The new iPhone 4G release date is in June 2010, and the picture above is an iPhone 4G. iPhone 4G means iPhone fourth generation, not 4G network. Gizmodo, a tech news site took this photo of the iPhone 4G before returning the prototype back to Apple. A Verizon iPhone is possible, but it is more likely that it will launch in 2011.
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A Sprint iPhone seems to be more likely to launch this year because Sprint already has their 4G network ready, and they plan to launch their first 4G phone, which is the HTC Evo 4G in June. If either Verizon or Sprint get iPhone, I’m switching right away. What about you?
If you’re still unconvinced (and we wouldn’t blame you for being so), Apple blogging phenom John Gruber of Daring Fireball had this to say:
“So I called around, and I now believe this is an actual unit from Apple — a unit Apple is very interested in getting back.”
Gruber also continues in a later post:
“It’s been an open secret to those of us in the racket that Gizmodo purchased this unit about a week ago, from those who claimed to find it. That this belongs to and was made by Apple is almost beyond question at this point. Just how much it looks like what Apple plans to ship this summer, I don’t know. Note that it’s thinner than a 3GS.”
To say this is uncharacteristic of Apple would be an understatement. So uncharacteristic, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was all part of Steve Jobs’ creative master plan.
Before the images and video, details of what’s new and changed.
What’s new on iPhone 4G
* Front-facing video chat camera
* Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
* Camera flash
* Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
* Improved display. It’s unclear if it’s the 960×460 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the “Connect to iTunes” screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
* What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
* Split buttons for volume
* Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic
What’s changed iPhone 4G
* The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
* An aluminum border going completely around the outside
* Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
* Everything is more squared off
* 3 grams heavier
* 16% Larger battery
* Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery
