iPhone 4 Features, Price and Availability – Everything You Need to Know!


Finally, the long wait is over! iPhone 4 has been announced today at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC 2010) by Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs. The iPhone 4 is a monster compared to the earlier models, with tons of new features, here’s all what you need to know about the new iPhone 4.



Features

The iPhone 4 is a phone which without any doubt beats the hell out of iPhone 3GS! The phone is packed with loads of goodies inside out!

    * Glass front and back
    * Front facing cam for video conferencing
    * 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
    * 720p HD video recording
    * 960 x 640 resolution with 800:1 contrast ratio (4 times better than the previous iPhones)
    * Gyroscope (3-axis)
    * Gyro + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing
    * Rotation about gravity
    * Apple A4 chip
    * 32 GB of Storage
    * Dual mic suppression
    * 802.11n WiFi
    * 300 hours of standby battery time (3G talk time: 7 hours, 3G web browsing: 6 hours, WiFi browsing: 10 hours, Video playback: 10 hours, Music playback: 40 hours)
    * 3.5-inch screen
    * 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS
    * 3.5 inch mm headset jack
    * Micro SIM tray

iOS 4

iPhone 4 will be powered by iOS 4 (formerly iPhone OS 4) which brings 1500 new features. iOS 4 will also be available for iPhone 3GS and 3G, along with iPod touch 2G and 3G for free. Some features however will not work on iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G. iOS 4 is available as of today for developers only and it will be available publicly via new iTunes on June 21st.

Apps

Since the iPhone 4 is running the iOS 4 (formerly iPhone OS 4), therefore all the apps available on the iTunes App Store will run without any problem. But since the screen resolution is far more than any of the previous iPhones, therefore the present apps will look even more visually stunning!

New Apple apps that will be available for iOS 4:

    * iBooks
    * iMovie
    * Keynote (unconfirmed)

Models and Pricing

The iPhone 4 will come in two models, the 16GB one which will sell for $199 and the 32 GB one which will sell for $299, both will be available in full white and black.

Apart from this, price of iPhone 3GS has been reduced to just $99 for the 8GB model. iPhone 3G has been discontinued.



Availability

You can pre-order your iPhone 4 on June 15th and you will get in stores across the United States on June 24th. It will be available through AT&T, and if you’re an existing AT&T user with an iPhone and your contract is expiring this year, then AT&T will have an upgrade plan for you on iPhone 4!

International Availability

This is really great news! On launch, the iPhone 4 will not just be available in the United States only, it will also be available in France, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan. And later in July, Apple will push it to 18 more countries. We’ll keep you updated when or if the iPhone 4 is available in more countries.

Accessories – “Bumpers” for iPhone 4

Apple has announced a range of cases for the new phone called as the “Bumpers”. They look pretty, vibrant and stylish, and will be available around the same time as iPhone 4.



Jailbreak and Unlock?

The iPhone Dev Team is already working on this one, and they have promised an unlocking solution which would be out by the end of June. Stay tuned for this one!

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iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide



We already showed you the new iPhone from every angle, inside and out. Today, Steve Jobs re-revealed it, telling us about the remaining details. Here's the exhaustive guide to all the features of the new iPhone 4.


The design

The hardware design hasn't changed from the one we already knew about. It uses the same materials as the prototype: Black glass and stainless steel rim. It fits with the rest of the Apple product line, from the hard edges to the Dieter-Ramsesque utilitarianism of the iMac and the iPad.

The size is smaller than the previous generation: 34% thinner than the iPhone 3GS. Although it is 3 grams heavier. According to Apple, it's the thinnest smartphone ever. It has split buttons for volume, unlike the current iPhone 3GS, all made in stainless steel.

The stainless steel rim
The stainless steel rim gives the structure to the iPhone, and acts as part of the antenna for 3G and Wi-Fi. In theory, this will greatly increase the reception abilities of the new iPhone 4.

Physical size
The iPhone 4 is 4.5 x 2.31 inches, and 0.37 inches thick. It weighs 4.8 ounces (137 grams).


The hardware

The new big brain
It has an Apple A4 chip inside, just like the iPad. Inside the A4 there are a few interconnected chips: A Cortex-A8 main processor unit—the main brain—paired with a PowerVR SGX 535, which handles the high definition graphics of the new iPhone. These are directly connected with each other and two low-power 128MB DDR SDRAM chips. Since all these components are in the same chip, Apple claims the iPhone 4 can process data more quickly while consuming less battery than before.

The A4 also consumes less power because its sub-components can be switched on and off when they are not needed, shaving watts whenever it's possible.

Battery life
The battery is 16% bigger than the current one. Coupled with the A4 processor and new display, it results in a longer battery life: Apple claims 40% more talk time. Here are their figures:

• Talk over 3G: 7 hours.
• Browsing over 3G: 6 hours.
• Browsing over Wi-Fi: 10 hours.
• Video: 10 hours.
• Music: 40 hours.
• Stand-by: 300 hours.

