Top 5 things about my new iPhone 4
Apple and FedEx were kind enough to deliver my new iPhone 4 ten days ahead of schedule, though I did have to drive to FedEx to get it, and as a result I have some first impressions to get off my chest.
Moving from an iPhone 3G to an iPhone 4 is pretty darned impressive, especially from a 3G running iOS4 and therefore slower than normal. After 12 hours or so with my shiny new Apple handset, it is incumbent upon me to build a Top 5 list, in to especially coherent order, about the newest addition to the pile of tech toys that surround me, as follows.
Activation and installation – iPhone upgrades have never gone well for me. Some have been disasters. This one, including activation, was furiously fast and flawless. A couple of minutes to get on the air and less than an hour to transfer my cell phone, photo, app, and music lives to the new handset, and I was done. And the process even restored some data that had been lost in my 3G upgrade to iOS4.
That display! – The difference in clarity between the 3G and the iPhone 4 displays is just as breathtaking as brother Steve said it would be. Twice the resolution really rocks.
The Cameras – I have used both cameras, for stills and videos. I took a photo in the dark, using the new LED flash. I zoomed. I took hundreds of photos with my 3G, and can see that I will take thousands with the 4. The best camera is the one you have with you, and that is really true now.
The Speed – The speed at which this new handset moves is impressive. TomTom is so much faster to load onto the phone and to operate that I may even grow to despise that app less. All of the others fairly fly through their tasks, with never a perceptible pause.
Multitasking – Oh ,what a difference apps running in the background makes. Even the new Plurk app by Ryan Lim seems to like it there, as does Weather Bug and many of the other apps I use often. That saves a lot of time loading apps. And, honestly, it does not seem to eat a lot of battery.
And, as a bonus number 6 on the list, the infamous “death grip,” the much-ballyhooed iPhone 4 antenna gap, does not seem to have made the trip from China to my pocket. It does not seem to matter how I hold the handset, or whether I purposefully and firmly close that gap, the reception does not waver, either as shown by those pesky signal bars or by dropped calls. So far, I’m good.
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July 10th, 2010
thank you for writing this. i was wondering if upgrading from a 3G to the iPhone 4 would be any good, but after reading this i will upgrade to the iPhone when it is released in my country
July 10th, 2010
Yeh I got mine yesterday and as you say, it was super fast setting up and re-syncing all of my apps, music, videos etc (40 minutes) and the display clarity is truly amazing.
I also love the camera, far less lag, quick-focus and also a flash make it worth using because lets not deny it, the 3G camera was terrible.
I also like the design, it feels weighty and it’s also much nicer to grip.
I too found that my 3G slowed down horribly when I got the update but the iPhone 4 just takes it and my god are the results pleasing!
Good list btw!