iPhone Hardware
The iPhone is an internet-enabled multimedia cell phone designed and marketed by Apple, Inc. It has a multi-touch screen with a virtual keyboard and buttons. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone, the Apple iPod (portable media player), in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services such as e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. It is a quad-band mobile phone that uses the GSM standard, and hence has international capability. It supports the EDGE data technology.
iPhone Hardware
Touchscreen
The 3.5 in liquid crystal display (320×480 px at 160 ppi) HVGA touchscreen topped with optical-quality, scratch-resistant glass is specifically created for use with a finger, or multiple fingers for multi-touch sensing. Because the screen is a capacitive touchscreen, no stylus is needed, nor can one be used. Bare skin is a requirement; users wearing gloves would have to remove them to use the touchpad, unless they are wearing electrically conductive gloves.The user interface also features other visual effects, such as horizontally sliding sub-selections and co-selections from right and left, vertically sliding system menus from the bottom (e.g. favorites, keyboard), and menus and widgets that turn around to allow settings to be configured on their back sides.
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Audio
The iPhone's headphones are similar to those of current iPods, but also incorporate a microphone. A multipurpose button in the microphone can be used to play or pause music, skip tracks, and answer or end phone calls without touching the iPhone. The 3.5 mm TRS connector for the headphones is located on the top left corner (as seen from front upright). Wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth technology to communicate with the iPhone are sold separately. The headphone socket on the iPhone is recessed into the casing and is narrow when compared to some headphone jacks, making it incompatible with most headphones without the use of an adapter.The loudspeaker is used both for handsfree operations and media playback, but does not support voice recording.Composite or component video at up to 576i and stereo audio can be output from the dock connector using an adapter sold by Apple.
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Battery
The iPhone features a built-in rechargeable battery that is not intended to be user-replaceable, similar to existing iPods. If the battery prematurely reaches the end of its life time, the phone can be returned to Apple and replaced for free while still in warranty, one year at purchase and extended to two years with AppleCare. The cost of having Apple provide a new battery and replace it when the iPhone is out of warranty is US$79 and US$6.95 for shipping.Since July 2007 third party battery packs have been available at a much lower price than Apple's own battery replacement program. These kits often include a small screwdriver and an instruction leaflet, but as with many newer iPod models the battery has been soldered in. Therefore a soldering iron is required to install the new battery.The battery is stated to be capable of providing up to seven hours of video, six hours of web browsing, or eight hours of talk time, depending on configuration.
The battery life for music playing is stated to be 24 hours. The battery also allows for up to 250 hours of standby time. Apple's site says that the battery life "is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity after 400 full charge and discharge cycles", which turns out to be the same as for the iPod batteries. When the battery reaches only 80 percent capacity, based on the original estimates, it would be rated for approximately 5.6 hours of video, 4.8 hours of web browsing, 6.4 hours of talk time, or 19.2 hours of music playing, depending on configuration.The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer advocate group, has sent a complaint to Apple and AT&T over the fee that consumers have to pay to get the battery replaced. Though the battery replacement service and its pricing was not made known to buyers until the day the product was launched, a similar service had been well established for the iPods by Apple and various third party service providers.
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SIM card
The SIM card is located in a slot at the top of the device, and the device is activated through iTunes. The iPhone is usually sold with a simlock preventing the use of SIM cards from different mobile networks.
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Storage
The iPhone was initially released with two options for internal storage size, either a 4GB or 8GB flash drive (manufactured by Samsung) model was available. On September 5, 2007, Apple announced they were discontinuing the 4 GB models. On February 5, 2008, Apple announced the addition of a 16 GB model to the iPhone lineup. The iPhone does not contain any external memory card slots for expanded storage.
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iPhone Review
Apple's new iPhone goes on sale today, Friday, June 29th. I don't know about you and where you are but i do know that in Michigan it's a pain to find out where to go to get one yourself. Let's just hope that it is what Apple is expecting it to be. I'm a stock holder so I'm keeping the faith here.
I have faith in Apple, they are trend setters and after the success of the iMac and iPod anything can happen. I'll never forget while taking a stroll through the mall I overheard some freshmen discussing their iMac and how 'hip' it was to own one. I was always under the impression that the iMac better served designers and producers more than the general public. I guess you can say the price tag also agreed with me as they are not cheap but pack more quality and durability than any regular PC.
Everyone in the world just about owns an iPod. If you couldn't afford a 60GB then you settled for the iPod Mini, if you couldn't afford a Mini then you waited for the Nano, and if you couldn't afford that Nano then you just had to have the Shuffle (why shuffle and not iShuffle? Never understood that). Although Apple has stepped on many toes by entering the cell phone market, let's just hope this will spark a new level of creativity and competition between cell phone manufacturers that have performed way below the bar (must i tell you how much i hated the Motorola Razr?).
Technical Specs
Out the box
- iPhone
- Stereo Headset
- Dock
- Dock Connector
- USB Adapter/ Charger
Capacity Choices
- 4GB Flash Drive
- 8GB Flash Drive
Screen Specs
- 3.5 inch wide touch screen
- 480 x 320 Pixel res @ 160 dpi
Operating System
- OS X
More Specs
- GSM
- Wireless Capabilities (Wi-Fi/ EDGE/ Bluetooth)
- 2.0 megapixel Built-in Camera
- Audio (Music/ Voice)
- Video
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