Looks like iPhone 4 is out! Still a 3G device but looks pretty neat.



Updated design
Apple says the iPhone 4 is 9.3mm thick, or 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. It includes new camera with an LED flash on the black, but a second, front-facing camera as well. There are new volume buttons, a mute button, plus a second microphone on the top for noise cancellation. Just like the iPad, it now incorporates a micro-SIM tray.


Apple has also engineered three integrated antennas into the design: one for Bluetooth, one for WI-Fi and GPS, and one for UMTS and GSM.

Improved display
A new screen technology called a retina display add much higher precision to the iPhone. In fact, at 326 pixels per inch, it’s double the 163 pixels per inch resolution of the iPhone 3GS.

The new display is the same 3.5 inches diagonally, but at 960 by 640 it has four times as many pixels as the previous model. And the 800:1 contrast ratio is also four times that of the iPhone 3GS. It uses the same IPS display technology as the iPad and the iMac for good color fidelity, brightness, and viewing angle.

New processor
Designed by Apple, the A4 chip is tiny and has good power management. Apple went with the micro-SIM design to save space, mostly for a new battery that—coupled with the new chip—Apple says provides 40 percent more talk time. The company says talk time is up from 5 hours to 7 hours; 6 hours of 3G browsing; 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing; 10 hours of video; 40 hours of music; and 300 hours of standby.

Environmentally, the new iPhone is ####nic free, BFR-free mercury-free, PVC-free, and made from highly recyclable materials.

It comes in sizes up to 32GB of storage (the same as the iPhone 3GS) and includes quad-band HSPDPA/HSUPA networking with a maximum of 7.2Mbps down and 5.8 Mbps up.

“That’s theoretical because the carriers don’t support it yet,” said Jobs.

There’s also 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking, an improvement from 802.11g in the previous model.

Gyroscope
The iPhone 4 add a three-axis gyroscope for measuring angular velocity. It can figure out pitch, roll, and yaw; and rotation about gravity. The gyroscope plus the accelerometer provide six-axis motion sensing. There are also new CoreMotion APIs that developers can call for extremely precise position information—ideal for games.

New camera system
The iPhone 4 has a new, 5-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom and an LED flash. It also adds 720p HD video capture at 30 frames per second. To go along with the new video capabilities, Apple has created a version of its iMovie consumer video-editing application for the iPhone. With it, you can record or edit you videos (and add photos as well). You can add titles, changes themes, and use music from your iTunes library.

iMovie for iPhone will be available for $5—“if we approve it,” Jobs joked, in reference to the App Store.

Video chat
For Jobs’ patented (well, probably not, but it should be) One More Thing moment, he sat down on a chair to show off the iPhone 4’s video chatting capabilities. Using either of the two cameras, you can make video calls—a feature called FaceTime—between iPhone 4 phones over Wi-Fi only—at least through 2010. Jobs said Apple needs to “work a little bit with the cellular providers in the future”. You can switch between cameras and chat in landscape or portait mode.

Pricing and availability
The iPhone 4 will come in black and white, at $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB (with the same qualifications and two-year contract with AT&T as in the past). Apple will also add an 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99.

Jobs said that AT&T is going to make “an incredibly generous upgrade offer.” If your contract expires any time in 2010, you’re immediately eligible for that pricing, for up to six months early eligibility. The iPhone 4 will be available from Apple and AT&T’s retail and online stores, as well as at Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores.

The iPhone 4 goes on sale in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K., and Japan on June 24, with pre-orders starting on June 15. It will ship in 18 more countries in July, in 24 more in August, and in 40 more by the end of September.

Apple also showed off some accessories: a $29 dock and a $29 case called a Bumper that comes inwhite, black, blue, green, orange, or pink.

Spoilers it is, maybe you should add [SPOILER] to the topic? :D

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@persia

I see no point in it. HTC Hero/Desire were out before IP4
and are just the same cra* as this... Almost all high end
smartphones are basically the same thing...

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@persia

I prefer a nice Android phone(like motorola Droid) that was pretty the same fast and absolutely OPEN!
No iTunes connettivity limitations... locked usb or other ridiculous things!

Naturally all IMHO...

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@Tuxedo

I have Google's new phone and I really like it. I find it funny when my workmates with iphones have to close the application they are using to use something else... even something simple like the calculator.

I have every app (that's worth having) that the iphone has as far as I can tell.

