Apple WWDC 2010 Highlights (iPhone 4 Announced)
Highlights of WWDC 2010
iPhone 4 Announced
Design & Build
Just as expected from leaked photos. Looking good there
Stainless steel band around the phoneDesign is really sleek here, thinner than 3GSAntenna outside the case !?! Yes, the steel band actsas the antenna.Available in Black or White models
Camera & Recording
5 megapixels camera with LED flash with front camera.
It allows 5xdigital zoomHD Video Recording up to 720p at30fps. Tap-to-focus recording with built-in editing and easier sharing
GyroscopeA 6-Axis motion sensing, 3 axis Gyroscope will bepresent in the iPhone 4. We can expect great motion sensing games.
Display4 times the pixel density in display, Apple callsit Retina Display. The whole new display allows 326ppi at 960x640resolution.Display is using IPS technology, 800:1contrast ratio, display is at 3.5 inch. Jobs demonstrate with quality of photos between 3GS and iPhone 4.
Internals Powered by A4 chip, uses microSIM and whoa, thebattery is big802.11n WiFi Support, up to 32GB of storage.7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours ofWiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music.Still on the old GSM / UMTSOSiPhone OS 4 is now known as iOS4Jobs demonstrate the iOS4 features we know, multi-tasking. the new Mailfeature, capable of renaming folders. It was announced beforeiMovie for iPhone - yes, add those effects to your videos. geotag them.Not free though, at US4.99 at App StoreBing is coming to iOS4Developers will get a gold master release of iOS4 todayiBookStore & iAds
iBookstore coming iPhone 4. Not a surprise to be honest.Automatically sync bookmarks, books to your devices. Noextra cost for transfer to other devices. iAds explained again, nothing new here
Video ChatApple calls it FaceTimeRequirements: iPhone 4 To iPhone 4 only. Wi-Fi only (no 3G?!)FaceTime allows you to use front and rear camera and supports bothportrait and landscape.Price & Availability
iPhone 4: Price: US$299 for 32GB, US$199 for16GBiPhone 3GS 8GB: US$99Availablity: June 24 2010 for 5countries : United States, Japan, France, Germany and United KingdomFor AT&T customers, if your contract expires at any time in 2010,you are eligible for upgrade to the iPhone4.Pre-orders start a week from tomorrow. 18more countries will be getting it in JulyiPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod touch 2nd gen will be able to go iOS4 - free. Not all features are included for 3G and iPod touch 2G
Availability of iOS4: June 21Official Images From Apple
Update 1: Apple has updated their official website for iPhone
Update 2: No news on Safari 5 or a rumored magic trackpad.
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