Apple iPhone 4 User Reviews

zheking posted on 22 Jul 2012, 16:59

9

Amazing but has aging problem

zheking has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

It is a great phone was and still is but now after a year it sucks it freezes every once in a while and I just heard it isn't getting the full iOS 6 treatment and that sucks. I bought when I thought Samsung wasn't good enough but now I have the s 3 and had the s2 and I was wowed by both

Build quality 9/10 Just brilliant

Reception 7/10 Antenna gate issue

Call quality 9/10 Great but has its hiccups sometimes Specially now

Internet 10/10 I love safari.

Multimedia 8/10 Screen bit 2 small for proper video watching

Camera 5/10 Number of mega pixels

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10 No comment the his is fluid

Text input 9/10 I love iPhone keyboards

Display 9/10 Bright and clear . But 2 small

Battery 9/10

Pros

• App store
• Wide availability of accessories

Cons

• Screen 2 small
• Starts aging

zheking alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

shanay posted on 28 May 2012, 10:21

9

Amazing with minimal (but there) flaws

shanay has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Okay so I've had the iPhone for about two years now since it came out locally. I don't have a data plan but with intensive wifi usage it still gets me through the day and is really easy and fun to use. The keyboard is fast and responsive and even the autocorrect is something I've gotten used to. I have noticed the antenna gate problem but really never had any dropped calls and now with ios 5 while the battery may have reduced the phone is still a blast to use. The 5MP camera, while not top of the range anymore does a pretty good job and my only pain point is iTunes but iCloud has sorted about % of that problem too! Great phone overall and hope the iPhone 5 is as good as I expect it to be.

Build quality 10/10 Built really well been using it for about 3 months with no protection and still minimal scratches.

Reception 8/10 Minus for antenna gate problem

Call quality 9/10 Don't use it much but when I do the quality is pretty good

Internet 9/10 Safari is really fast and intuitive and flash support is something I've never needed and now especially never use. Websites with flash are so 2 years ago :P

Multimedia 9/10 Don't like the lack of supported codecs but that's solved with flex player which is a free app!

Camera 9/10 Still one of the best in my opinion

UI speed 9/10 Become a bit slow but still pretty fast. Was amazing in its day

Everyday usage 9/10 Use it everyday and never have points where it gets stuck or needs a restart. Flipboard and pocket are really amazing apps to use.

Text input 9/10 Really fast and easy to use keyboard

Display 9/10 330dpi is pretty amazing and I see the difference when using my computer or iPad. Could use a larger display though.

Battery 8/10 Gone down recently unfortunately but that varies with usage of course.

Pros

• Fast
• Camera
• Design
• Apps
• Internet browsing
• Minimalist design

Cons

• iTunes
• iOS 5 battery life

shanay alternatives:

Nokia Lumia 800

Apple iPhone 4S

MYTHiKAL posted on 22 Dec 2011, 15:43

5

WHY DID I WASTED MY MONEY ON THIS.. LOL!!!

MYTHiKAL has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I did a review on the iPhone 4 that I had for just over 3 months and it is not a pretty thing. and to make things worst,, the iPhone 4S is no better? what the heck? why are iPhones surrounded with sooo much HYPE?

I have had iPhones in the past, so I figure that after a couple of years, I would see great improvement, but it didnt took me long to realize that other then some very few visual updates mainly to keep up with Android, there isnt much new or anything good enough to say that this phone is what it used to be for me years ago when there was no competition.. Not to mention is not even a 4G phone so the internet speeds are horrible..

Overall, I'm very disappointed.. I was expecting something better after experiencing the iPhone 4 and once again this new one failed to impress me one bit. Thanks to these last 2 iPhones now I'm convinced I made the wrong move so I went back to Android, but this time I got me Samsung Galaxy phones intead of the the HTC types.. Could not be any happier with my Samsung Infuse 4G and my personal phone the Samsung Skyrocket.

Anyways. Not sure what it is, but way back in the day when there was almost no competition, the iPhone was all that for me,, now,, there are like training toys before you come up to the real thing.. LOL Even my kids decided to get Windows Phones instead when they could had gone for the iPhone.. My Galaxy phones, specially my Galaxy S II Skyrocket, make any iPhone look like a missing link
I'm not even going...  

