the shops. (Sounds obvious, doesn’t it). Your iPhone will alert you, when you’re next at the shops, that you need milk! (You’ll need to tell your iPhone where the shops are, mind…)
• In-built Twitter support – You’ll be able to connect to Twitter without having to download a separate app – and more to the point, full Twitter integration in your favourite apps.
• Camera – it’s not a biggie, but for long-time Apple users, you’ll be glad to hear we’ll be able to take a picture by pressing a button, rather than tapping the screen.
• On-screen photo editing – Rather than relying on a host of 3^rd party paid-for applications, we’ll be able to do simple edits to our photos right out of the box.
• Calendar, Mail and Safari all get enhanced functionality – bringing them closer to their desktop cousins.
• Wireless (Over the Air) software updates! Hooray!
• Wifi Sync! Double hooray! No longer will you need to plug your phone into your PC to sync your iTunes library.

No – it won’t have a 3D headache-inducing display like its HTC and LG competitors, and no, it won’t have the latest number-crunching processors. It won’t even have a magnetic power adapter (in fact, it’s not clear whether the Apple iPhone 5 will either) – BUT, for the first time you’ll be able to pick up a cutting edge device with rock solid software and support at a really compelling price.

The iPhone 4 will almost certainly (like the 3GS before it) become the ‘value’ handset in the range, but at mobiles.co.uk we’re pretty sure it’ll be the best ‘value’ handset we’re likely to see for some time to come.

As the dust settles after the football transfers, Mobiles.co.uk reveals a major signing of its own. You heard it here first; the BlackBerry 9860 has landed, well on pre-order anyway…

The BlackBerry 9860, available to pre-order from today is available on the Vodafone network initially. Free at just ?31 per month you will see BlackBerry’s first all touch device (since the Storm series) come partnered with 300 anytime minutes, unlimited texts and a whopping 500MB of BlackBerry data, you get Vodafone passport too. It doesn’t stop there, to make the deal even sweeter we have thrown in ?30 automatic Cashback, effectively making your first month just ?1.

If free gifts are your thing and with Christmas just around the corner why not increase your monthly spend by just ?5 and reap the rewards? You can receive a free BlackBerry 9860, 600 anytime minutes, unlimited texts, 500MB BlackBerry data, Vodafone passport and a free Archos 7 tablet PC!

If you still need convincing and these amazing deals aren’t enough on their own then you’ll need to check out the amazing 3.7 inch touch screen display. This feature makes the BlackBerry 9860 the largest in the Blackberry range so far. With a screen even larger than that of iPhone 4, the 9860 will undoubtedly have Apple quaking in their boots – at least until the iPhone 5 stock lands.

So there you have it, the BlackBerry 9860 is expected to arrive in-stock from next week. It will be released on a first come first served basis so don’t miss out and make sure you pre-order your BlackBerry 9860 today.

Henry Ford once said : “You can have whatever colour you like –so long as its black”. This was once the sad case with smartphones too, amazing software, great camera and features but always stored in a black mobile phone which you were embarrassed to take out of your pocket infront of white iphone users, but not anymore! Samsung have now released their Galaxy S2 which was originally only available in black but has now launched a new White Samsung Galaxy S2 to the market!

Samsung’s choice to push forward with this colour is in line with the new range rover sport, White private jets and of course the white apple iphone 4.

Don’t be deterred from buying white mobile phones just because brides may wear white and it may portray innocence and purity, but it also represents being cool, safe and best of all perfection.

The fastest Samsung Android mobile phone is now available in white. If you were impressed with the apple iphone 4 when it launched in its shiny white variant you will be loving life using this new white smartphone with a 4.3” display and LED flash with autofocus. The White Galaxy S2 offers Super Amoled Plus display, great photo and video recording as well as the impressive TouchWiz 4.0 user interface. The S2 runs on android gingerbread 2.3 and comes with a 1.2 Ghz Processor dual core this means faster multi-tasking and better browsing than on the first Samsung Galaxy S.

So the line now goes “You can have whatever colour you like –so long as its black or white”

The White Samsung Galaxy S2 is available now free on Talk mobile 24 month contract or 99.99 on a 12 month contact @ mobiles.co.uk.