It is finally here, after 18 months in development, the iPhone 4 is three weeks away. It is the thinnest smartphone on the planet, 9.3mm thick, 24% thinner than current iPhone, glass on front and rear with stainless steel running around the side. “When you hold this in your hands, it’s unbelievable,” said Steve. Multitasking is the highlight on the iPhone 4.
Features:
There are over 100 new features; one of the biggest components is the battery, 40% more talk time, 7 hours talk time, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music and 300 hours of standby.
Video Calling: Apple calls this “FaceTime.” There’s no set up required, iPhone 4 to iPhone 4, anywhere there is WiFi (planned for 3G on a later release). All you have to do is make a phone call. iPhone 4 comes with both front and rear cameras, and both can be used with FaceTime, and both portrait and landscape modes are supported. Today’s WWDC Conference shows a father watching his kids while on a business trip, grandparents watching a graduation, two girls showing off to each other what they’re wearing. “Video calling was a dream, but it is real now!” said Steve.
The iPhone 4 is powered by the incredibly small Apple’s A4 chip, designed and manufactured by Apple’s team. Plus, the chip is environmentally friendly. With higher resolution artwork, apps and games on Retina Display “look stunning.” Retina Display is 326 ppi and is 4x better than 3GS.
The camera uses IPS technology for superb color and wide viewing angle, and It can record, edit, and share HD video right on your phone, with embedded geolocation. It can record directly into your timeline or you can choose from clips and photos on the device. Other new features include a 5x digital zoom in camera app and tap to focus (in both photo and video) with LED flash (or always-on in video mode). Music can easily be added from your iPod or iTunes library.
Price and Availability:
With a 2 year contract, the iPhone 4 is priced at $199 for 16GB model, $299 for 32GB model and it comes in two colors, white and black. On sale June 24th, pre-sale June 15th. AT&T is making an “incredibly generous” upgrade offer, up to 6 months of early eligibility for an iPhone 4. Canada is not in the initial batch of countries that will get the iPhone 4 on the initial launch date, but iPhone 4 will sell in 88 countries by the end of September.
“This is going to change everything all over again.”