I did a review on the iPhone 4 that I had for just over 3 months and it is not a pretty thing. and to make things worst,, the iPhone 4S is no better? what the heck? why are iPhones surrounded with sooo much HYPE?

I have had iPhones in the past, so I figure that after a couple of years, I would see great improvement, but it didnt took me long to realize that other then some very few visual updates mainly to keep up with Android, there isnt much new or anything good enough to say that this phone is what it used to be for me years ago when there was no competition.. Not to mention is not even a 4G phone so the internet speeds are horrible..

Overall, I'm very disappointed.. I was expecting something better after experiencing the iPhone 4 and once again this new one failed to impress me one bit. Thanks to these last 2 iPhones now I'm convinced I made the wrong move so I went back to Android, but this time I got me Samsung Galaxy phones intead of the the HTC types.. Could not be any happier with my Samsung Infuse 4G and my personal phone the Samsung Skyrocket.

Anyways. Not sure what it is, but way back in the day when there was almost no competition, the iPhone was all that for me,, now,, there are like training toys before you come up to the real thing.. LOL Even my kids decided to get Windows Phones instead when they could had gone for the iPhone.. My Galaxy phones, specially my Galaxy S II Skyrocket, make any iPhone look like a missing link
I'm not even going to bother with the PRO/CONs section.. Overall experience = BORING..

Build quality 8/10

Reception 5/10 Dont know if it was a design issue or what, but i know at least it was not a network issue cause I get the best signal for voice and date with ATT everywhere i go in my area..

Call quality 8/10

Internet 4/10

Multimedia 4/10 deal with iTunes iMO is a pain in the neck.. I hate it..

Camera 7/10 there way better cameras out there.. weak!!

UI speed 6/10

Everyday usage 6/10

Text input 5/10

Display 3/10

Battery 4/10 poor battery.. could be due to reception/antenna issues

KraMsti posted on 22 Nov 2011, 11:21

9

Incredible Device

KraMsti has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Not necessarily the best corporate device. However, it works and is USER FRIENDLY. If one would like to increase the usability and freedom, youtube jailbreaking your device and follow the easy, "wizard" steps. Excellent camera and resolution quality and access to all of iTunes fun and exciting applications. Superb processor. No need to jump to 4s unless you want an even faster device with slightly better hardware.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 7/10

Call quality 6/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Camera, Battery, iOS

Cons

• Call Quality has its moments

maxmousee posted on 19 Sep 2011, 02:02

9

Great smartphone

maxmousee has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Great phone. Everything runs fluid. There are some great apps and games on the App store for 1$. The screen is really awesome. The ecosystem is nice, integration with iTunes, the Apps, the accessories. Not the best hardware anymore, but still is way better than some dual core phones that are out there. It is very well made. I just think Apple doesn't allow some really good apps on the App store.

Build quality 9/10 Great glass, screen. But the back glass is not so resistant.

Reception 8/10 Don't have any signal problems.

Call quality 10/10 Mic is good, noise cancellation works fine.

Internet 10/10 No flash but everything else works fine. I don't miss the flash, actually.

Multimedia 9/10 Lacks some video formats support out of the box.

Camera 9/10 Shoots in 5 megapixel, movies in 720p. Could have a better flash.

UI speed 10/10 Never had experienced any lag or crash in the OS.

Everyday usage 10/10 Everything works fine, could have a better battery life when running games or on 3G.

Text input 9/10 Don't have a swipe keyboard, but the keyboard is great! Text prediction works fine, in English and Portuguese.

Display 10/10 Best display I ever seen in a phone. Bright, awesome resolution.

Battery 7/10 Could have a better 3G battery life. In some games, too.

