Apple announces iPhone 4
During yesterday's WWDC 2010 Keynote, Apple announced the anticipated iPhone® 4. iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple’s stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. In addition, iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro (gyroscope) and up to 40 percent longer talk time—in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world. iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 100 new features and 1500 new APIs for developers.
The super sharp Retina Display features 960-by-640 backlit LCD display boasts a pixel density of 326 (ppi) pixels per inch, higher than the 300 ppi of human retina. The contrast ratio is 800:1. On top of that, the iPhone 4 also uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology — the same technology used in the Apple LED Cinema Display and iPad — and LED backlighting for most vivid experience.
The new iPhone 4 features two video cameras, the front camera allows video calling, FaceTime (no setup needed, iPhone 4 to iPhone 4, requires Wi-Fi in 2010).
Other features including Multitasking, HD Video Recording, Folders and more. Multitasking is part of iOS4 (new name for iPhone OS 4), and the new iPhone 4 can record 720p 30fps HD quality video and 5 megapixels 5x digital zoom built-in camera which also has an LED flash.
iPhone 4 will be available in the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan on June 24, starting in the US at just US$199.