The display
The 3.5-inch multitouch screen has a resolution of 960 × 640 pixels. Apple calls is the Retina Display, and it has four times as many pixels as the current iPhone 3GS' display. The screen has 326 pixel per inch resolution, a higher definition than your typical magazine, a quality that shows in the screenshot.



Apple claims that this IPS-based display—the same technology as used in the iPad—also has 800-to-1 contrast ratio which is four times better than the 3GS, with a higher viewing angle.

The apps will take automatic advantage of the increased relative resolution, which mean they will be a lot sharper for text, 3D graphics, and vectorial art. However, developers will need to include higher resolution bitmap images to make the app look perfect.

Like the iPhone 3GS and the iPad, the display has an oleophobic layer that makes it easier to clean.

The main camera
The new iPhone has a bigger sensor for the main camera. It's backlit and has bigger lenses too. Instead of having a higher resolution, however, the sensor maintains the same 5 megapixel count. They are bigger dots, however, so it has a higher ISO—or sensitivity to light. That means that you would be able to take better photos and video in low light conditions, and your pictures will look a lot better.



The camera also has a LED-based flash, which works both for photographs and video. To focus, both for photographs and video—you just need to tap on the screen.

The video conferencing camera
In the front, there's a video conference camera, with standard VGA resolution. This camera will be used with third-party applications, as well as Apple's own video conference solution.

Gyroscope
The new iPhone 4 has a gyroscope built-in. This means that it can track movement with a very high precision, much higher than the built-in accelerometers in the previous iPhones. It's 3-axis, so it's capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Couple with the accelerometer, you have 6-axis motion sensing.

Other
• Like the iPad 3GS, the new iPhone uses the new micro-SIM standard.
• It has an additional microphone on the top used for noise cancelation.


The software

iOS4
The new iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, a new moniker for the iPhone OS. The biggest new feature is, of course, selective multi-tasking, Apple's way to multitask some application features without consuming too many resources and battery power.



The new iOS 4 supports Apple's Retina display using resolution independence. This means that applications will automatically get scaled for the new resolution, but looking sharper, not pixelated. That includes typography, 2D vector graphics, and 3D graphics. However, developers will have to include higher resolution images for buttons or other screen controls (something that many have already, since this was already exposed in the last WWDC).

Video calling
However, the biggest feature of the new iPhone 4 is probably video calling, thanks to its front camera. Apple calls it FaceTime, and it works iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi—at least for 2010. Apple claims that in the future it will be available over 3G.



The iPhone 4 can use both cameras for video calling, so you can broadcast what is in front of you to another iPhone 4.

iMovie for iPhone
The new iPhone 4 will be able to use a new editing software from Apple: iMovie for iPhone. It comes with 1,500 new features.



The new iMovie for iPhone works on even 720p high definition. You can use it to cut the video clips, add automatic Ken Burns effects for still images and a music soundtrack taken from your iPhone's tunes. After you are done with your movie, you can export it to 360p, 520p, and 720p.

It's a separate application, however, it doesn't come built-in with the iPhone 4.

iBooks
iBooks will also be available for the new iOS4. Apple claims that the new iPhone 4's 325 pixel-per-inch display will make the books perfectly readable. It will use the same controls as the iBooks application in the iPad.


Price and availability

The Phone 4 will be available in black or white on June 24, and will cost $199 and $299 for 16 and 32GB if you are a new user or you are eligible for an upgrade.

If you are an existing iPhone user, the early upgrade will cost you $399 and $499. Without contract, the iPhone 4 is $499 and $599.

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Video snimak sa iPhone 4 keynote prezentacije se može pogledati ovde: link

Alal vera  napravili su ga, da me je sad sramota zbog mog 3G 

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs introduces iPhone 4 at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Features include a new glass and steel design, a built in antenna and a higher resolution screen.





iMovie comes to the iPhone: Allowing users to edit and export full 720p HD video, Apple's popular video-editing program will now run on iOS 4.





Apple CEO Steve Jobs details the latest iPhone's gyroscope feature while showing off his skills at the game Jenga.





Apple CEO, Steve Jobs reveals details of the new iPhone's front and rearfacing cameras. New features include higher megapixels, LED Flash and HD video recording.





Steve Jobs' demo fail: As he tries to show off features of the new iPhone 4, Apple CEO Steve Jobs' Wi-Fi connection fails twice, bringing his World Wide Developers Conference keynote to an uncomfortable standstill.





Apple CEO Steve Jobs dials up a pal to demo the iPhone 4's new FaceTime video calling feature.

