The anticipation is over. July 13, 2010 Apple CEO Steve Jobs officially unveiled the new iPhone. Which means Spot Cool Stuff is now allowed to release our previously embargoed information and share our first thoughts on what is will certainly become the world’s best selling smartphone.
By Apple’s count, the new iPhone 4 has over 100 features not found on the 3Gs. Those Spot Cool Stuff thinks are especially worth noting, in rough order of importance:
The iPhone 4 doesn’t have one 5 megapixel camera. It hastwo cameras—one back-facing (as on all previous iPhones models) and one front-facing. Both will offer a 5x digital zoom,a feature that is technically new but that can be added to an “old” iPhone by way of a hand of apps sold through the App Store. The rear camera on the iPhone 4 has an LED flash that can also help illuminate subjects during video shooting.
The screen on the iPhone 4 is absolutely amazing. The so-called Retina Display boasts pixels that are a mere 78 micrometers wide, which is a fair bit smaller than the naked human eye can see. 326 of these pixels squeeze into a single square inch of the screen.
The front-facing camera makes it easier to take self portraits. More importantly, it allows for FaceTime, the iPhone new video chatting capability. Video chat has been available on computers and home phones for ages, via Skype or a Grandstream phone, for example. But it feels more accessible having that capability in the palm of your hand. The coolest part: Users can swamp between showing their video chat partner the view from the front-facing camera and the view from the back.
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