Whatever. I just bought a Nexus One and I'm not buying anymore phones until they are supported by LTE or WiMax. Be interesting to see how Google reacts.
iPhone 4 has been officially announced! Goes on sale on June 24!
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First, it is interesting if he said "providers" (plural). Indicates they are jumping ship from AT&T?
Also, I'm not sure video would work well on 3G. Maybe an indication of a 4G move? Now that the Evo is out, it seems to me Apple is behind the times offering a non-4G capable phone.
I hope they will allow Skype video. It will be a lot more useless if it only works with Apple products.
My concerns with it:
- A lot of these features they've really been beaten to the punch on, other than the screen I think?
- This will create a third class of apps on the store now wont it? Ipad, classic iphone, and iphone 4? A 3rd resolution for apps to take into consideration?
Otherwise, I am sure it'll be a fantastic device, just have my prior reservations about the network and ecosystem.
- A lot of these features they've really been beaten to the punch on, other than the screen I think?
- This will create a third class of apps on the store now wont it? Ipad, classic iphone, and iphone 4? A 3rd resolution for apps to take into consideration?
Otherwise, I am sure it'll be a fantastic device, just have my prior reservations about the network and ecosystem.
What im wondering is..... When can we jailbreak it? Will it work with tmobile 3g being that its quad band? Whats the retail on it?
They already have lots of providers around the globe. AT&T is just one of them here in the US.
Keep in mind that on June 24 iPhone 4 is launching in 5 countries. By end of Sept - in 88 countries. That's a lot of providers!
No word on Verizon yet, except a joke from the audience.
Apple currently has a lot of different providers world wide... I also assumed they were going to wait until 4G to do cellular connections. It is interesting that they are doing real time H.264 compression with AAC audio.
It is hard to say they are behind the times when only Sprint has limited 4G coverage out now using WiMax when the rest of the world is looking at LTE next year. Next year will probably be the big LTE push from Apple.
It is already jailbroken Bob. I doubt it works with TMobile. The pricing is already in the thread
I think this was exclusively new hardware introduction, sort of Intel's tick-tock model applied to phones: screen, 11n, gyro, external SIM, etc.
Next will be new cell standards (4G) and other system software. Maybe two SIMs...
Would be really interesting to see their SSL VPN in action...
Diogen.
Next will be new cell standards (4G) and other system software. Maybe two SIMs...
Would be really interesting to see their SSL VPN in action...
Diogen.
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Has a blog of the announcement a couple hundred pics from the event up now.
Has a blog of the announcement a couple hundred pics from the event up now.
The pricing is for a two year contract with att, and I was wondering what the REAL pricing on the units. I dont get where you say that they are already jailbroken. and as far as not working w/ tmobile, the current units work w/ tmobile same frequencys same bands for the most part. So in theory it should work.
You're right. In the radio world, "HD" radio is "Hybrid Digital."
4G won't be reasonably available for another couple of years. We'll probably have another version of the iPhone out by then. Sprint can call it 4G all they want, according to a CNN article, the ITU views their product as a variation of 3G.
iPhone 4 specs:
Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)
Cellular and wireless:Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
LocationGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular
Talk time:
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Up to 14 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 6 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
Up to 14 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 6 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
Capacity
16GB or 32GB flash drive
Color
White or black
Display
Retina display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
Audio playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
TV and videoAudio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
Camera, photos, and video
Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
5-megapixel still camera
VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
Tap to focus video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging
5-megapixel still camera
VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
Tap to focus video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging
Sensors
Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Nothing earth shattering for me here. I will live with my 3GS for another year and then see what the 4GS or 5G is all about next year.
And this, I believe, is why Apple introduced the iPad.
The iPhone is slowly moving into iPod status: still good seller and market leader but WOW! factor is fading.
Especially with those damned leaks...
iPad with its new form factor should pick up from here...
Diogen.
Well one thing I know thats missing from the iPhone 4 settings... Wireless N only settings. If the phone was in N mode only then chances are they wouldn't have had the issues they had today. I doubt many people were broadcasting N in there. (I know there were a lot of folks with Overdrives and MYFI's in there...)
How much more can they stick in there? There is not much missing under the hood that I can think of...
Maybe a FM HD Tuner?
Maybe a ATSC TV tuner?
Sure bigger storage... I was surprised no 64GB today..
But what else can they stick in there to make it better?
It would not surprise me to see them have no new iPhone next year.. only new units with more storage in the devices.
For starters, I wish it had an SDHC (or even a Micro-SD) slot. To simplify picture transfer from cameras and also for extra storage.
HD video output would be good too. Surprised it's not offered.
