Hi!
Now are eight months that I have an iPhone 4, so I think to be ready for review it.
I have the iPhone 4 with 32 GB (Apple iPhone), I have a vodafone contract and I had to pay 49€ when I bought it, while for the 16 GB there wasn’t an initial payment. Now I think to have done the right choice because using the iPod and downloading apps is space consuming so you have already 10GB full and you didn’t even notice it…
(The pic is taken from http://www.apple.com/iphone/, thanks. This is a pic of the new withe iPhone 4, but I have the black one).
The differences between the iPhone 4 and 3G/3GS are the faster internet connection, more capacity (with the model 32GB), the possibility to do HD videos, 2 cameras: one on the front useful for the video call with FaceTime and Skype, one on the back with 5 megapixel and LED flash, the Retina display: the highest resolution phone screen.
Like the previous models there are iPod, iTunes, YouTube, App store, Google Maps, the Weather (by yahoo), Safari, mail, world colck, alarm, stopwatch, timer, calculator (with scientific calculator if you rotate the iphone horizontally), compass, voice memos, message, phone, calendar, photos, notes and contacts.
Before the Iphone 4 I had a Motorola razor v3 (Motorola) that wasn’t a smart phone so for me to take an iPhone 4 was a great change.
The possibility to use Safari and mail by phone I think is the greatest difference from the previous non-smart phones. I think the connection by wifi or 3G is very useful expecially if I’m away and I haven’t my computer. The only limitation is the impossibility to see some flash sites, but I think it isn’t a big problem.
Also I like a lot the possibility to do videocalls by FaceTime, the only limit is the fact that the service is limited to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. So if you wanna make video calls with other computers you can download Skype app and use it. Maybe for the video calls between two iphone with a wifi connection the best is FaceTime (here you can have more details about this topic: webnews).
But I think Skype can be a good alternative, expecially in the case that one of the two subjects hasn’t an iPhone.When I went to Lisbon I forgot my camera at home so I have done all my photos using iPhone’s camera…so you can see here and in my previous posts their quality. And you can use your photos as wallpaper. But I expect for the iPhone 5 that the front camera will have the same resolution of the back one, and the possibility to have also a front LED flash.
I consider very useful Google Maps, albeit when you are in car isn’t very easy drive and in the same time pay attention to the itineray on the phone, so maybe the possibility to have a voice that guides you would be better, but however you can download other sat Nav apps.
Then there are iTunes and App Store, I use more frequently the last one, and there are so many apps about everything and many of them are free, that I think you’ll be spoiled for choice.
I use frequently also the iPod, and I like a lot the possibility to be immediatly connect to a call if someone is calling you. With the normal alarm of the phone you can’t use one of your iPod’s song as alarm and I think it’s a pity, because I’d like to be awakened by for exemple a Guns N’ Roses’s song, however you can download clock and alarm apps with this possibility.
Also YouTube is very nice because you can search videos, see featured, the most viewed, and put videos in your favourites, plus the possibility to leave comments and to read the info as using YouTube by computer. Also the high resolution of the display makes viewing more enjoyable.
The battery I think is very powerful because with a normal use, mine last about four or five days, I have only some small useful actions as: use a mid display brightness, deactivate wifi, 3G, notifications and location services if I’m not using them, use airplane mode when I don’t want to be traceable like during the night. I have notice that the actions that consume more battery is using internet and youtube. I have donwloaded a free app (Battery Life Pro) that shows all the details about the battery power and its use.
In conclusion I am satisfied to have this phone, I like its immediacy and all the features, I think that Apple could improve again its following iPhone models, but however I consider iPhone 4 a great phone.
