The iPhone 4-Is It All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
7 Jun
Ah, the birth of a new iPhone. Well, technically it was born months ago, and was leaked into the wild, but still, it’s reassuring to hear Stevie Jobs reassure us that this one is even better than the last.
And it is.
Perhaps the most interesting feature on this iPhone is its two cameras, one on front and one on back. This means that video calling is officially here. Which also means that within a few years people will be so concerned with their appearance via telephone that make up will not suffice; they will choose to wear masks to make themselves look better, thus fulfilling D.F.W.’s prophetic take on telephony (p.144-5, Infinite Jest).
Besides that there’s a gyroscope, which is like a compass, but has a better sense of movement in three dimensions – gamers rejoice!
And yes, its pixels are much higher (so that the human eye can’t see them), the camera is much better (5 Megapixels), the battery is longer (7 hours talk time), and a sleeker design. So yes, it’s a better phone. And with the millions of apps out there, there are even more ways to use this iPhone, but it will cost you if you are one of the data hogs AT&T is targetting in their new data plan.
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