Apple launched its newest iPhone handset Monday, and although the iPhone 4G has already been seen around the world thanks to a leaked prototype, CEO Steve Jobs introduced such dazzling features as a gyroscope, FaceTime video chat, and a Retina Display with 326 pixels-per-square-inch resolution.
Live Demo
The iPhone model that turned up on a tech site after it was lost in April by an Apple engineer was deactivated remotely, so Monday’s debut at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference in San Francisco was the world’s first glimpse of a fully functioning iPhone with the latest operating system and apps.
Although the screen size is the same as the iPhone 3GS at 3.5 inches, the resolution is now 960 by 640 pixels, allowing for far better graphics and text when viewed at any size. “Once you use Retina Display, you can’t go back,” Jobs asserted.
The iPhone 4G is also 24 percent thinner, and a metallic band on its edge between two glass panels serves as an antenna. The iPhone 4G also has front and back cameras for video chatting, and dual microphones for noise reduction. It’s greener, too, with no mercury, PVC or arsenic and a longer battery life. Pre-orders will start next week.
Jobs only briefly alluded to the wayward prototype by saying “there have been photos around” and “you have to see it in person.”
Demonstrating a gyroscope that allows the processor to manipulate graphics based on movement of the device or the user, which opens unlimited gaming-app possibilities, Jobs said “These phones are getting more and more intelligent about the world around them.”
In typical fashion, Jobs cast the device as further revolutionizing the smartphone, as the first iPhone did three years ago.
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