iPhone 4 Release Date and Features: New Phone Trumps iPad

        Today at WWDC Apple announced that the new iPhone 4 is scheduled for release on June 24.  Pre-orders for the new phone can be placed beginning June 15.  We’ll be able to get the 16GB version for $199 and the 32GB version for $299.  Meanwhile, iPhone 3GS will drop down to a more affordable $99.  

        Why buy iPhone 4?  I was curious myself as to how they could possibly make it better but wow, they did!  I did a little research and found that iPhone 4G has what it takes to outsmart all smart phones before it.  

 iPhone 4's Best “Wow!” Factors:

• Flat as a pancake.  At 9.33 mm thick, it’s 24% thinner than iPhone 3GS
• Pixeliscious.  Apple’s new “retina display” has 4 times as many pixels as the 3GS.
• Doubles the fun on picture taking with a double camera, front-facing and back facing.  Also has zoom, tap to focus and LED flash.  (iPad doesn’t even have a camera!)
• Built in video editing with support through iMovie application.
• Face-to-face phone calls with video calling.  Only available on wifi and only between iPhone 4G users.
•  Longer battery life: 7 hours of 3G talk time, 6 hours of browsing on 3G or 10 on wifi, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music, 300 hours of standby.  Nice!
• E-book application even better.  Sync all of your apple products, buying e-book only once.  Maintains bookmarks, notes and all features across all products.

         The iPhone 4 managed to meet all of my expectations, answering the few complaints I’ve had with my 3G version, mainly the camera.  For a little while I’ve been suffering “iPad” envy, wondering if it was worth it to break down and get one.  The new phone, with all of its capabilities, trumps iPad (it doesn’t even have a camera!) and I now see no need for it.  Apple has literally out done itself with iPhone 4.