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iPhone 4 introduces a whole new way of multitasking. Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily. This smarter approach to multitasking is available only on iPhone.HD Video Recording and Editing
Shoot your own movies in high definition. Capture impressive video even in low-light settings, thanks to the advanced backside illumination sensor and built-in LED light. Then edit and create your own mini-masterpiece right on iPhone 4 using the new iMovie app — with Apple-designed themes, titles, and transitions. It’s coming soon to the App Store for $4.99.5-Megapixel Camera with LED Flash
Take beautiful, detailed photos with the new 5-megapixel camera with built-in LED flash. The advanced backside illumination sensor captures great pictures even in low light. And the new front-facing camera makes it easy to take self-portraits.Some will still consider Apple's iPhone the benchmark for today's smartphones, but its revised design raises issues we haven't seen in a phone of this calibre before. Those upgrading from an iPhone 3G would be wise to consider a 3GS instead.
Reviewing the iPhone 4 a month after its US release seems like the work of a cartographer re-mapping New York city; there isn't an opinion to form that hasn't been blogged, tweeted or screamed out about since the phone hit the streets five weeks ago. But of those million little voices praising or cursing the latest Apple smartphone, which do you believe?Physically speaking, the iPhone 4 represents the most significant shift in aesthetic for the iPhone to date. Gone is the curved plastic finish and in its stead you find cold, reflective glass. Around the edges are stainless bands, most notable for being the phone's antenna. Up front is the iPhone's 3.5-inch, 640x960-pixel resolution display, codenamed Retina by Apple, which professes that the screen is so sharp that the human eye cannot differentiate individual pixels from one another.
Though the new design looks fantastic in renders on the Apple website, in the hand it feels cold and industrial. Also, be prepared to wipe maniacally at the fingerprints that accumulate not only on the touchscreen, but also across the glass back of the new phone. People often buy thin plastic screen protectors for touchscreen phones, but we wouldn't be surprised to see thin plastic handset covers hit the market for the iPhone 4 before long.The continental grip
In tennis, the continental grip is a standard racquet grip, which is excellent for return of serve, or so we've been told. If you hold the iPhone like this, however, you can expect a nasty shock. Yes, we're talking about the iPhone "death grip", and if you thought Apple would solve this issue before daring to release this phone in Australia then you'd be wrong — dead wrong.
The first thing we did with the iPhone 4 was grab it in the death grip and watch for the signal bars to disappear. It takes about 30 seconds before the first bar drops, then the fall off is steady after that. But what does this all mean in real-world situations? It's one thing to watch signal bars come and go, but does this issue affect the way the phone operates?
This depends on where you use the phone. When we tested the phone in the city with strong network coverage, phone functionality remained fine even when the iPhone reported only one bar signal. However, when we tested in an area of low network coverage, we saw a much more serious issue. Starting with two or three bars of signal, the so-called death grip killed the phone's reception entirely and the iPhone continued to report "No Service" until we moved our hand.Performance
Would you expect anything less than first-class performance from an iPhone? We wouldn't either. Apple has set its benchmark high with the previous models, but still manages to squeeze out noticeably, if slightly, better performance.
The new multitasking feature baked into iOS 4 works well on the new hardware and is a major improvement that affects iPhone usage across the board. The multitasking saves your app where you closed it last, and while this is limited in its functionality, it does help to speed up workflow across multiple apps.
If we have one complaint about the iPhone 4's performance it's that it doesn't differ greatly from the performance of last year's iPhone 3GS. With the iPhone 3GS still for sale this year, customers could pick up last year's model for less but enjoy the excellent user experience.
Overall
Apple tried every shady trick in the book to cover up "antennagate", from blaming its customers for holding it wrong, to blaming it on its network signal attenuation algorithm, to playing down the severity by dragging other mobile vendors into the debate. When it's all said and done, you simply can't deny there is a flaw in the phone's design and an easily replicable network reception problem. Slipping a band-aid on the antenna will fix this issue, but it doesn't mask the fact that Apple has designed a phone with a flaw that you won't see on any other smartphone.
That said, those who don't mind covering the antenna with a rubber bumper or case will buy a very capable smartphone. Just remember to take a look at last year's iPhone 3GS before you commit to the new iPhone 4; it may not be the latest gadget on the shelves, but it very nearly matches the newer model's performance and you'll pick it up on a cheaper plan.
