Gmail for iOS

Is there really a point to downloading a separate app to access gmail? Especially one that just loads a HTML5 page rather than actually being a native app? I'd easy say no. Why have something as inflexible as an app, when you can setup the inbuilt mail app to do much the same? Easy solution that is far greater. Turn on Google Sync for Mobile, and setup your google mail account as an exchange account. You then get mail, as well as contact backup and calendar sync between your iPhone and google.