iPhone 4


iPhone-4

iPhone 4

 

Retina Display

The iPhone 4 will also sport what Jobs described as a “retina display” with four times the pixel density of a typical LCD display at a whopping 326 pixels per inch—by far denser than anything else in the consumer electronics market. The result is a 3.5-inch display with a native resolution of 960 by 640 pixels that is actually a higher resolution than the typical human eye is capable of perceiving, when held at a distance of just 10 to 12 inches. Jobs claims the iPhone 4’s display winds up looking like a high quality printed book (albeit that emits light!) rather than a blocky pixellated grid. The iPhone OS automatically handles rendering text and controls at the higher resolution for the iPhone 4, so developers don’t need to do anything to update their applications to look good on the new display…but, of course, if developers want to add higher-resolution graphics to their apps, they will look stunning on the iPhone 4.

A4 Chip and Gyroscope

The iPhone 4 will also feature an Apple-designed A4 CPU, following along the lines of the processor powering the iPad. Jobs said the A4 processor improved power management, so the iPhone 4 will manage 40 percent more talk time on 3G networks (up to 7 hours), or up to 6 hours of 3G Web browsing or 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing. The device can also play up to 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music, and should have an standby time of up to 300 hours. The iPhone 4 will also pack up to 32 GB of onboard flash storage, and will offer quad-band HSDPA/HSUPA for mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps downstream, 4.8Mbps upstream…assuming carrier networks support that technology. The iPhone 4 will also support 802.11n Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, Bluetooth, and packs and accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and an ambient light sensor,. The iPhone 4 also sports a gyroscope, which enables six-axis motion sensing…just like a game controller, and iPhone OS 4 will offer developer APIs to leverage the gyroscope: Jobs envisions the gyroscope enabling whole new types of mobile gaming.

Camera & iMovie

The iPhone 4 will feature a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor, which Jobs says increases the amount of light captured by the sensor, resulting in better photographs, particularly in low-light situations. The camera will also record HD video at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, and the LED flash can be used to light video as well. Like the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will feature in-phone video editing and enable users to share video the the Internet (think Facebook and YouTube). However, Apple is pushing the video editing envelope with a new iMovie application for iPhone, that enables users to assemble and trim clips and record directly into an iMovie timeline. Users can also add camera photos to their movies (complete with the pan-and-scan Ken Burns effect), and iMovie for iPhone will enable users to add titles and transitions to their videos. The iPhone 4 camera embeds geolocation information in video; iMovie for iPhone can optional display display that information. Users can also add music as a soundtrack to their video, and select from a number of pre-generated themes. iMovie for iPhone will be available as a separate purchase from the App Store for $4.99.

Bing

Among new features in iOS 4 will be an option to use Microsoft’s Bing as a default search engine; Google will still be the iPhone’s default search, but Yahoo and Bing-powered searches will be available as options. Note that Bing will be taking over the back end for Yahoo’s search services later this year.

iBooks

Apple also announced a version of iBooks will be available for iPhone, with feature parity to the iPad edition (complete with previously-announced PDF and annotations support). The applications will be able to synchronize across devices, so users will be able to start reading an iBook on an iPad, then pick up at the same spot on the iPhone. Users will be able to download purchased books to all their supported devices at no extra charge.

iOS 4

Since it won’t do to have an iPad running something called “iPhone OS,” Apple has decided to rename its mobile device operating system to simply “iOS 4,” encompassing all its mobile devices: the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch. iOS 4 will have the features Apple outlined back in April, including a form of multitasking support (so applications like Pandora can stream music in the background while an iPhone user, say, surfs the Web in Safari), a unified Mail inbox that supports multiple services, home screen folders, a Game Center, and improved support for Microsoft Exchange and enterprise users. However, developers will probably be more intrigued by a boatload of new APIs and significantly deepened features. Developers at WWDC will be able to set hands on a release candidate today.

iAds

Jobs also took a moment to highlight Apple’s new in-application advertising platform iAds: according to Jobs, Apple is developing iAds as a revenue channel for developers so they can earn money from applications in ways other than direct sales to users. As outlined last April, Apple is aiming for high amounts of interactivity and engagement with iAds, building on HTML5 technologies rather than the still-industry-standard Adobe Flash. Apple will host all the advertising and handle ad sales, so all applications developers have to do is specify where in the applications the ads should be placed, then collect 60 percent of the revenue from placements in their applications. Apple has only been selling iAds for about two months—they should go live Jule 1—and so far has many major brands on board, including Disney (Jobs is Disney’s biggest single shareholder, remember), Target, Best Buy, Geico, DirecTV, and other major brands. Unlike traditional banner ads that eject users from applications out into Web browsers, iAds run without exiting a user’s application, providing an interactive experience without causing people to leave apps, or lose work or messages: the goal is an engaging experience that users know is “safe” regardless of the app they’re using.