Hmmm... My phone has 3 antennae, a camera on the front and back, an LED flash, GPS, bluetooth and WiFi (thought admittedly only G), a noise cancellation microphone, nice mute and volume controls and so on... Though it is 9.9mm thick, so the fraction of a mm might make all the difference Having said that, I much prefer having a 9-day battery life than the extra 0.3mm in my pocket

I'm sure it'll be a lovely little machine though, and while I don't like it personally, I've still suggested the iPhone to others who have been looking for a phone.

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@tommywright

I don't think people "get" what the iPhone is/was supposed to be (apart from a phone). When you run an application, the iPhone is that application. It's the same concept as an LCARS terminal from Star Trek. People expect all computing devices with displays and user input to behave like general purpose computers, however, so it's a difficult concept to accept.

Regardless, the new iPhone will be an exceptional toy, and being able to edit 720p video in-phone with iMovie is pretty sweet. It's a Video Toaster in the palm of your hand.

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@persia

I read the news of the Iphone 4 on my Iphone 3g on the bus this morning. awesome stuff! I tried the nokia n95 and n97 in the store.. but I couldnt get into it. I really like the Apple UI better. The drawbacks of locked in USB, and paying for the Apple logo are a little heavy, but worth it at the end of the day. (for me)

What I want to know is, how much will the unlocked prepay version cost in New Zealand? I'm not keen on these 24 month contracts. If it was 12 months, that'd be a different story.. but 24 months is far too long. I could do with some speed for my web browsing, some video chat on skype, and a smoother Yay, BUNNY! experience. :) It'll be really REALLY interesting to see if that runs, because its not built using any Apple framework. Just straight C, and Allegro librarys.. I didnt bother with iphoneos4.0 on my 3g, because it doesnt multitask.. will be cool having multitasking for IRC etc. :)

@persia

I already enjoy using my iPhone 3GS, now there's this with front face camera (skype!) and gyroscope and HD video.
Wow.
If i wasn't in a contract......
heck, i so want one of these and for $300 ?? it's a bargain for a handheld device.
I already watch fireFly and other TV on my iPhone when I'm off site on a remote location. This is really cool.

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@SHADES

yeah might be $900 aud or $1200 nzd or something high when you buy one thats unlocked though with no contract.. I think my 3g was $1100 about a year ago. I mean, they release a new iPhone every year.. so by locking people into contracts for 2 years, they're saying, you're not allowed to upgrade to every new generation.

@jahc

aha! --> http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=930381
$599 usd for a 16gb IPhone 4.

well, at the current exchange rate, its cheaper than the 3gs here.. still pretty expensive though! Another 2 year interest free hire purchase for me. Sell the old phone to pay off the last year on my existing hire purchase. Bad jahc.

@persia

I'm after a bit of advice on the iPhone. I'm not interested in the iPhone, have no plans to buy one and probably never will own one. Would you recommend that I reassert this sentiment in every thread I see about the iPhone on this and other sites?

Last edited by Rob on 08-Jun-2010 at 07:13 AM.

Nice specs. I see IPhone is getting better and better. Too bad the itunes stuff. I just want to connect it to whatever computer and transfer files (masstorage). But as i see it i cant do that if i dont have itunes... for example on my miggy, on my ps3, xtreamer (mediabox) etc. But as said nice phone. Alot of apps, better screen etc. All that was missing in the earlier version.

@Rob

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I'm after a bit of advice on the iPhone. I'm not interested in the iPhone, have no plans to buy one and probably never will own one. Would you recommend that I reassert this sentiment in every thread I see about the iPhone on this and other sites?

haha, good point.

But nah, dont sink to that level. :)

Steve Jobs unveils reasons why your iPhone is already rubbish

"Among the improvements are features that users of phones not made by Apple have benefited from for years, such as being able to do more than one thing at once, having decent mobile reception, and not needing to plug it in ever single bloody hour."

Happy with my HTC Hero (but eagerly anticipating Android 2.1) :D

@Thread

Over hyped, over priced gadget porn! If you want useful mobile tech look elsewhere if you want another piece of jewellery - buy this!

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Nice toy, however, since I'm a geek at heart, I like to tinker a lot with my devices and the iPhone is to "closed" for my taste.
I prefer more open solutions, and when I upgrade my current phone I will probably look to the most advanced WinMobile7 device (with my current one I've been able to mimic any other phone look and behavior, and using different interfaces depending on how I feel in the morning is pretty cool ).

The LG Apollo looks promising with its true 720P display (1280x720) 10Mpixel camera and 1.3GHZ CPU.

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Don't need more - at least it multitasks.
I am used to being frugal - thanks Amiga!

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Still with no real multitasking on that new version?. Heck, even my a500 can with 1mb.
:)

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@persia

EPIC Phail

Turn off your wi-fi EVERYONE, I can't connect !!

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