EternallySAFC
Winger
Aye, they're expensive - it's a premium item and priced accordingly.
Summat like the HTC Whatever will do broadly the same job, but won't be quite as la-di-da so is a bit more affordable.
That Xperia Arc looks very nice - presume it's not that much cheaper than the iPhone? I used the old Xperia before, it seemed lovely hardware but the interface felt a bit odd, as if they'd spent all their effort making it look pretty rather than making it easy to use. If the new one has more pared back interface then it could be great.
That implies that Apple had announced the iPhone 5 for summer, and they haven't.
I very much doubt there will be an iPhone 5 this year. I can't think if any major improvements they could make given the technology that's out there. Perhaps there'll an iPhone 4S or whatever - a bit faster, a better camera etc., but I think it's much more likely that the next iPhone will be a mid level model with fewer features. That's what they did with the iPods.
Unlikely, its probably around £10 cheaper a month.
Starting to think about getting a smartphone. Battery life, how often I would use the extra features and monthly cost have been putting me off up till now. I quite like my little Nokia but my contracts about to finish so I think I may head over to giffgaff for a few months and see how these new duel core phones pan out. Have to say that the galaxy s2 looks nice, but think I will wait till its been out for a few months in case it has any niggles.