As almost everyone should know by now, Apple and Steve Jobs officially announced and demonstrated the iPhone 4 today at WWDC 2010. Steve Jobs says, “iPhone 4 is the biggest leap since the original iPhone” and I think I would totally agree with that statement. I think this new iPhone has by far had the biggest change in terms of hardware than any of the previous models. Also with the new hardware there will probably be more new apps and software for the phone as well. Here are some of the changes in the new iPhone 4.
First, is the new 3.5 inch Retina display has 960 x 640 pixels which is about 4 times as many pixels as the iPhone 3GS. The resulting 326 pixels per inch is so dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels when the phone is held at a normal distance, making text, images and video look sharper, smoother and more realistic than ever before on an electronic display.
Next is the size and asthetics. The iPhone 4 is apparently the thinnest smartphone ever at 9.3mm which is about 0.36inches. The front and the back of the phone are made of aluminosilcate glass which is 30 times harder than plastic apparently, making it more scratch resistant and durable. Also the front and back contain an oil coating which helps keep the phone clean and to wrap it all up the edges of the phone have a highly finished stainless steel which is five times stronger than standard steel according to the press release.
More information and photos after the break.
