All About the 4G iPhone
Who would ever think that phone calls would be considered obsolete? Phone calls are now video calls. Books no longer have pages but are read electronically. Even electronic mail is not fast enough, you use Facebook mobile instead to get in touch with someone at practically real time. Buttons and cursors are now out-of-date, hence the popularity of touchscreens. Enter the 4th Gen iPhone or 4G iPhone. This unexpected innovation began when Steve Jobs introduced to the world the iPhone. The iPhone’s features weren’t developed overnight, but neither did it require an entire era. It required less than three years to be exact. The 4G iPhone is a portable multimedia communication tool. First of all, its basic features were all overhauled to double its performance from the previous version. Its 600 MHz processor speed is increased to 1 GHz and its 256Mb memory is now 512MB. These improvements though is a requirement for the 4G iPhone’s newest media features. The new video call application called “FaceTime” is supported with the 5 megapixel dual camera (one located right above the phone’s display) with 5X digital zoom, a LED flash, and dual noise-canceling microphones. The 4G iPhones boast-worthy “retina display” as Apple refers to it is a high-resolution 960×640 at 326 ppi, 3.5-inch, IPS, LED-backlit display with a 800:1 contrast ratio. The display is so impressive that it tops the capability of the human eye to see the pixes at a 12-inch distance. Features that were carried over from the 3GS iPhone are the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, digital compass and A-GPS. Battery life was also improved as well and it now lasts 1 to 2 hours longer on all usage, from talk time, web or Wi-Fi use, music, and video. Only the standby time of 300 hours was kept constant. The latest edgy look is designed in order to increase the signal capacity of the 4G iPhone. The stainless steel band wrapped on its sides function as external antennas. Its smooth front and back cover is made of “aluminosilcate” glass. There are two kinds of 4G iPhones: iPhone 4 (GSM) and iPhone 4 (CDMA). The CDMA came out after many users complained that the signal fluctuates from the death grip. The phone somewhat loses its signal if you hold it at a specific angle. Thus this version is basically the same with minor modification on the antenna and button placements. You can buy the 32GB model for US$300 which is the same price of the older iPhone versions when they were first marketed.