Shoot your own movies in high definition. Capture impressive video even in low-light settings, thanks to the advanced backside illumination sensor and built-in LED light. Then edit and create your own mini-masterpiece right on iPhone 4 using the new iMovie app — with Apple-designed themes, titles, and transitions. It’s coming soon to the App Store for $4.99.5-Megapixel Camera with LED Flash
Take beautiful, detailed photos with the new 5-megapixel camera with built-in LED flash. The advanced backside illumination sensor captures great pictures even in low light. And the new front-facing camera makes it easy to take self-portraits.Some will still consider Apple's iPhone the benchmark for today's smartphones, but its revised design raises issues we haven't seen in a phone of this calibre before. Those upgrading from an iPhone 3G would be wise to consider a 3GS instead.
Reviewing the iPhone 4 a month after its US release seems like the work of a cartographer re-mapping New York city; there isn't an opinion to form that hasn't been blogged, tweeted or screamed out about since the phone hit the streets five weeks ago. But of those million little voices praising or cursing the latest Apple smartphone, which do you believe?Physically speaking, the iPhone 4 represents the most significant shift in aesthetic for the iPhone to date. Gone is the curved plastic finish and in its stead you find cold, reflective glass. Around the edges are stainless bands, most notable for being the phone's antenna. Up front is the iPhone's 3.5-inch, 640x960-pixel resolution display, codenamed Retina by Apple, which professes that the screen is so sharp that the human eye cannot differentiate individual pixels from one another.
Though the new design looks fantastic in renders on the Apple website, in the hand it feels cold and industrial. Also, be prepared to wipe maniacally at the fingerprints that accumulate not only on the touchscreen, but also across the glass back of the new phone. People often buy thin plastic screen protectors for touchscreen phones, but we wouldn't be surprised to see thin plastic handset covers hit the market for the iPhone 4 before long.The continental grip
In tennis, the continental grip is a standard racquet grip, which is excellent for return of serve, or so we've been told. If you hold the iPhone like this, however, you can expect a nasty shock. Yes, we're talking about the iPhone "death grip", and if you thought Apple would solve this issue before daring to release this phone in Australia then you'd be wrong — dead wrong.
The first thing we did with the iPhone 4 was grab it in the death grip and watch for the signal bars to disappear. It takes about 30 seconds before the first bar drops, then the fall off is steady after that. But what does this all mean in real-world situations? It's one thing to watch signal bars come and go, but does this issue affect the way the phone operates?
This depends on where you use the phone. When we tested the phone in the city with strong network coverage, phone functionality remained fine even when the iPhone reported only one bar signal. However, when we tested in an area of low network coverage, we saw a much more serious issue. Starting with two or three bars of signal, the so-called death grip killed the phone's reception entirely and the iPhone continued to report "No Service" until we moved our hand.Performance
Would you expect anything less than first-class performance from an iPhone? We wouldn't either. Apple has set its benchmark high with the previous models, but still manages to squeeze out noticeably, if slightly, better performance.
The new multitasking feature baked into iOS 4 works well on the new hardware and is a major improvement that affects iPhone usage across the board. The multitasking saves your app where you closed it last, and while this is limited in its functionality, it does help to speed up workflow across multiple apps.
If we have one complaint about the iPhone 4's performance it's that it doesn't differ greatly from the performance of last year's iPhone 3GS. With the iPhone 3GS still for sale this year, customers could pick up last year's model for less but enjoy the excellent user experience.
Overall
Apple tried every shady trick in the book to cover up "antennagate", from blaming its customers for holding it wrong, to blaming it on its network signal attenuation algorithm, to playing down the severity by dragging other mobile vendors into the debate. When it's all said and done, you simply can't deny there is a flaw in the phone's design and an easily replicable network reception problem. Slipping a band-aid on the antenna will fix this issue, but it doesn't mask the fact that Apple has designed a phone with a flaw that you won't see on any other smartphone.
That said, those who don't mind covering the antenna with a rubber bumper or case will buy a very capable smartphone. Just remember to take a look at last year's iPhone 3GS before you commit to the new iPhone 4; it may not be the latest gadget on the shelves, but it very nearly matches the newer model's performance and you'll pick it up on a cheaper plan.
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