iPhone 4 – How Good Is It?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you can’t have missed the launch of Apple’s new iPhone 4. With the promise of the kind of features that customers have been demanding, a new look, and better technology, Apple have made the familiar claim that this is the best iPhone yet. So how does the iPhone 4 stack up against your old iPhone, and the other smartphones out there?
Whereas you’d be hard pushed to tell a 3G and a 3GS apart, the iPhone 4 has a completely new look. It’s flatter, thinner, and even die-hard 3GS fans would probably admit that it has a much more stylish, high-end look to it. But its looks are just the start, and the appearance of an extra camera on the front, and an LED flash for the main camera, give you an idea of the extra features that have been crammed into this smaller, better-looking iPhone.
Switch the iPhone 4 on and you can’t help but notice the impressive new screen. Thanks to twice as many pixels as before, icons, photos, email text and webpages appear much clearer. The improvement in the display isn’t just limited to still images either. High resolution videos look much better, and the screen easily copes with bright sunlight and being viewed form different angles.
Manufacturers like Sony Ericsson, LG and Samsung have won an army of fans by providing up to 12 megapixels in their camera phones, and this is traditionally an area that the iPhone has struggled with. The new iPhone 4 however, levels the playing field, and while it’s new 5 megapixel camera might not sound that impressive, the improved light sensing and image handling mean that those wanting high quality photos and video from their phone, won’t be disappointed. A flash for the main camera and video calling via the smaller second camera, complete the improvements.
Probably one of the biggest improvements the iPhone 4 offers is the new operating system. The 3GS didn’t offer real multitasking capabilities, but all that’s changes with iOS4, where you can open up several different apps, and keep them open, while you navigate between them at the double click of a button. Navigation fans can now run GPS related apps in the background why they get on with other tasks, and a nifty folder system makes it easy for those with hundreds of favorite apps to keep them all at their fingertips.
The media might have been quick to point out some of the initial flaws with the new iPhone 4, but this shouldn’t be allowed to overshadow the impressive improvements Apple have made to how their new iPhone looks and functions. New iPhone users will love the iPhone 4, and the only frustration for those who have a 3GS might be the length of time they have to wait before they can upgrade.
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