Video Calling

Of course, that front-facing camera in the iPhone 4 exists for one and only one purpose: video calls. Jobs demonstrated what Apple is dubbing FaceTime video calling with the iPhone 4. The feature will initially be Wi-Fi only and operate iPhone 4 devices—no word in whether FaceTime will support, say, desktops or notebooks equipped with cameras. Users will be able to switch to the rear-mounted 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 to let callers see what they’re seeing, or stick with the front-facing camera for face-to-face chat. Jobs says Apple plans to work with mobile operators to make FaceTime available over 3G data services.


Bulit in Applications

 

Phone

iPhone does so much amazing stuff, it’s easy to forget the remarkable phone part. See your voicemail messages in a list so you don’t have to listen to them all.

Mail

Keep up with your messages as fast as they hit your inbox. See all your mail from every account at once. Type with the onscreen keyboard that knows how you write. And view and open attachments right in the message.

Safari

Browsing is a big deal on iPhone. Reader shows you the web without distractions. Reading List keeps all your interesting links in one place. And the Retina display makes everything a fascinating read.

Music

When you flip through your album art in Cover Flow on the Retina display, you’ll see just how incredible your music collection really is. Listen to your favorite songs, artists, or albums. Shuffle up some spontaneity. Or make a Genius playlist.

Videos

There’s comedy, drama, or adventure anywhere you go. Watch an HD movie on a flight. Catch a TV show on the subway. The Retina display makes iPhone the world’s most portable, most beautiful silver screen.

Photos

Life is fun and photogenic, and you’ll see it all here. Swipe through your photos one by one. Play a slideshow. Or watch your mini-movie masterpieces. With AirPlay on Apple TV, you can stream them to your HDTV for an even bigger show.

App Store

It’s the world’s largest collection of mobile apps. You’ll find over 500,000 apps on the App Store for anything and everything — and many of them are free. With each app you get, your iPhone does even more. So you can do even more, too.

iTunes

You’ll visit the iTunes Store over and over to fill your iPhone with endless entertainment. Browse around. Millions of songs and thousands of movies and TV shows are ready to go. Whenever you are.

Maps and Compass

You’ll always know where you are, where you’re going, and how to get there. And where to find gas stations, coffee shops, and landmarks along the way. You’ll see the best routes leading everywhere. All while avoiding traffic.

Game Center

Get a game going with friends. Or go up against people you don’t know. Then one-up their every move on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You know, in a fun kind of way.

Calendar

Bring on the busy. Your work, home, school, and fun schedules are easy to read and easy to manage on iPhone. Even when everything happens at once.

Contacts

Names, numbers, email addresses, IM nicknames, birthdays, anniversaries, websites, and anything else you can think of about everyone and anyone you know.

Find My iPhone

Find My iPhone helps you locate what you can’t live without. Just set it up in a few simple steps. Then if you accidentally leave it somewhere, you’ll see where you left it. You can also send a message to help retrieve it. And remotely erase its data.


TECHINICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

Size

Height

  • 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)

Width

  • 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)

Depth

  • 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)

Colors

  • White
  • Black

Weight

  • 4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Display

  • Retina display
  • 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
  • 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Released Date

  • June 24, 2010
Network

3G Network

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

2G Network

  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

CDMA Network

  • CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
CPU Speed
  • 1 GHz
Platform
  • iOS 4
Memory
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Sensors
  • Three-axis gyro
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Camera
  • Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
  • 5-megapixel iSight 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

Audio Playback

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
  • User-configurable maximum

TV and Video

  • Video out support at up to 720p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
  • Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile Level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Headphones

  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Impedance: 32 ohms

Internet

3G:
  • 7.2 Mbps
Wi-Fi™:
  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Connectivity
  • 30-Pin Dock Connector
  • 3.5-mm Stereo Headphone Minijack

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable Document Types
  • .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images)
  • .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word)
  • .htm and .html (web pages)
  • .key (Keynote)
  • .numbers (Numbers)
  • .pages (Pages)
  • .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat)
  • .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
  • .txt (text)
  • .rtf (rich text format)
  • .vcf (contact information)
  • .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Location

  • Assisted GPS
  • Digital compass
  • Wi-Fi
  • Cellular

Bluetooth®

  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
Recommended System Requirements
  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access
  • Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
    • Mac: OS X v10.5.8 or later
    • PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
    • iTunes 10.5 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

Environmental Requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
  • Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Languages

Language Support
  • English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Keyboard Support
  • English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Chinese – Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubihua), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Dictionary Support
  • English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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 (GSM)
  • 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

In the Box

  • iPhone 4
  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
  • Dock Connector to USB Cable
  • USB Power Adapter
  • Documentation
 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
  2. Actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
  3. All battery claims depend on network configuration and many other factors; actual results will vary. Battery has limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by Apple service provider. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries and www.apple.com/iphone/battery.html for more information.
  4. Based on testing conducted by an independent laboratory following the ANSI standard C63.19, “American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids.” Learn more about hearing aid compatibility at www.apple.com/support/hac.
  5. Activation of Hearing Aid Mode is necessary to meet the hearing aid compatibility standard on iPhone 4 (GSM model). Activate at Settings > General > Accessibility.
  6. Wireless broadband recommended; fees may apply

Some features, applications, and services are not available in all areas. See your carrier for details. Application availability and pricing are subject to change.