5 Reasons to Get the iPhone 4

June 16th, 2010

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After yesterday’s pre-order meltdown, I came out of the chaos with a reservation at the Apple Store for a 32GB Black model on June 24th. Some people may still be trying to decide if they should upgrade or stick with their current model, since 3G and 3GS will be getting iOS 4 (3G build will be somewhat limited, and will lack multitasking due to hardware constraints). To help, I’ve compiled a list of reasons why you should consider upgrading to the iPhone 4.

See for yourself:

Speed: The iPhone 4 comes with the Apple A4 chip built-in. This chip clocks in at 1Ghz, and has proven itself to be very snappy from its introduction in the iPad. This thing screams- given the structure and implementation of the iOS- this is a welcomed upgrade.

Design: I was in love with the new design ever since I saw it in the Gizmodo leak. People were claiming that it was a knock-off, and not an Apple design, but I was really hoping it was the real thing. Luckily, Jobs confirmed that this was the real thing at WWDC ’10. It has a more boxy and square look, rather than the 3G/3G S’ curvy design. The stainless steel strip around the side looks sleek, and is a clever design for an antenna. Combine that with the beautiful glass back, and you get a great looking phone that’s built for optimal reception. Let’s just hope this makes calls on AT&T more tolerable

The Screen: The iPhone 4 will debut Apple’s new “Retina Display”. It boasts 326 pixels per inch, and Jobs claims that the average human retina can see only 300 per inch. This allows for perfect, anti aliased curves- making text look like it’s printed on paper. The previous iPhones had a resolution of 480×320- the iPhone 4 will have 960×640! Apps will look amazing, and so will photos, and everything else. Can’t wait to see it for myself.

720P Video Camera: The iPhone 4 will have a new 5 mega pixel camera lens, with LED flash and better lighting sensors. On top of that, it will shoot 720P video, and allow for pretty advanced video-editing using the iMovie app ($4.99 in the AppStore). Imagine shooting HD video, editing it, and sharing it with friends, YouTube, or Facebook- all from your phone.

Front-facing Camera: It’s FaceTime! That’s Apple’s new video conferencing feature. I am very excited about this one- and it will be interesting to try it. You make a call to another iPhone 4 > hit the FaceTime button > and begin video-conferencing- simple, and effective. The only drawback right now is that it’s Wi-Fi only. Seems like the carriers aren’t quite ready for this kind of strain on their network- so hopefully we can use it over 3G next year.