• As we said, it's shockingly thin.
• The screen is truly outrageous -- you basically cannot see pixels on it. We're not being hyperbolic when we say it's easily the best looking mobile phone screen we've ever laid eyes on.
• The build quality is really solid. The home button feels much snappier, and on the whole it just feels like a tightly-packed device, but it's not heavy.
• The side buttons are really nice and clicky.
• iOS 4 is very familiar -- there's not a lot added to fit and finish.
• The general speed of the whole OS is way snappier. The camera app in particular is noticeably faster -- shots get snapped in an instant.

Face Time Video Demo Here:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-first-hands-on/

There's also of course that front facing camera we were all anticipating, a rear camera with LED flash, and a new high resolution display that doubles the pixels in each direction (960 x 640) for a 4X overall pixel count increase -- Apple calls it a "Retina Display." It's rated at 326ppi, which Apple claims is beyond the human eye's limit of distinction. Check out an example of the new screen up against the iPhone 3G after the break. Similar to the iPad, it's an IPS display, offering 800:1 contrast. Naturally, it's still the same old 3.5-inch size. Under the hood is the A4 processor that runs the iPad. Despite the new engine (and the 25% thinner chassis), Apple managed to make the battery slightly larger, and the new handset is rated at 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, and 40 hours of music. Oh, and that WiFi? It's 802.11n now. The camera has been bumped to 5 megapixels, with 5X digital zoom and a "backside illuminated sensor," which now can also record HD video at 720p / 30fps.

On the software front, applications will automatically get high resolution text and buttons as part of iOS 4 (the OS previously known as iPhone OS 4), and with "a little bit of work" developers can make their

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-announced/

Steve Jobs - Wi-Fi Meltdown (Video)

http://gawker.com/5557573/watch-the-steve-jobs-wi+fi-meltdown

iPhone vs. Other Smart Phones

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-vs-the-smartphone-elite-evo-4g-n8-pre-plus-and-hd2/

How to pre-order:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/how-to-pre-order-the-iphone-4/

But only available in black at the launch?? bah.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/white-iphone-4-likely-not-available-at-launch/

damn. biggest iPhone launch ever?

 

Apple's new

iPhone 4 will be its biggest iPhone launch ever. We expect Apple to announce 2 million shipments or more after its opening weekend, including pre-orders.

 

This would be double the size of the last two iPhone launches -- iPhone 3GS in 2009 and iPhone 3G in 2008 -- when Apple announced 1 million shipments during each of those opening weekends.

Why 2 million this year?

• It's the best phone Apple has ever made, and is a big update from the iPhone 3GS. The low...
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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-4-apple-2-million-2010-6?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#ixzz0qxN5zhph

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vs. Android Phones:

http://lifehacker.com/5570803/iphone-4-and-the-top-android-phones-compared-on-cost-and-features

damn. video looks real good.

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You can see the difference, but the verdict in short form is this: iPhone 4 outperforms other smartphones and handheld ultra-mobile digital video camcorders, and I've tried nearly all of 'em for web video production while on the road. When it comes to video recording in a smartphone (and in "Flip" class devices), iPhone 4 is the one to beat.

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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/23/iphone-4-how-does-it.html

looks like i'll have to wait longer for the white iphone...

Want a White iPhone 4? Hold on Until July

http://mashable.com/2010/06/23/white-iphone-4-delays/

iPhone 4 Launch: CoCo drops in on the Apple Store line

Lines like whoa!

http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/06/24/no_iphone_reservation_dont_bother_even_trying_at_the_soho_apple_store.php

haha. Just Blaze is silly....

via:

http://nahright.com/news/2010/06/23/video-just-blaze-got-his-new-iphone/

Lines 2-3x longer!

http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-lines-2-3-times-bigger-this-year-stores-are-selling-out-2010-6?

Sweet. Guess I'll be selling my old phone soon!

Where old iPhones go to die

http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/25/technology/iphone_gazelle_nextworth/

1.7 million sold despite selling out in many stores and not having the white model in.

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"This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a statement. Still, the success came in spite of some problems, including issues with AT&T's servers which prevented many customers from making successful pre-orders, having no white models available at launch, and supply that was easily outstripped by demand.

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http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/despite-issues-iphone-4-is-apples-best-product-launch-ever.ars

damn. 7/22 for the next shipment into NYC stores???

http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/06/28/iphrenzy_33.php

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After two sources confirmed to UsMagazine.com the actor, 41, outraged more than 2,000 people by cutting in line for an iPhone 4 last week, he wrote on Twitter, “There wasn’t one boo. Not one hiss. The Apple guy brought me in away from the paparazzi. Period. I was content in line. I wish I’d stayed.”...

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http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-06-29/jason-bateman-iphone-incident-still-a-thing-apparently/

Free cases being issued in response to antenna issues:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/bs_nm/us_apple_iphone

White iPhone out at end of July:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/16/apple-white-iphone-4-will-ship-at-the-end-of-july/