iPhone 4 Review

[onthebottom]

I did this for the iPad so I thought I'd do the same thing for the iPhone 4 that arrived this afternoon.

Delivery: A day early from the same burly FedEx woman who makes all our deliveries.... she's super nice and very funny....

Synch: phone synched with iTunes with no problem, registration (optional) and the synch with the old iPhone 3G backup took 2-3 minutes

Activation: called 611 on my old iPhone, ATT recognized that I'd ordered a new phone, asked if I wanted to activate, with a couple of presses of the 1 key the old phone shut down and the new iPhone 4 activated - elapsed time maybe 2 minutes.

Email/Calendar: iPhone asked for account passwords, once supplied everything worked great including synch with corporate calendar and email (along with other email accounts in a unified inbox).

Stacks: the iOS 4 OS lets you stack apps into folders, super easy, you can take the default name (category i.e. Games) or input a folder name.

Performance: like to iPad, super fast, no delay or lag at all.... we'll see how that progresses, I've not turned off my iPad since I opened it and it still has no lag, give the same processor and twice the memory I have high expectations from the iPhone 4

Screen: unbelievable

That's all for now.... as I play with it more I'll let you know.

OTB

 

[WoodPeckr]

Sooooo....

What were the damages and monthly costs for your pricey new toy?....

 

[onthebottom]

What were the damages and monthly costs for your pricey new toy?....

My company covers the monthly expenses, the cost of the phone was the ATT upgrade cost as I had a 3g already.

OTB

 

[WoodPeckr]

My company covers the monthly expenses, the cost of the phone was the ATT upgrade cost as I had a 3g already.

OTB

OK so YOU, smugly of course, got the Cadillac package!....

What will Joe Six-pack have to shell out?....

 

[nova5]

OTB, from what I have read that the screen size is 960×640 double the current 480×360 resolution.

 

[AnimalMagnetism]

OTB, from what I have read that the screen size is 960×640 double the current 480×360 resolution.

Screen size has not changed, but resolution is much better. it's so clear, it's better than your eyes. and no equipment can measure how good it is lol

 

[onthebottom]

Screen size has not changed, but resolution is much better. it's so clear, it's better than your eyes. and no equipment can measure how good it is lol

I zoomed into this post so that the world "measure" filled the entire iPhone 4 screen..... there were no pixels visable, looked like smooth ink on paper....

The screen is amazing - far better than previous iPhone screens.

I tried the video camera today, touch to focus works really well and the video looked good even when taken in low light - sent it via mms to a friend with one click...

Tested the multi-tasking, ran Pandora in the background playing music while I did email and texts..... you have to download the update for Panadora (and most likely some other apps as well to get the multi-tasking to work.

Have not tried the face time video conferencing yet - I'm the first one I know to get the phone.....

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[onthebottom]

OTB, from what I have read that the screen size is 960×640 double the current 480×360 resolution.

It looks fantastic, I've read that apps that work with the native resolution of the iPhone 4 will scale directly to the iPad (which gives you some idea and how crazy good the resolution is).

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[djk]

How's the battery life?

 

[onthebottom]

How's the battery life?

Have not had it long enough to know....

I'll not plug it in today and see how it goes....

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[JEFF247]

Here's a video of the unboxing and review at Phonedog.com:

 

[luckyjackson]

I've heard there's a problem with signal reception that makes this phone even worse than the 3g in that respect. Apparently the way you hold the phone can cause it to drop calls and lose the signal. (link)

Apple has announced that they'll be selling this phone unlocked in Canada, but of course haven't indicated a price, which is sure to be crazy high...like around $750.00 or so.

 

[nova5]

I've heard there's a problem with signal reception that makes this phone even worse than the 3g in that respect. Apparently the way you hold the phone can cause it to drop calls and lose the signal. (link)

Apple has announced that they'll be selling this phone unlocked in Canada, but of course haven't indicated a price, which is sure to be crazy high...like around $750.00 or so.

