June 8th, 2010 
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Steve Jobs finally announced the iPhone 4. He is probably more pleased to see this occur than us with more than a couple iPhone 4s prematurely making their way into journalist’s hands over the last few weeks. But none of that really matters anymore. The iPhone 4 is here.
Below are some of the main improvements and changes.
New screen
- 960 x 640, 326 pixel per inch display
- 800:1 contrast ratio
- IPS Technology screen
New cameras
- Front facing camera
- Rear facing 5MP camera with LED flash
- 5X digital zoom
- 720p@30 video recording
- LED flash will double as a video light
- iMovie for the iPhone
- Front camera will use a program called Facetime – WiFi for 2010
Hardware changes and updates:
- Jobs “Thinnest smartphone on the planet.”
- Sapphire glass front and back panels
- Entire stainless steel rim is the antenna
- Apple A4 CPU
- 3-axis gyroscope
- Micro SIM like the iPad
Battery life
- 7 hours of 3G talk
- 6 hours of 3G browsing
- 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing
- 10 hours of video playback
- 300 hours of standby
Software changes
- Bing is now an optional search engine (Google remains the default)
- iBooks for the iPhone – download and sync with the iPad
Prices
- 16GB for $199
- 32GB for $299
- Both are available in black and white
- Pre-orders start on June 15th
- Available on June 24th in the US, France, Germany, UK, & Japan. Should be made available in Australia in September this year.
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