Apple has usually been able to run alone when setting the standard in the world of smartphones. In recent years, however, other companies have caught up with their own research and development of handsets and put some pressure on Apple. The iPhone, Apple's bread and butter, continually receives updates to keep the company ahead, and it has been released as the iPhone 4 to an eager public.
The successor to the 3GS, the iPhone 4 has some improved innards that improve performance. Apple's A4 chip powers the iPhone 4, which happens to be the same one found in the iPad. Though not quite as fast as the 1GHz claimed by the iPad, the iPhone 4's CPU still performs admirably. Graphics and navigation are rendered quickly and it would seem that anyone with serious speed complaints is merely nitpicking.
Those quickly-rendered graphics are displayed on a 3.5 inch screen with 960 x 640 pixel resolution. Combine that with a mind-numbing 326 ppi pixel density and you have a display that is absolutely second to none. The incredible resolution makes up for any shortcomings in size, and it has even earned the name of Retina Display. It is so named due to the claim that it presents graphics in more detail than the human eye is able to distinguish. It may seem like overkill to present clarity that the user can't see anyway, but at least consumers need not worry about a less than stellar display. In fact, many testes of the iPhone 4 have stated that the Retina Display easily provides the sharpest images they've yet seen.
With a display so sharp, one would hope that Apple has improved on the rather weak 3 megapixel camera found on older models. They have, as the iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor that is more light-sensitive. The LED flash is one of the smaller sizes and can blow out some photos, but the iPhone takes terrific photos in low light and without a flash.
Perhaps the biggest addition to the iPhone 4 is the ability to multitask. Some critics have voiced their displeasure that the handset doesn't offer true backgrounding (the iPhone lets a few APIs that approximate backgrounding to operate at a time), but it is close enough that most users won't have a problem at all. Apple's claim was that they didn't apply multitasking to their smartphones due to battery drain. Now that this is not an issue, the iPhone 4 has been noted for its battery life, approaching nearly 40 hours of normal use in some tests.
Apple has once again set the bar in smartphone technology with the iPhone 4. With its unmatched Retina Display and high performance, the iPhone has placed Apple first in many consumers' minds. Customers will be more than pleased with what the iPhone 4 has to offer.
The successor to the 3GS, the iPhone 4 has some improved innards that improve performance. Apple's A4 chip powers the iPhone 4, which happens to be the same one found in the iPad. Though not quite as fast as the 1GHz claimed by the iPad, the iPhone 4's CPU still performs admirably. Graphics and navigation are rendered quickly and it would seem that anyone with serious speed complaints is merely nitpicking.
Those quickly-rendered graphics are displayed on a 3.5 inch screen with 960 x 640 pixel resolution. Combine that with a mind-numbing 326 ppi pixel density and you have a display that is absolutely second to none. The incredible resolution makes up for any shortcomings in size, and it has even earned the name of Retina Display. It is so named due to the claim that it presents graphics in more detail than the human eye is able to distinguish. It may seem like overkill to present clarity that the user can't see anyway, but at least consumers need not worry about a less than stellar display. In fact, many testes of the iPhone 4 have stated that the Retina Display easily provides the sharpest images they've yet seen.
With a display so sharp, one would hope that Apple has improved on the rather weak 3 megapixel camera found on older models. They have, as the iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor that is more light-sensitive. The LED flash is one of the smaller sizes and can blow out some photos, but the iPhone takes terrific photos in low light and without a flash.
Perhaps the biggest addition to the iPhone 4 is the ability to multitask. Some critics have voiced their displeasure that the handset doesn't offer true backgrounding (the iPhone lets a few APIs that approximate backgrounding to operate at a time), but it is close enough that most users won't have a problem at all. Apple's claim was that they didn't apply multitasking to their smartphones due to battery drain. Now that this is not an issue, the iPhone 4 has been noted for its battery life, approaching nearly 40 hours of normal use in some tests.
Apple has once again set the bar in smartphone technology with the iPhone 4. With its unmatched Retina Display and high performance, the iPhone has placed Apple first in many consumers' minds. Customers will be more than pleased with what the iPhone 4 has to offer.
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