Today at WWDC, Apple introduced the iPhone 4, which we all knew was coming out because of all this hubbub. It looks awesome — the design is sleek and the addition of the flat, metal edge is a nice design touch.
My favorite of all the new features is FaceTime, wifi-enabled video chat. However, you and the other caller both need to have the iPhone 4 in order to use FaceTime.
Equally as impressive is its new Retina display:
By developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 — 326 pixels per inch — makes text and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.
What do you think — are you going to get an iPhone 4 or stick with whatever you already have?
Moe on 06.07.2010 at 16:46 PM
Hey,
the keynote was awesome but i think that the FaceTime will not be successful like the other mentioned feauters. Anyway i’m gonna buy the iPhone4. For me it is the real complete iPhone where you do not miss anything about it.
Karen on 06.07.2010 at 17:00 PM
If there was some way I could exchange my iPhone or get a discount towards a new one, I would! I bought the Mac daddy iPhone last year – 3GS, 32GB, etc… :-)
Brad on 06.07.2010 at 17:15 PM
Absolutely not. I don’t accept that any company has the right to determine the kind of content and applications that run on a platform.
Face Time probably won’t see any real use. In occasions that I have Wifi (Face Time is not available over 3G), I’ll also probably have my laptop, and thus iChat, Google Chat, Skype, and all the other Video chat services that Apple chose not to embrace when creating it’s new “standard”
Lavender on 06.07.2010 at 21:46 PM
Not for me. With all Apple’s technologies, why can’t they put in a decent camera? Sony Ericsson has put out a camera phone with 8.1 megapixels.
ben of BenandJacq on 06.21.2010 at 11:26 AM
They made a pretty compelling case for megapixels not being the gold standard by which cameras are judged. In fact, it’s a case that has already been made. Have you seen the photos taken with the new iPhone camera? They look pretty darn good.
diana on 06.07.2010 at 17:56 PM
Not because of the Face Time, but just because of the new overall design, and the flash, I am really digging the new designed, but if it were a transition like the 3G to 3GS, I would not.
cathiehong on 06.07.2010 at 18:03 PM
so, so excited! i’ve never given in, but this year my husband converted me. we’re buying it for each other as anniversary gifts!
flipnz on 06.07.2010 at 18:47 PM
I will stick to my recent iPhone purchase purely from a cost perspective. Video calling as a feature has been around for a while with 3G and it never really took off here in NZ so I don’t really see it as a great advancement – but the rest of it looks awesome!
dc on 06.07.2010 at 22:09 PM
from best to amazing… I guess if anyone had still a doubt about apple..well, it is hard not to admit that there is nothing better : )
Brad on 06.08.2010 at 13:36 PM
I beg to differ. The HTC Evo 4G is better in just about every way. It’s offered on a more reliable network (with higher speed data). It can act as a Wifi hotspot, not just a tethered device. The screen is larger, the bezel is smaller, the software is open – really open as in you can download and modify the source code, not just Apple claiming “open standards” as a marketing bullet but really using expensive licensed technology and locking everything behind a veil of secrecy. Front-facing camera is 1.3mp, not 640×480 like Apple’s, and the rear camera is 8mp with a dual-LED flash. The processor is faster, and the 3D engine is better. And video calling works over the cellular network, not just Wifi. The browser supports Flash, HTML5, and runs on the fastest network in the US.
I guess it’s what you’re using the device for: if you want a pretty little box that has limited functionality and costs more (overall, not just initial device), then yes, the iPhone is probably right for you. I’m sure it’ll display pictures and play $10 games quite nicely. However for me, and open platform that can be modified and extended by its users, the ability to install applications from anywhere (not just the manufacturer+carrier approved ones), and a web browser with Flash? Yeah, that’s worth it to me.
daphne sy on 06.08.2010 at 04:14 AM
i like objects that are thoughtful, modern, uncomplicated, inherently beautiful, a little odd, sustainable, artistic, humorous, thought-provoking, and functional. It totally describes-iphone4
Drew on 06.08.2010 at 12:37 PM
I think Apple has incredible industrial design and well thought out use of their products. Yes, the new 4 sure looks amazing and a screen on par with a laser printer makes for a wonderful screen (reminds me of the Viewsonic 300dpi monitor from a few years ago).
What I don’t like is the terrible egotistical business practices Steve and his team are embracing when it comes to development and third party access to all of the Apple devices.
I have an iPod Touch and will probably not buy another Apple product.
Steve on 06.08.2010 at 18:22 PM
Getting one to finally replace my slowly dying first generation iPhone
shabnam yasmin on 06.10.2010 at 04:18 AM
I dream for one ^_^
Alex on 06.17.2010 at 05:15 AM
Bravo for technical change, but finally I prefered iPhone 3’s design
clippingimages on 08.24.2010 at 04:26 AM
i wish i had one :(