The iPhone 4G Features, Specs and Release Notes

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During the WWDC on Monday, Steve Jobs announced a new iPhone 4. It has an all new sleek glass and metal design. It looks like it was designed by a european designer. It is like nothing you have ever seen before from apple.

There is already a roar of excitement on the new iPhone and it is sure to be a success.

After a series of leaked prototypes, people have been trying to figure out the exact specifications of the new iPhone and now that it has been officially released in San Francisco on Monday, people should be happy now.

The iPhone 4 Features:

Size and weight

Height:

4.5 inches (115.2 mm)

Width:

2.31 inches (58.6 mm)

Depth:

0.37 inch (9.3 mm)

Weight:

4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Display

• Retina display


• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display


• 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi


• 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)


• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back


• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Cellular and wireless

• UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)


• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)


• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)


• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Camera, photos, and video

• Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio


• 5-megapixel still camera


• VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera


• Tap to focus video or still images


• LED flash


• Photo and video geotagging

Sensors

• Three-axis gyro


• Accelerometer


• Proximity sensor


• Ambient light sensor

Power and battery

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery


• Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter



• Talk time:

  Up to 7 hours on 3G

  Up to 14 hours on 2G



• Standby time: Up to 300 hours



• Internet use:

  Up to 6 hours on 3G

  Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi



• Video playback: Up to 10 hours


• Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Capacity

• 16GB or 32GB flash drive

This, as Apple states, "Changes everything. Again." The new iPhone 4 (often referred to as the iPhone 4G) is everything that we have ever wanted in an iPhone. I absolutely love it. It is just what Apple needed to give them another boost after the new HTC Evo was released last week. I'm not picking sides, I am only saying that with this, Apple can really soar above all their competition.

Another wonderful feature that the new iPhone 4 has is FaceTime, video calls made easy. You can speak to someone just like they are in the same rooms as you. You can easily switch between the front facing and back facing cameras to show someone what you are seeing.

The new multi tasking function of iPhone OS 4 really makes a difference. The iPhone used to frustrate us at times because we couldn't easily switch from one app to the other. Now, with multi tasking you can, and what's more it saves what you were doing in the previous app so that you never lose your place!

The cameras are great and the back facing one comes with LED flash so even in low light you can take great photos. Also, it comes with high definition video recording. You can record a video at up to 30 frames per second and then edit it on your iPhone!

The iPhone is powered by the A4 chip, the same one that powers the all new iPad. This is what makes all this speed and usability possible.

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On Monday, AT&T Inc., the sole carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., stopped letting new customers use an unlimited amount of wireless data for a flat fee. Instead, in an attempt to reduce iPhone-driven congestion on its network, AT&T offered plans that will cost the biggest users of data more money. This is perhaps the only drawback of the new iPhone, but all the features make up for it.

The iPhone 4 will not be available from Verizon currently.

For more information about the iPhone 4 , visit Apple.com/iPhone.

PC Mag reports, that a prominent analyst on Wednesday,Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate Technolgies, challenged Apple's claims that Apple's new iPhone contains a so-called "retina display" with a display whose sensitivity outweighed the eye.