A Closer Look at the Apple iPhone 4

The original iPhone, which was launched some years ago, was a massive hit. Millions of these phones have been sold worldwide and part of that is due to the incredible revolution it has made in the way we look at cell phones. Over the years, the iPhone has seen many avatars, which were more powerful and better in many aspects than the original one. Now, there is a new kid on the block. It is the new iPhone 4. This comes in as the fourth generation iPhone and will be a successor to the popular iPhone 3Gs.
The Apple iPhone is quite simply one of the best touch screen phones ever made. The latest iPhone does well to sustain that tag. The iPhone 4 is much squarer than previous versions and this makes it easy to hold in your hand. The improvements do not stop just with the exterior alone, as there are various hardware and software additions to complement as well. The phone has a rich 3.5 capacitive touch screen display. Hence, not only it allows for easy navigation it also recognizes multiple touches. Also the display has a new 'retina display' technology, and this makes pixels in the screen very small so that they are not practically visible to the naked eye. The makes for great image reproduction and this is easily the most stunning mobile phone screen ever.
Camera is another area where the new iPhone 4 get a major boost as it has a 5-megapixel camera and a VGA camera, which means that the phone can be used for video conferencing as well as taking great quality still images. The rear camera can also shoot videos in 720p HD format. The rear camera offers 5x digital zoom. The phone supports Quad-band 3G and has options like 3G, Wi-Fi depending upon the model you choose.
Having all these features and providing a tiny processor would be a major handicap for the phone. Hence, Apple has given this phone a new and powerful Apple A4 processor, which does the job along with the 512 MB of RAM. The new Apple operating system 4.1 irons out any issues or glitches with the previous versions and lets the user to do multi-tasking, a first for the iPhone and also the ability to create folders, which removes the scrolling through a number of apps list that you are bound to have downloaded from Apple's app store.
Apple has also improved the email handling capabilities of the phone immensely and this should make it attractive for business people as well. A powerful battery offers more battery life than in previous versions. The battery power is certainly a noticeable step up from the Apple iPhone 3GS.
The iPhone 4 can be bought in different specs and network options. There are two versions based on memory capacity, 16GB and 32GB. The 16GB version costs 499, while the 32GB is predictably more expensive at 599. The phone can also be bought under various contract options with service providers for as low as 45 per month.