Apple could meet with iPhone competition following new handset releases later this year, it has been claimed.
The iPhone has so far been "untouchable" since its release, with "usability" that far exceeds any other phones which do not "come close, according to the online editor of gadget website Stuff.tv.
However, Linsey Fryatt expects Apple’s iPhone to start facing competition from other developers later this year as they begin to catch up with the iPhone’s technology.
She said: "Later this year we’re going to see some interesting additions to the market, for example the Palm Pre.
"From what we’ve seen of it – we had a preview of it in January in Las Vegas – it looks very impressive."
Apple announced earlier this week that sales of the iPhone reached 5.2 million in the three months to June 27th.
This boosted the company’s net profits to £5.08 billion, compared to £4.5 billion over the same period in 2008.