So despite my missing the bungled preorder and getting in line early on the morning of June 24th without knowing the date had suddenly been moved to the 29th, I finally managed to get a 32GB iPhone 4. I got to my local AT&T store at about 6:10 AM, which was early enough to get me in about the fifteenth spot in line. Much to my surprise, I managed to get the last 32GB model. Overall I am very pleased with the phone and will now give a brief review.
My ugly mug holding a new iPhone 4... at last!
The build of the iPhone 4 is superb, featuring a solid, rectangular design using a hardened glass on the front and back. Everything else incased by a heavy, stainless steel inner and outer frame. That said, it is much heavier than iPhone 3G/S, though I certainly prefer the stronger build. The screen is indeed as amazing as they say, with a high enough resolution that I virtually cannot make out a single pixel unlike the previous models.
iOS4 is very speedy on it, thanks to 512MB of RAM and a 1GHz CPU. The video camera is awesome for such a portable device. A test video I shot showed nice and clear on my PC in large 720p resolution. Still photos also benefit from the nicer camera, which can be flipped from back to front at will. Multi-tasking is a little difficult to get used to, at least for me, but read some good instructions and it won’t take long to figure it out.
Aside from all this, it is very similar to what people are used to with the previous iterations. One disappointment is the lack of an official access point feature to provide a mobile internet connection for other devices, but if there were such a feature on the phone I am sure that AT&T would charge through the roof for it.
These days there are many amazing smart phones to choose from, especially models running Android OS, but one would be hard pressed to say that the iPhone 4 is not an elegant, capable device. I highly recommend it!
I like my iPhone 3GS since I installed the V. 4 OS on. It seems a bit more responsive.