If you take a look at the picture above you will definitely see how the new iPhone 4th generation looks like the prototype that was found. Lets take a look at some of the general features that are new to the iPhone 4th gen and then we will get into more detail on the iPhone’s features.
- Overall Design: The new iPhone is only 9.3 mm thick (that’s 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS) but actually weighs 3 more grams than the iPhone 3GS. Apple dropped the rounded hinds design and adopted a box like structure for the new iPhone 4th generation (Both White and Black Designs will be available). Apple also added both Glass on the front and the back of the iPhone which will help in preventing scratches.
- Camera Functionality: When you look at the new iPhone 4th generation a lot of the new features come through the added Front-facing camera.With this new front facing camera, the iPhone opens up to Video chat. Along with the front facing camera the iPhone receives 5MP cameras with 720p high definition video recording. Want to take pictures in the dark? No problem with the iPhone 4th gen LED flash is included for low light photos.
- Say Goodbye to SIM: The new iPhone 4th generation features functionality for Micro SIM cards instead of normal SIM cards.
- Improved Sound Quality: Sound quality was also something that has been improved upon in the new iPhone 4th generation as a second microphone was added for sound cancellation enhancement.
- No More Antennas: Tired of antennas that you can see? Well this issue has been fixed in the new iPhone 4th generation as Integrated antennas were built into the actual frame of the iPhone.
- Highest Definition Mobile Screen: The new iPhone features an OLED 326 pixels per inch display that is 960×640 in resolution ( Apple calls it the Retina Display ). The new screen has four times as many pixels as the current iPhone 3GS.
- Better Performance: This new iPhone will be Powered by Apple’s A4 chipset which will bring some serious boosts in performance.
- Did Someone Say Gyroscope?: The one hardware feature that no-one expected was a built-in 3-axis gyroscope capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Coupled with the accelerometer this brings the new iPhone 4th generation to 6-axis motion sensing. (This will enhance the gaming experience for a more realistic feel)
Bigger and Better Battery Life
With the iPhone 4th generation’s bigger battery and improved A4 chip; that is better at power management. The battery life has actually been considerably improved. A fully charged iPhone 4th generation will last…
- 7 hours of 3G talk time
- 6 hours of 3G browsing
- 10 hours of wifi browsing
- 10 hours of videos
- 40 hours of music
- 300 hours in standby
Lets Take A Look on The Inside
When we take a look at the inside of the iPhone 4th generation we can see a lot of differences compared to the iPhone 3GS. Apple actually need to use a Micro SIM card instead of the now outdated SIM card because they need more space. The largest component of the iPhone 4th generation as you can see is the battery and with a larger battery did in turn boost the iPhone’s battery performance. Also as expected, the new iPhone 4th generation features the same A4 chip as the iPad. The A4 chip actually will consume less power because its sub-components can be switched on and off when they are not needed; this saving power whenever needed.
Retina Display Leads to an HD iPhone
Compared to the older versions of the iPhone we see a huge improvement in the new iPhone 4th generations screen. With new Reina Display technology the iPhone 4th generation receives a resolution of 960×640 and it displays 326 pixels per inch. This makes the iPhone capable of viewing up to 720p (high definition) images/videos and it also makes the iPhone 4th generation the highest resolution mobile phone on the market.
Introducing Integrated Antennas 
If you take a close look at the edge of the iPhone 4th generation, you will notice 3 lines that are part of the structure of the iPhone. With the iPhone 4th generation, Apple introduced a totally new concept; using a stainless steel band around the iPhone Apple actually utilized this to be the iPhone’s antenna system. In short the iPhone 4th generation received integrated antennas right in the actual structure of the iPhone.
5MP Cameras and HD Video Recording
One of the greatest additions to the iPhone 4th generation is its camera additions. The iPhone 4th generation will feature a 5MP camera with LED flash and 5x zoom on both the front and back of the device. Besides the addition to quality of the camera the iPhone will also feature 720p video recording capable of 30 frames a second. Riding on usability the iPhone 4th generation will come with built-in video editing software, and one-click sharing to YouTube, MMS, email, etc…
Video Editing..AKA iMovie
One noteworthy feature that is coming to the iPhone 4th generation will be video editing. With key camera and video capture enchantments the new iPhone needed something to bring it all together. That’s why Apple created a mobile video editing solution called iMovie . With iMovie for iPhone, you will be able to directly edit HD videos, add titles, transitions and even import music from your music library. Apple goes as far as saying “there is nothing remotely comparable to this in terms of mobile video editing”. The iMovie application will cost you $4.99 (however you may get it free with the iPhone 4th generation).
A New Firmware Generation Comes with a New Name
With additions to the new 4.0 firmware, Apple renamed iphone OS to iOS. Apple actually did this because now the word “phone” isn’t needed anymore now that the same OS goes into every iDevice; the iPhone, the iPod Touch and the iPad. In addition to the name change the iOS4 includes over 1,500 developer APIs, and the biggest of them being multitasking. Besides multitasking the iOS4 will also feature custom background images and dynamic folder creation!
iOS4 will be available to the iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod Touch for free on June 21st, 2010.
Other Firmware Improvements [Mailbox, Search Engine, iBooks]
Besides the addition to many new developer API’s the iOS4 will provide sever enchantments to the iPhone in terms of existing apps. These features include…
- Unified Inbox: A unified inbox will enhance mail on the iPhone dramatically allowing you to combined different email accounts into one unified inbox.
- Bing Added: Well if you remember the rumor of Bing replacing Google as the default search engine you will be happily pleased that this is not actually true. Google will still remain the default search engine, however you will have an option of whether to use Bing or Google.
- The iBook Store: If you liked the idea of iBooks on the iPad you will love them on the iPhone as well. iBooks on the iPhone have the same controls as the iPad, the same highlighting, the same bookmarking, and the same PDF reading as iBooks for iPad. Any emails containing PDF files will also atomically open them up in the iBook app to enhance the viewing of these files. If you buy one book on your iPad you can also get it on your iPhone for free!
A New Frontier – FacTime will Allow Video Calling
With the addition of a front-facing camera you can expect a feature and this feature is video calling. Apple indeed developed video calling for the iPhone and it is in the form of FaceTime. FaceTime will allow you to directly make video calls that are really quite extraordinary. The only downside to FaceTime is that it is only for iPhone 4th generation and Video calling only works over Wifi. Apple does state however that they are talking with cellular providers to get things ready for 3g video calling in the near future. One more neat thing that Apple is trying to accomplish is making FaceTime an open industry standard so eventually you will be able to use FaceTime in conjunction with other mobile devices.
The iPhone 4th Generation Ships on June 24th!
The iPhone 4th generation will actually be available sooner than I first thought; in fact the iPhone 4th gen will be available for pre-order as soon as June 15th. The device will actually go on sale will in 5 countries on June 24 (US, France, UK, Germany and Japan). Then 24 more countries will get it in early July and 88 more in September.As For Pricing and Available Colors…
The iPhone 4th generation will unfortunately not come in any new colors other than black or white (which isn’t really too much of a disappointment). As for the price and storage of the new 4th generation iPhone the new iPhone will come in 16GB (for $199) or 32GB ( for $299). Unfortunately the new iPhone will not come in a higher storage capacity which is a shame considering HD videos and photos will consume a lot more storage, but with everything accomplished in the iPhone 4th generation I can look past this one flaw.The Final Conclusion
As you can definitely see the new iPhone 4th generation brings some huge improvements to the iPhone era and this is probably one of the biggest enhancements to the actual device since its launch back in 2007. I can say that I am very please with what has been brought on in the iPhone 4th generation and I can personally not wait to get my hands on the device.
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