New Apple iPhone 4 – Inital Thoughts
Posted on | June 9, 2010 | No Comments
So if you haven’t heard, Apple released information on the new iPhone 4 on Monday. You can see the official iPhone 4 page on Apple.com.
I must say, this is one of the first times I am not extremely impressed, and I am not quite sure why. The major features include physical enhancements: A new design (thinner, more angular), a new extremely sharp display (so they claim: “Retina display, everything you see and do on iPhone 4 looks amazing”), and new functionality such as video calls, cameras on both sides of the phone (video conferencing style) , a LED flash (finally), video editing, extended battery life, plus a bunch of software enhancements, better chip, etc.
Since I recently bought my iPhone 3Gs, I guess I just had too high of expectations for the new iPhone 4. It does have a lot of the enhancements I wish my current 3Gs had. I am not really even sure what enhancements I don’t currently have that I need. A lot of the features I really wish my 3Gs had include:
- The LED flash (so I can take pictures at night when I am at clubs and at night
- Video editing on the iPhone would also have been helpful after I took a ton of video in my trip to Europe
- Battery life is like money, you can never have enough, so longer battery life is cool, but it will be interesting to see how much longer it lasts when the new screen
It looks like the video calls only work when you are on wi-fi, which is understandable given the bandwidth video calls need (if you have ever tried to use Skype internationally using a slow wi-fi connection, you probably know how frustrating it can be to experience choppy video conferencing.
Maybe I am just bitter that I have already owned 2 iPhones (shattered the screen of one on a sidewalk in Manasquan, NJ, phone wouldn’t reboot). Well at least I own Apple stock so it is not a total loss.
I know I will some how justify needing to upgrade to the new Apple iPhone 4 after it comes out (business write-off, etc.) so once I break down and buy it I will make another post on what it is like to own one.
If you are looking to buy one, the pre-order starts June 15th and they become available June 24th.
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