iPhone 4 officially landed
Yey, finally the Apple iPhone 4 is officially released, and it looked exactly like the previous leaked version, only that now we know it has immensely lots more functions than the previous iPhone 3Gs. Let’s have a look at the difference between the old king of the hill, and its new successor for the throne.
| Price (on contract) | $199 16GB, $299 32GB | $99 8GB |
| Processor | 1GHz Apple A4 | 600MHz, Cortex-A8 architecture |
| Display | 3.5-inch IPS 960 x 640 | 3.5-inch 480 x 320, no IPS |
| Primary camera | 5 megapixel AF with flash | 3 megapixel AF |
| Secondary camera | VGA | No |
| Video recording | 720p at 30fps, optional iMovie | VGA at 30fps, basic editing capabilities built-in |
| Cellular | Quadband GSM, pentaband HSPA | Quadband GSM, triband HSPA |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g |
| Orientation sensing | Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope | Accelerometer, compass |
| FaceTime video calling | Yes | No |
| SIM standard | Micro SIM | SIM |
| Battery life | Up to 7 hours talk time on 3G, 14 hours on 2G
Up to 10 hours data on WiFi Up to 40 hours audio Up to 10 hours video |
Up to 5 hours talk time / data on 3G, 12 hours on 2G
Up to 9 hours data on WiFi Up to 30 hours audio Up to 10 hours video |
| Weight | 137 grams / 4.8 oz. | 135 grams / 4.76 oz. |
| Dimensions | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm | 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm |
Everything seemed to be better than the old horse.
- Quad band HSDPA, 7.2Mbps
- A more powerful 1GHz A4 processor from Samsung.
- 3.5-inch IPS “Retine” display (as Apple calls it) with 960 x 640 resolution, doubles the resolution of the older 3Gs.
- A glass that is 3-times harder than plastic, as Steve Jobs claims.
- A more powerful 802.11n Wi-Fi.
- Video calling through front vga camera, which Apple calls it FaceTime (not really video calling as you can only use FaceTime through Wi-Fi, not 3G).
- 5-MP camera at the back with LED flash, supports video recording of 720p with 30fps. iMovie will be integrated into iPhone 4, but not for free.
- New gyroscope motion controller, which means better games for the iPhone.
- ‘slightly’ longer battery life.
Well the iPhone 4 was not named ’4G’ with a reason, as it does not support 4G quadband. But this serves as a good news indeed. As we do not expect this iPhone 4 to have WiMax support, the naming somehow proved that the next installation for this iPhone 4 would probably have WiMax in it. We’ll have to live through to see whether its true or not.
Apple also claimed that they’ve greatly improved on the camera side. Check that so-called ‘untouched’ photo taken using the iPhone 4.
The iPhone will be on sale 24 June at $199 (16GB) and $299(32GB) in US, France, Germany, UK, and Japan. 18 more countries in July. So, are you getting your iPhone 4?
[via Engadget]
