Saturday, December 18, 2010

Chrismas Wishlist: Apple iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 is the culmination of years of refining Apple's iPhone line of products.One by one, Apple has improved features and the latest iteration enhances a number of important elements like display, camera (with Flash), dual-microphone, larger battery and multi-tasking - just to cite a few.The design itself has been updated to use steel and aluminosilicate glass, which is ultra-resistant to scratches (but not shocks). The new antenna design has been generating a ton of controversy recently because of interferences caused by the contact between the user's hand and the phone itself. So, how bad is it? I will tell you what works and what doesn't, without sugar-coating or politics. Let's dive in.
Context: First of all, I have received a ton of emails asking when this review would come out. Sorry for the wait, but I wanted to use the phone for a while to let the hype/excitement/first impressions go. Thanks for your patience.
We all use our phones differently, so it's important that I tell you where I come from: I have been using the iPhone 4 for weeks as my main phone. I typically check my email often with Exchange, and I reply moderately because the virtual keyboard is not as productive as a physical one. I browse the web several times a day to check on news sites, but I rarely watch movies or play music. I don't call much - maybe 10mn a day, if at all. This usage pattern will affect battery life and my perception of which features are useful (or not).

Technical Highlights

Droid Incredible iPhone 4


Android 2.1 + HTC Sense iOS 4
3.7" AMOLED 480x800 3.5" LCD IPS 640x960
Qualcomm 8650 SnapDragon, 1Ghz Apple A4, N/A
512MB RAM 512MB RAM
8GB internal + microSD slot 16GB of internal storage
8 Megapixel camera 5 Megapixel camera
Wifi b/g, BT 2.1+EDR, aGPS Wifi b/g/n, BT 2.1+EDR, aGPS
FM Radio No Radio
TV Out (microUSB) via iPhone connector


4.6 x 2.3 x 0.47", 4.6oz 4.5 x 2.31 x 0.37", 4.5oz
1300mAh battery N/A

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