Prve slike snimljene iPhone 4 kamerom

Iphone 4, mijenja li se zaista išta bitno?



Možda bi moje članke ubuduće trebali smještati u rubriku “Krivi pogled”. Sve se češće nalazim u situaciji da se moji dojmovi ne poklapaju baš sa stavovima većine čitatelja, pa bi mi barem naslov rubrike onda mogao poslužiti za opravdanje. Na raspolaganju zato imam dvije opcije, ili biti dosljedan svojim dojmovima i probati ih objasniti, ili biti nedosljedan i hiniti uzbuđenje da dobijem odobravanje čitateljstva. Biram naravno ono prvo.

Razlog ovakvom uvodu je moj dojam o novom iPhone uređaju. Dok su napokon gotovo svi zadovoljni paletom funkcionalnosti koje novi iPhone pruža ja u njima ne mogu naći puno toga uzbudljivoga. Što je najgore ne mogu se naravno složiti ni s onima koji iPhone uređaje uredno otpisuju, a kako je novi iPhone rijetko koga ostavio ravnodušnim to me čini pomalo osamljenim u svom stavu. Pogledajmo zašto.

Novi iPhone donosi otprilike ove novitete:
- novi izgled/oblik
- bolji ekran
- žiroskop
- 5MP foto aparat
- bljeskalicu
- prednju kameru
- HD video
- bolju bateriju
- dodatni mikrofon

Ja iPhone doživljavam prvenstveno kao vrlo praktičan uređaj za komunikaciju i obradu informacija koji je zahvaljujući revolucionarnom sučelju i konceptu donio pregršt korisnih inovacija u načinu korištenja takvih uređaja. Po prvi put smo mobilni telefon mogli koristiti kao pravi internet uređaj za potpuno mobilnu komunikaciju (čast Blackberryju, no on je dobar samo za email). Ili bolje rečeno s iPhoneom je po prvi put Internet postao ravnopravni komunikacijski medij za korisnika u pokretu. Kasnije verzije iPhone uređaja su bile beskompromisno podređene zadatku usavršavanja tog koncepta i otklanjanja početničkih grešaka.

Sad pak po prvi put vidimo da se Apple osvrće oko sebe i ulazi u meni nemilu igru natjecanja oko tehničkih specifikacija. Kako ja vidim, natjecanje tehničkim specifikacijama u promotivnoj kampanji je tu prvenstveno da zbuni kupca i da mu da gomilu njemu beskorisnih brojčanih podataka kako bi ga se uvjerilo da bira najbolji proizvod na tržištu. Dok zapravo megaherzi, megapixeli, gigabajti, lumeni, i sl. van konteksta ne govore previše osim što nas navode da uspoređujemo kruške i jabuke i daju nam lažan dojam da znamo što radimo.

Po prvi put vidimo da se fokus kampanje miče s direktnih benefita i usmjerava na tehničke specifikacije. A ruku na srce osim prednje kamere ni jedna spomenuta stvar ne poboljšava značajno način na koji iPhone sada koristimo za njegovu primarnu funkciju. Što je još gore i ta je funkcionalnost za sada vrlo polovično implementirana i bez praktične primjenjivosti.

5MP kamera s bljeskalicom i HD video snimalica svakako seksi zvuče, no njihova je ozbiljna/kvalitetna primjenjivost na tako malom uređaju više nego dvojbena. Da ne govorimo da te funkcionalnosti ni nemaju previše veze s komunikacijskom funkcijom. Sve me to neugodno podsjeća na one silne uređaje do sada koji su imali svu silu funkcionalnosti, a koje nismo mogli normalno koristiti.

Da se razumijemo, ne sumnjam ja da će Apple napraviti proizvod koji će ostavljati vrhunski dojam kvalitete i dobre izrade. iPhone ovom verzijom sazrijeva u pravi stabilni mainstream uređaj i ova će njegova inkarnacija sigurno biti najbolja do sada. Žalim se samo na nedostatak uzbudljivosti i nedostatak ključnih poboljšanja. Baterija je uistinu bolja, ali ne nudi značajno dulju autonomiju već se razlika koristi na pokrivanje potreba neesencijalnog hardvera. Ekran je navodno puno bolji, no to poboljšanje će nešto značiti tek na iPad uređaju. iPhone još uvijek nije neovisan o računalu. Dodatni mikrofon je samo “fancy” dodatak, bljeskalica i 5MP su marketinški šum, a žiroskopu ostavljam “benefit of doubt” za slučaj da su nam se spremaju neka znanstveno fantastična iznenađenja. O HD videu neću suditi jer me snimanje videa telefonom ni najmanje ne zanima, pa zato nisam ni pozvan da o tome imam mišljenje.

