Apple revealed its latest iPhone officially at WWDC 2010. The phone has proven itself to be the best iPhone ever produced. The new design, upgraded camera, faster processor, and thousands of apps, this iPhone has everything that is required for anyone to buy this phone. The new iPhone 4 features a lot of new and upgraded features and we will have a close look at them in this post in detail.
First of all we should look at the monster specs of this device
Specs
- Glass front and back
- Front facing cam for video conferencing
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
- 720p HD video recording
- 960 x 640 resolution with 800:1 contrast ratio (4 times better than the previous iPhones)
- Gyroscope (3-axis)
- Gyro + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing
- Rotation about gravity
- Apple A4 chip
- 32 GB of Storage
- Dual mic suppression
- 802.11n WiFi
- 300 hours of standby battery time (3G talk time: 7 hours, 3G web browsing: 6 hours, WiFi browsing: 10 hours, Video playback: 10 hours, Music playback: 40 hours)
- 3.5-inch screen
- 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS
- 3.5 inch mm headset jack
- Micro SIM tray
iOS
Apple renamed the iPhone OS to iOS at WWDC10 to make it more comfortable to fit it in other devices such as iPods, iPads and other possibilities of the future and a lot of new features have been added to this operating system to make it run with the new iPhone 4 as smoothly as it should. The big additions to this operating system Apple has recently made are multitasking, folders, iBooks, along with user-defined wallpapers, Mail’s new unified inbox, Bluetooth keyboard support and a lot more.
Battery life
Speaking of battery life, iPhone has proved itself to be counted among the best, with talk time upto 7 hours on 3G and 14 hours on 2G and a standby time of 300 hours iPhone makes it last long on a single recharge and don’t forget that the device also offers 6 hours of 3G internet use and 10 hours of Wifi fun. Video playback: Up to 10 hours. Audio playback: Up to 40 hours.
Capacity and Pricing
iPhone 4 will be available in two different storage capacities that a 16Gb and a 32Gb model that are priced at $199 and $299 respectively.
Design
Although iPhone 4 features the same native iPhone look but its different from the older phones. It has a unique shape and size and is termed as the slimmest iPhone ever. The iPhone 4 is just barely heavier than the 3GS at 4.8 ounces then 4.76 ounces, but it’s is significantly thinner (9.3mm vs. 12.3mm) and a is a bit narrower (58.6mm vs. 62.1mm).
Retina Display
Steve Jobs mentioned an all-new “Retina Display” for the iPhone 4. But do you know what exactly is a “Retina Display?” Apart from a marketing buzzword, it’s essentially a high-end screen with four times as many pixels in the same screen real estate. So it allows you to zoom on images and text and see the things more clearly than ever before.
Camera
The new iPhone 4 features a 5 Mega-Pixel camera and Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio. Apple has finally added the HD recording feature to the iPhone and it was looking awesome in the demo should by Steve Jobs at the event.
Processor
iPhone is now powered by a A4 Chip that is also found in the iPad. Its a powerful chip that itself is a tighter package that uses less power while running faster than the processor in the 3GS.
Sensors
The new iPhone 4 has a gyroscope built-in. This means that it can track movement with a very high precision, much higher than the built-in accelerometers in the previous iPhones. It’s 3-axis, so it’s capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Couple with the accelerometer, you have 6-axis motion sensing that would make motion sensor gaming a lot more fun.
Apps and Games
Apple iPhone 4 runs the same OS as of the previous iPhone 3GS so all the older titles would work on it making it compatible to thousands of quality apps and games already available to download.
