iPhone4… I want one
I’m a little late in seeing the new and official iphone 4 videos. I must say, it looks absolutely amazing. Its a technological, engineering, and manufacturing marvel that its rocketing us into the future that we’ve only been seeing in sci-fi movies.
Facetime is the new video conferencing. It seems that both callers will need to be on a wifi network to use this feature. You can switch between front and back cameras at any time so that your caller will be able to see you or whats in front of you.
Retina display is the the new 960 x 640 display, the highest resolution screen in a smart phones to date. 326 pixels per inch which is 4 times the current iphone. Apple engineers have made the pixel even smaller so that the human eye won’t notice pixelation. Optical lamination is the process that eliminates light refraction to optimize the visual clarity.
Multitasking is now available. You can double click the home button and the interface slides up to show the apps that you are currently running.
Folders is fresh. Not a new concept, but the interaction is quite amazing. You hold down an app on the home screen and drag it on top of another app to group them in a folder. That’s like 3 steps less than any OS we’re used to. The folder is automatically named based on the apps that you’ve grouped together.
The mail app has been rearranged a bit to have all your inboxes together. No need to jump back 2 times and then forward 2 times to view another inbox. Messages are also organized by thread and so you’ll be able to track by topic.
The camera is now 5 megapixels (Rjay will love it for our homepage) and it comes with a led flash so low light shots will be way better, hopefully. The video camera captures video in 720p high definition at 30 frames per second (not sure how many frames per second are on the 3Gs). iMovie is coming to the iPhone allowing you to edit and stitch videos together while your on the move.
The A4 chip adds more power. This gets into the engineering marvel that I wrote about earlier. It will make the iPhone faster and more powerful, but the chip itself is smaller than the current phone which allows for a bigger battery.
Bigger battery means more life. We have up to 40% more talk time.
The new frame is a new stainless steel alloy that Apple has created?!?! WTF? Its supposed to be 5 times stronger than standard steel. This band also acts as the antenna for the phone boosting the range. This frame also makes the iPhone 4 actually smaller than its predecessors.
As we talk about engineering feats, the front and back of the phone is made with a newly engineered glass which is comparable to sapphire crystal and is 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic. This makes it more scratch resistant and durable.
The accelerometer has been coupled with a three-axis gyroscope. This makes motion sensing even better allowing the phone to know more about whats happening to it in its spatial environment.
A secondary mic has been added to the top of the iPhone. This is used for suppressing external sounds like other conversations and music. This should help you sound better when talking in a noisy place.
All this makes an app developer’s imagination soar. I can’t wait to see what things will come out of the phone as far as apps.
So you can pre-order the phone starting June 15th and actually get your hands on it by June 24th. There will be two models of the phone 12GB and 32GB and will cost $199 and $299 respectively.
Hold on to your seats folks!
