• Apple unveils iPhone 4 with 720p HD Recording

    Apple unveils iPhone 4 with 720p HD Recording

    Samir Makwana, Jun 08, 2010 0308 hrs IST

    Highly anticipated smartphone brings video calling, 5 megapixel camera and a stunning display

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs kick-started the Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco with the announcement of the next generation iPhone model - iPhone 4. After the infamous Gizmodo and Vietnamese iPhone 4 leak, Apple has stuck to its plans and announced the fourth generation iPhone model. Just like the first generation iPhone was killed when the iPhone 3G was launched, the iPhone 3G will be sold no more. The iPhone 3GS would be sold for $99 with a two years contract. 

Clad with wonderful new features, Apple will start selling iPhone 4 starting at $199 with a two years contract in U.S. from June 24. The iPhone 4 would be available in a 16GB version costing $199 and 32GB version costing $299. Before we start off with the details of the iPhone 4, let's get one thing straight about the operating system. Apple has renamed the iPhone OS 4.0 for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch devices to iOS4. From June 21, the iOS4 upgrade will be available free for all devices. 

Design:
The all new iPhone 4 is just 9.3mm thick and is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. It's pretty much similar to what we saw in the leaked photos that soared on the web. On the top, the iPhone 4 has a 3.5mm headset jack, secondary mic and the sleep-wake up button. At the bottom, the iPhone 4 sports the primary mic, speaker and Apple's proprietary 30-pin connector port. Of course we have the volume controls on the sides. 

Design-wise, Apple drops the rounded hinds design and adopts box like structure for the new iPhone 4 model. Apple has used stainless steel rims for binding the iPhone 4 body. These rims have integrated antennas and act as bonding agents to hold two glass panels on the front and the back of the iPhone 4.





Display:
With the new iPhone 4, Apple debuts new display dubbed as 'Retina Display'. This 3.5-inch multi-touch display offers 960x640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch. This means crisper images and more amazing graphics display while playing games. Apart from that, this IPS technology based panel will offer 800:1 contrast ratio that would be four times better than the previous generation iPhone devices. 

So, you can comfortably watch 720p HD movies on this 960x640 pixel display with more accurate colors. Apart from that, both front display and back panel would come coated with fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating.


Processor:
If you can recollect the mysterious Apple A4 System-on-Chip processor used in the iPad, you won't be surprised to discover that Apple has used the same A4 processor on the iPhone 4. Apple claims that this chip is power efficient and hence conserves power to add up to the battery life.


 


Camera:

Apple has added 5 megapixel sensor with backside illuminated sensor and LED Flash. This new camera will also offer five times digital zoom and tap to focus options. Not only that, this 5 megapixel camera sensor is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. The LED Flash will stay illuminated for recording better quality picture in videos.


 


The iPhone 4 has a front facing camera that enables video calling dubbed as FaceTime that works even when the Wi-Fi is turned off. No setup or installation is required as FaceTime works out of the box. Apple has built FaceTime using a bunch of open standards like SIP (Session Initiation Protoco), H.264, AAC and so on. 

Apple will also introduce new iMovie for iPhone app for video editing that will include options like scene transitions, themes, editable titles, and much more. This app will be available at a price of $5 after iOS4 is rolled out to everyone.

Will iPhone 4 turn out to be a killer of Flip Mino HD and the likes? We'll wait and see.

Gyroscope:
Apple has added three-axis gyroscope, a device maintaining orientation or measuring it based on the rotation mechanism of the object. This, clubbed with Accelerometer on the iPhone 4 makes it capable of 6-axis motion sensing. This is similar to Sony PlayStation 3's game controller which has gyroscopic motion sensing. It's quite possible that in the near future, we may see touchscreen apps supplementing the game controllers.




Battery life:
One of the major issues of all the iPhone users has been the battery life and hence, Apple has put a larger battery in the iPhone 4. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery promises to offer up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 14 hours of talk time on 2G networks. Also, one can listen to music for 40 hours or watch videos for up to 10 hours. The most amazing part is that users can now browser mobile web for up to 10 hours on the iPhone 4, that is as much as offered by new Intel Atom Pine Trail platform based netbooks.

Bumpers:
Since Apple would be using iPhone 4's outer rims as a part of its antenna system, the company has come out with its own set of cases to protect the iPhone. Apple has introduced iPhone 4 protection cases dubbed as Bumpers that would be available in white, black, green, blue, orange and pink colors. Made out of moulded plastic and rubber, these cases are meant to keep the antenna system as well the glass panels safe.

Other features:
  • Quadband HSDPA/HSUPA
  • Wi-Fi (802.11n) 
  • Assisted GPS
  • Accelerometer
  • Digital Compass
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • iBooks App as free download
  • Microsoft's search engine Bing officially added to search engine options.
  • Micro SIM just like the ones used in iPad 

Quite a lot of features like multi-tasking and folders utilities will arrive with the iOS4 update for other Apple devices but iPhone 4 will come preloaded with it. The iPhone 4 will require iTunes 9.2 so we can anticipate that iTunes software upgrade in the coming weeks. Apple iPhone 4 will be available in white and black colors. Pre-orders begin on June 15 and phones will start shipping on June 24 in U.S., France, Germany, UK and Japan. Apple will roll out the iPhone 4 to 18 more countries in July, 24 more in August, and 40 more in September. Let's hope that India would be considered during August or at least September roll out of iPhone 4 device.




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Discussion Board
(28) Comments
Identity
,jaipur, on Jun 08, 2010 08:18 AM
Cool Pad
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Anonymous
,S, on Jul 05, 2010 10:22 PM
Go for nexus one >>>>>>>>>>>>>
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SUMIT
,PUNE, on Jun 09, 2010 01:47 PM
I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LAUNCHING OF THIS PHONE IN INDIA. I WANT TO BUY IT.
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naman kumar
,Chandigarh, New Delhi, on Jun 20, 2010 12:52 AM
I would like to buy the product in North India. !!!
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Ibban Javid
,Bangalore, on Jun 10, 2010 06:34 PM
iPhone 4 (iOS 4) is the best <3 it the best features u must try
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lucky
,jaipur, on Jun 08, 2010 06:54 PM
dont lie with me.
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Chako varghese
,bangalore, on Jun 08, 2010 04:05 PM
Dear friends. I want to buy Param-Poli in bangalore. it is a malayalee sweet dish. the recipe is like this - 1)Mix together maida, tumeric, cumin, sugar and water to make a thick batter with a dropping consistency. 2)Mix well, till all lumps are gone. :- If too thick, add more water. :- If loose, add more maida. :- Adjust turmeric(for colour) and sugar(for sweetness). 3)Slice the bananas vertically into thin pieces. :- If the bananas are very big, u can cut it into 2 pieces first and then cut it length wise to make thin slices. 4)Dip the slices of banana in the batter and coat it very well with the batter. 5)Heat oil in a deep-fry pan. 6)Put the slices and fry both sides, till Pazham Pori(Fried banana) is fried well. 7)Keep Pazham Pori(Fried banana) on kitchen tissue paper to remove excess oil. I WANT TO EAT THIS IN BANGALORE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE CAN I GET THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nitin
,Kolhapur, on Jun 08, 2010 05:06 PM
When you have the complete recipe, why wasting money by going to some restaurant. Just make it yourself and maybe you can use the money saved on your next phone. What say?
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Amit Godbole
,Dahisar, on Jun 08, 2010 05:26 PM
I think he doesn't have a wife. that's why only he is not making it.
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jun 08, 2010 05:27 PM
yeah right..but assume u find some restaurant seving this dish, are u sure that it will cook as per ur taste preference??
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Belinda
,Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 05:52 PM
Classic. Both the phone, and the param-pori recipe. (btw, Mr Varghese, if you know the ingredients and the recipe, can't you just make it at home yourself? :S Just a money-saving suggestion.)
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Sanjeev
,Pune, India, on Jun 08, 2010 12:53 PM
To me, this phone appears a great combination of Art & Science which very few others have managed. Nevertheless, if the massive Indian customer base is to be addressed the phone should be available NOW and for less than Rs.15000.
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jun 08, 2010 05:31 PM
nop..its not gonna cost less than Rs.35000 in india..mind it, as per dollar evaluation the iphone was assumed cheaper..but u know the price it came at...it will repeat again..time for samsung wave..
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Drumster
,Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 04:23 PM
This phone will not be less than 1,000 dollars in India. Rather buy the Nokia N8 which will be priced much lesser and with an open source OS with lesser control unlike Apple. HTC Evo 4G might be another option. But Apple has lost the Indian market. They have goofed up bigtime… Its the second largest mobile market in the world and Apple has absolutely no market share here :)
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anonymous
,anonymous, on Jun 08, 2010 05:29 PM
Are you sure it has no market share here. Many of my friends in bangalore have iPhone 3G with them.
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Nikhil Joshi
,Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 01:28 PM
this device uses micro sim and in india no opreator supports it.. so i am not sure how this phone will work in india,,, atleast not officially
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jun 08, 2010 05:24 PM
microsim is not a problem..actually the sim circuit lies just beneath the connectors..so even if u manually cut the sim as per microsim dimensions it will work perfectly..many handsets are going to rollout with microsim slots/microsim adapters.. wait for a few days, even the dies will be available at shopkeepers for cutting the sim for customer..
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ragz
,hyderabad, on Jun 08, 2010 01:25 PM
wat abt the micro sim ???? will it work in india ??
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Dhiraj
,Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 12:41 PM
Its 199$ on contract..AT&T contract breakage fees is 325$..so an 16GB Iphone 4 wud cost 199+325 $ ..at abt 25k, its still a steal with all that loaded features.
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luke f.
,attard, on Jun 08, 2010 12:36 PM
"•Microsoft's search engine Bing officially added to search engine options." Apple has to approve a search engine? You cannot use any search engine you want on an iPhone? I didn't know that. If anyone knows please enlighten me because the idea that one cannot use a search engine of one's desire is idiotic.
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Dinesh
,Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 12:30 PM
without contract cost are as below for 16 gb model - $599 for 32 gb model - $699 it is expected in india by sept or nov .. but by that time there will be plenty of the android phone with almost same feature and with less price will be available ...
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Baljeet
,bangalore, on Jun 08, 2010 11:11 AM
respected sir. what is cost of iphone 4. i wanting it badly. they are making it 199$ so 199 x 50 = 10000 rs. but nokia e51 is more chepaer. so can i buy iphone? pls say me or send sms to me.
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hitesh
,LOS ANGELES, on Jun 08, 2010 11:52 AM
dear baljeet 199$ reflect price with contract...if u go and look outside it will be costing some thing around 600-700$
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TONY BASIL
,COCHIN, on Jun 08, 2010 11:50 AM
Lacks innovation...Apple is getting desperate as competition is getting closer and all they can do is make the hardware better.Software is an absolute let off...and i can see the pro fascist kind of content lock still exist.Apple pls impress me someday
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Harpreet Singh
,Chandigarh, on Jun 08, 2010 11:44 AM
Is apple planning to launch this phone in India at the same time and what will be its cost in India?
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ihateiproducts
,boston, on Jun 08, 2010 11:34 AM
"i" products are for the posers. People think that if they throw money at the "i" that they will look smarter and in style but the facts are the "i" is no longer belong to you but it's the lockdown to Apple rules and how can it be stylish if everyone are using the same phone. Free and style yourself with Android!!
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Van Helsing
,Earth, on Jun 08, 2010 10:08 AM
One correction. The FaceTime feature works only when the WiFi is on, and not off. Apple mentioned that this features will also be with 3G, but the carrier (of-course, AT&T) isn't capable yet.
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sachin
,goa, on Jun 08, 2010 09:09 AM
new iPhone 4 is impressive and innovative product but there is bit of too much space left above and below the screen in its design which somehow does not look good.
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