Možda sam neimpresioniran jer sam nedavno u ruke napokon dobio iPad, koji pak je pravi revolucionarni uređaj i koji pruža mnogo novih, praktičnih mogućnosti u radu s internetom i informacijama, dok nam iPhone 4 kako ja to vidim ne donosi ništa na što već nismo navikli. Možda nemam pravo no čini mi se da se Appleov kreativni fokus s iPhonea preusmjerio na iPad uređaje.

A možda je i dobro da je tako.

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[Update]iPhone 4 otključan u Velikoj Britaniji za 499 funti



iPhone 4 će se prodavati tvornički otključan u Velikoj Britaniji! Vijest je koja će obradovati sve vas koji ste nabrijani na novi iPhone i koji ne možete dočekati do dođe u prodaju. Naime prije prije par trenutaka su krenule rezervacije (preorder) za iPhone 4 u prvom valu zemalja, a između ostalog u Velikoj Britaniji. Čini se da je Apple odlučio puno agresivnije krenuti u povećanje broja iPhonea, započelo je oduzimanjem ekskluzivne ponude operateru O2 pa se tako iPhone 3GS mogao kupiti kod Orange, O2 i Vodafon operatera. Cijena otključanog iPhone 4 će biti 499 i 599 britanskih funti (odnosno oko 4300 odnosno 5200 kuna), naravno operateri će vjerojatno ponuditi neki oblik subsidiranja cijene tako da će uz potpisivanje ugovora iPhone 4 dobiti za daleko manju cijenu.

Poprilično je znakovita liberalizacija striktne Appleove politike čiji je vjerojatni cilj agresivnije širenje iPhonea u Velikoj Britaniji koja se inače uzima kao druga po broju iPhonea u svijetu (odmah iza SAD-a) sa preko 4 milijuna iOS uređaja u opticaju. Da li će se slična stvar precrtati i na ostala tržišta ne znamo ali sve upućuje na to.
Britanska funta nikad nije bila niža i ovo predstavlja odličan izbor za sve nestrpljive koji ne mogu dočekati da se iPhone 4 napokon pojavi i u Hrvatskoj. Da vas čujemo, da li ćete nabaviti vaš iPhone iz Velike Britanije ili ipak sačekati službenu ponudu iz T-Mobile HR?

UPDATE :

Čini se da se i u Francuskoj desila ista situacija, iPhone 4 bi se tako na Orangeu trebao prodavati za 629 odnosno 729 € što je gotovo identično cijeni za koju se prodavao tvornički otključan iPhone 3GS u Italiji. Situacija postaje sve znaimljivija

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I u Kanadi ce se prodavati otkljucan

Apple rasprodao iPhone 4 u jedan dan

Objavljeno 16.06.2010.
Objavio: Luka Sučić

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Dobro ste procitali, Apple je jucer u jedan jedini dan zaprimio narudzbe za 600.000 komada novog iPhone 4. Jučer nakon što su Apple i AT&T otvorili sustav prednarudžbi navalila je neočekivana količina narudžbi koja je izazvala poprilične probleme i jednima i drugima čak je u jednom trenutku čitav sustav čini se pao. Danas se Apple kratkom izjavom ispričao svima onima koji nisu uspjeli naručiti svoj primjerak iPhonea u kojem je i objavljena brojka od 600.000 “predbilježenih” iPhonea koja bi se trebala početi isporučivati u Americi i Europi 24.lipnja.
Za sve one koji će svoj primjerak naručiti nakon danas će trebati sačekati dodatnih tjedan dana (2.srpnja) barem u Americi. AT&T se također oglasio ranije danas kratkom objavom da je iPhone 4 nadmašio interes iPhone 3GSa za čak deset puta a slična vijest je došla iz njemačkog T-Mobilea gdje je također zabilježen deset puta veći interes za iPhone 4. Iako ova razlika se na prvi pogled čini nerealnom vrlo lako ju je objasniti.

Slična stvar se desila i sa predbilježbama za iPad dva mjeseca prije. Apple očito u oba slučaja jednostavno nije računao sa ovolikim interesom za iPad odnosno iPhone a posljedice toga osjećamo i danas u slučaju iPada.
Da li je ovo znak da će iPhone 4 biti poprilično teško nabaviti tijekom slijedećih 3 tjedna ili ne teško je reći, ali čini se da Europa niti malo ne kaska za Amerikom po pitanju potražnje. Zanimljivo je kad pogledamo da se iPhone 3GS u prvih tri dana prodaje prošle godine prodao u preko milijun primjeraka što bi čini se ove godine mogao bez problema nadmašiti u slučaju da bude dovoljnih količina. Razni analitičari koji prate Apple su tako svoja inicijalna predviđanja o 8.5 milijuna prodanih iPhone uređaja u ovom kvartalu “ležerno” podigli na 9.5 milijuna što je “malčice” podiglo vrijednost dionica na burzi .

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