Apple has presented the fourth generation of its mobile phone and although the vast majority of the surprises are watered some weeks ago, we are facing the terminal more ambitious of the company.
In fact, the presentation of the new model will be joins the announcement of iOS 4 (before iPhone OS 4), the new version that provides multitasking and that takes all the resources of a terminal with a screen particularly noteworthy and with the same processor that the iPad, the Apple A4.
There are many news – although some already knew after the scandal of the prototype “misplaced” by Apple and that Gizmodo published all that was a terminal that want to return to revolutionize this market in which it seems that Android is the clear competitor in both hardware and software.
The design
The materials and design of the new iPhone 4 already knew from the disappearance of the prototype, but Apple has wanted affect the quality of the construction of new smartphone of its factory, which makes use of glass especially resistant and a deck of stainless steel to protect the sides.
Why choose that metal? Because it plays a dual role: all the side not only protects of blows to the smarpthone and makes compact and resilient, but in reality that whole chassis is no more than an antenna that extends the signal wireless connection to have the highest possible quality in conversations and data transfer.
The size is clearly lower than its predecessors, and indeed is a 34 percent more slim that the iPhone 23, although it is slightly more heavy, with 3 grams more weight. According to Apple, is the mobile thinner at the moment.
The hardware
As expected, the iPhone 4 arrive ruled by the Apple A4, the chip that already triumphs in the iPad and that has proved its worth in this tablet of Apple. The chip is also coupled with a processor PowerVR SGX 535 that is the one that is responsible for providing the iPhone 4 of their new and lavish graphics. These two components are integrated in the same chip, next to two modules SDRAM memory of 128 Mbytes of low consumption.
According Jobs, the new iPhone 4 benefits from a greater autonomy: integration of A4 and the use of a slot microSIM instead of a SIM have something left for additional space for a battery of Lithium Ion quepermite arrive at 7 hours of conversation, 6 hours of navigation in 3G networks, 10 hours of navigation in Wi-Fi, 10 hours of video, 40 of music or a standby time of 300 hours. And that surprised by a paragraph in particular: your screen.
The screen
If there is an element that highlight especially in the iPhone over their competitors is the screen, with an impressive resolution of 960×640 pixels that fit in just 3.5 inches diagonal thanks to a density of píxe equally exceptional: 326 pixels per inch. Apple has called for the technology behind this achievement “Retina Display”, and the fact is that the results appear spectacular.
That makes all the elements on the screen appear with a definition and a quality that no smartphone current can match and will contribute to the reading of electronic books or to the Web browsing.
The texts are shown clear and precise on the screen with technology IPS and with a contrast of 800 to 1, four times better than that of the iPhone 23 and that it poses the most important step of Apple in this field for years.
The cameras
The new iPhone 4 provides not only of a camera in the rear, but it also has added a small camera for videoconferencing in the front and that offers VGA resolution. The posterior chamber has improved in all its paragraphs except in the resolution of the sensor, which remains of 5 Megapixels. However, the new model has a sensor of greater size that captures more light and that offers more quality in terms of low light.
It is also able to record video in high definition 720p and that, combined with the presentation of iMovie to the iPhone -one of the small surprises of the keynote- converted to this mobile to a small study of digital video recording.
Other improvements
The paragraph of the games for the iPhone will be greatly benefited from the presence of a gyroscope that allow the registration movement with greater precision and in the three axles, something that combined with the accelerometer will give us a movement in six priorities to be a very powerful to control all kinds of video games for the iPhone.
In addition to the microphone at the bottom the iPhone 4 consists of a second microphone located at the top and that lets you the cancellation of noise to enjoy some discussions with greater clarity and audio quality.
The software : iOS 4
The presentation of the fourth version of the operating system of iPhone -which is now known as iOS 4 to dry- was another major players in the event, and with this version of this development Apple provides for order solutions to various demands of users.
The first, the presence of multitasking, which also thanks to the use of A4 allows the consumption of terminal is not particularly affected. Will Be at the end possible have several applications open in the iPhone with efficient management of resources.
Jobs has not given many details on this operating system – although there was mention of some entrepreneurial characteristics, such as a better support from Exchange- and has highlighted the fact that the book store electronic ibooks also will be available in the iPhone 4 as a free download from the App Store.
The advertising platform for mobile Apple, called dai, also had a mention in this chat opening of the WWDC, and Jobs explained how the platform offers interesting possibilities to developers and advertisers. Apple is optimistic that the reception and future success of this platform, with the who want packing the mobile market.
In last place appeared the possibility of videoconferencing with the iPhone 4, a logical choice after having submitted the front chamber. Videoconferencing will be possible via Wi-Fi only -at least during 2010- and allow users to enjoy a version “pocket-size” of iChat in their iPhone 4.
Price and availability
The iPhone 4, in black or white, will be available in the US to the recommended price of $199 model 16 Extra Gbytes and 299 dollars the model of 32 Extra Gbytes shops on-line and retail of Apple and AT&T, and in shops in Best Buy and Wal-Mart. The iPhone 4 is available in the US, France, Germany, Japan and the
United Kingdom on June 24, and customers in these countries can from Tuesday June 15 ordering advance of its iPhone 4 in the Apple Online Store or can book its iPhone 4 to pick in a Apple Retail Store. The app iMovie to iPhone is available in the App Store by 4.99 dollars in the US.
In addition, the June 24 will be available a new model iPhone 23 8 Extra Gbytes in US by 99 dollars. The softwareiOS 4 is available on June 21 for free download via iTunes 9.2 or later version, for customers of iPhone and iPod touch (iOS 4 is compatible with iPhone 3G iPhone, 23, iPhone 4 and with the second and third-generation iPod touch. Some characteristics may not be available in all the products. For example, the multitasking requires a iPhone 23, iPhone 4 or iPod touch of third-generation).
Iphone 4 will be in 88 countries around the world at the end of September. The iPhone 4 is available at the end of July in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, South Korea, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland.