Apples iPhone 4 is this latest addition to Apples arsenal, but is it a useful business tool or simply a clever gadget?
The IPhone has always been a must have gadget from its early beginnings and was almost an overnight success for Apple. It’s easy to see why, stylish, sleek and easy to setup.
However, does the new iPhone really pickup were the iPhone 3GS left off? Is it any better?
First looks suggest it does. With its new thinner, lighter design and HD screen it looks the business. It feels more solid as well, with its new tough finger print resistant film coating. Another point worth noting is the new “Retina” Screen. Although no different in size from other iPhones, it is the highest resolution screen on the smart phone market at this time, at 936 X 640 it crams in 4 times as many pixels as the previous iPhone.
It comes with the usual iPhone features which vary from fun apps to emails.
The main Operating system (OS) is iSO4. This, although not exclusive to the iPhone 4, is significant due to it been the first version of the apple software that allows multi-tasking and folder organising which allows you to group apps together.
The main feature that sets the iPhone 4 apart is Facetime, allowing full video calling with the new 720p camera, although limited to using a wifi network for now, however, it does mean that calling other iPhone 4 users is completely free. (For now!) Another fact worth mentioning is that Apple have intimated that third party software may eventually hook into this system, meaning free iPhone 4 to PC calls might be just around the corner.
Its worth saying that the new battery also appears to have been addressed and allows fantastic run times. So long as you keep on top of open apps, otherwise you will find yourself short of juice in no time.
The 720p camera also takes HD photos/video and looks very impressive.
All in all, there aren’t many points that can put the iPhone 4 down. As for the signal loss issues that some people may have heard about, after testing, we found that this only happens if you grip the phone with a very tight grip, much more than required for holding a mobile phone.
So, business tool or clever gadget? I would say it works perfectly well as both, and with video calling to a PC on the way, a perfect tool for business conference calling.