I just read that the wireless signal strength degrades if you hold the lower left corner on some, but not all devices. This could an issue for left-handed people.

 

[splooge]

I love new gadgets, but, too many modern wireless gadgets around for me to find it worthy to upgrade... between my ipad, netbook, bb, and 3gIphone... and an ipod touch... I can't justify anymore gadgets for atleast a while.

I wonder if people in a similar situation I find myself in will become apple's undoing someday?

 

[nova5]

iPhone 4 Drops Calls when Left Corner is Touched . . .

 

[luckyjackson]

I own an iphone, and it's a nicely executed product. Once you use one, with all the apps you have available and with the convenience of iTunes, it's tempting to forget about even considering another product. But Apple's closed approach to everything, their arrogant refusal to make things backward compatible or support their own products after they're more than just a few years old...all make me wish for their competition to do them in.

 

[AnimalMagnetism]

Gizmodo have about 600,000 youtube videos talking about the signal reception problems when you hold the phone in your hand lol
http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band

ok maybe a slight exageration.

did you hear about the screen problems? yellow dots and lines http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne...ers_reporting_yellow_screens_shoddy_reception
don't worry, they say it might(should) go away in time

the good news is they have a solution for the reception problem for only $29.95 US its like a rubber band for your shiny toy
"Interestingly enough, this is the first time that Apple has offered a first party iPhone case solution, which it calls the bumpers. The bumpers are a $29 rubber band that wraps along the metal frame of the phone giving it both protection from drops as well as insulation from the user's hand. If it turns out that a case of some sort is required, then it's a shame that one isn't included with the device."

proof that Apple were aware of the problem


sounds like you guys are getting "jobbed" lol

 

[onthebottom]

How's the battery life?

Used it all day today without plugging it in, had several long conference calls, a bunch of data work (emails and downloads) and it never went into the red... plugged it in at 11:30 this evening.

Not bad, we'll see in a month or two if it keeps up the battery life.

OTB

 

[onthebottom]

Gizmodo have about 600,000 youtube videos talking about the signal reception problems when you hold the phone in your hand lol
http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band

ok maybe a slight exageration.

did you hear about the screen problems? yellow dots and lines http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne...ers_reporting_yellow_screens_shoddy_reception
don't worry, they say it might(should) go away in time

the good news is they have a solution for the reception problem for only $29.95 US its like a rubber band for your shiny toy
"Interestingly enough, this is the first time that Apple has offered a first party iPhone case solution, which it calls the bumpers. The bumpers are a $29 rubber band that wraps along the metal frame of the phone giving it both protection from drops as well as insulation from the user's hand. If it turns out that a case of some sort is required, then it's a shame that one isn't included with the device."

proof that Apple were aware of the problem


sounds like you guys are getting "jobbed" lol

I'd say reception is better than my 3g, but again it's early to tell and all I have is my own experience.

I did buy one of those bumpers (it hasn't arrived yet) so that when the phone is set down the screen won't hit any surface.... I have an incase on my 3g and after a couple of years of hard business use the screen is still perfect.

OTB

 

[djk]

Gizmodo have about 600,000 youtube videos talking about the signal reception problems when you hold the phone in your hand lol
http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band

ok maybe a slight exageration.

did you hear about the screen problems? yellow dots and lines http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne...ers_reporting_yellow_screens_shoddy_reception
don't worry, they say it might(should) go away in time

the good news is they have a solution for the reception problem for only $29.95 US its like a rubber band for your shiny toy
"Interestingly enough, this is the first time that Apple has offered a first party iPhone case solution, which it calls the bumpers. The bumpers are a $29 rubber band that wraps along the metal frame of the phone giving it both protection from drops as well as insulation from the user's hand. If it turns out that a case of some sort is required, then it's a shame that one isn't included with the device."

proof that Apple were aware of the problem


sounds like you guys are getting "jobbed" lol

*cough* Nexus One *cough* =)

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=34ae2c179184c33e&hl=en