I swore I'd never touch an iPhone, yet here I am, reviewing one (Lesson learned: 'never say never'). It took me about 10 days before I could bear to put my BlackBerry away (and even then, it's in my handbag never far from me) and a it was a further 12 days later before I finally felt comfortable enough to give my first impressions of the iPhone 3GS. As a side note, this should, just so you know, be an indication of how anti-iPhone I was.

Yes, I used the word 'was' in conjunction with labeling myself as being anti-iPhone. Past tense. Look, I'm still hesitant to say outright that I'm a converted fan (my gadget heart will always belong to BlackBerry) but I can definitely see why people who don't know any better, think it's all that with a cocktail umbrella. The iPhone is a lot of things, it's true. But there are a few things that it's not. And it's those few deficiencies that mean this iPhone will never compete with my Blackberry as my second boyfriend.

The typing experience. My typing on a BlackBerry device is fast – lightning fast – I can type on that tiny keypad with two thumbs as quick as I can on a regular keyboard using all my fingers. Typing on the iPhone is slow and tedious, especially as due to the touchscreen, I can only only use my middle (read: zap) finger, because the body of the iPhone itself is quite large, and does not allow for simultaneous holding and typing with one hand. (Yes, my hands are that small) My text messages and Twitter updates would be a garbled mess if not for the saving grace that is the auto-correct spelling feature.

There is only one button. Where are all the other forty buttons a smartphone should have? Okay, I'll be honest. The touchscreen experience as whole was not as bad as I'd initially thought and after 20-something days, I'm still not entirely comfortable with it – but I do like how easy (and quick) it is to scroll up and scroll down, stop and change your viewing orientation. I also like how drop-down menus in the Safari browser behave and how easy it is to input text into websites. Obviously there's a lot more viewing real estate on an iPhone (in comparison to a BlackBerry) – so it's to be expected that the visual experience is much, much more impressive.

I've heard that the apps are amazing – and I've received a whole wad of them to try out. I've been told, by numerous people, that it's the apps that will have me sold (sealed and converted) as an iPhone fan, and I must say – I have absolutely no idea which way my opinion will swing – and surprisingly enough, I find that quite exciting.