Pros

• iOS
• Fast and fluid experience
• Great acessories
• Safari
• Keyboard
• Easy to use
• Easy to develop
• Screen is awesome
• Some really useful apps
• Nice games

Cons

• locked bluetooth features
• App Store removes some good apps
• No FaceTime in 3G
• Battery life on 3G

maxmousee alternatives:

Motorola ATRIX 4G

HTC EVO 4G

SmartTouch posted on 09 Sep 2011, 00:41

9

Easy and fast with great App Store, but too limited

SmartTouch has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

It's not fair to comparing it with the new Samsung Galaxy S II(note that they are both expensive and Apple releases the new iPhone a year after the old one). So the alternative to me was the Samsung Galaxy S 1 and I prefer Android.
Anyway, the iPhone, alone by itself, is too limited(and I use out-of-the-box phones and don't jailbreak it), and doesn't have many customization options.
Otherwise, it's fast, smooth, has many updates guaranteed, great build quality and the biggest application market. However you have to pay for everything, I also dislike it's display(too small and the colors are twice less beautiful and bright compared to Super AMOLED, but it has great resolution and more real colors, depends on taste). And of course iTunes isn't a pleasure.
People who like stability, who likes phones extremely easy to use, and who like to buy-and-play music, apps, games without limitations, will love it. So I'm giving it a total of 9, because generally you can love it or hate it.

Build quality 10/10 Beautiful looks, nice design, premium build quality.

Reception 9/10 Sometimes signs of death grip, also a lot of people had this problem, however amazing Wi-Fi reception.

Call quality 9/10 Good enough quality, I wish it could use options like smart dialing.

Internet 8/10 Great browser, but too limited.

Multimedia 10/10 Great audio quality, however not that perfect for watching movies(small display, doesn't open every video format, not 16:9), but has a nice battery for multimedia.

Camera 9/10 Great quality on image and video, sometimes unrealistic colors, and it needs more options in the camera interface.

UI speed 10/10 Smooth, no crashes, blazing overall speed.

Everyday usage 9/10 Overall it can do the job, some limitations however can hurt, but nice battery life.

Text input 9/10 Very good keyboard, but I wish I had a choice to change it.

Display 9/10 The best LCD unit with amazing resolution, but I wish it had better and brighter colors and more size. The phone has a lot of space not used by the display.

Battery 10/10 For a smartphones like this, it has very, very good battery life.

Pros

• Fast
• Easy to use
• Good hardware and build quality
• Uses the best LCD screen
• Could be improved a lot by jailbreaking
• Great audio quality

Cons

• Too limited
• Could use a bigger display

iKingTrust posted on 04 Sep 2011, 12:08

10

Amazing Device

iKingTrust has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I love this phone. This is the best phone i have ever had. Although it is not the best to try to customize because Apple is very particular about the sort of thing. I think its just to save us from our own self. I say that because I have jailbroken my phone and it does not work as smoothly if you download the wrong combination of hacks.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10 ATT sucks and they dont work well together

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10 Not as good as a camera that i would like being a graphic designer for Trust Artz

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Very Classy
• Apple made
• Retina display
• fast UI speed
• Long battery life
• tons of apps most are free
• syncs with itunes

Cons

• ATT service
• Kind of small

Assoyme posted on 24 Aug 2011, 11:56

10

Best smartphone

Assoyme has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I had an iPhone 3GS and i was very satisfied with it but iPhone 4 has all 3GS advantages plus some things that were missing from 3GS like LED flash. It's design is incredible, very comfortable in your hands, 3.5' screen is perfect, smartphones over 4' are bulky. Battery lasts long enough, more than a day with mid range usage. Gorilla glass in both sides will make sure that iPhone wont get a scratch but you should be careful with the sides of it cause they are vulnerable. Best multimedia player i ever saw and used. Only problem it's reception. Flash player is not so important since many sites have their own application. Generally better build quality than 3GS, faster and pretier. It worths its money.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 7/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Incredible screen, 3.5' LCD fits perfect in your hand
• Responsive touchscreen
• Perfect 5MP camera with nice LED flash
• iOS works perfectly in contrast with android
• Huge application store
• Gorilla glass (both sides)

Cons

• Few customization choices
• Bad reception when holding the antenna
• Battery has stand by issues, still lasts long when full use
• Sometimes has 3G problems
• Few camera settings

max2917 posted on 31 Jul 2011, 20:40

8

Great Phone

max2917 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

very firm, made of the same glass as helicopter windshields, and aluminum that's 20x stronger than steel,m yet you can still drop it and have it shatter. -.-without a case, I repeatedly dropped calls, but when they aren't dropping call quality is great!

Build quality 8/10 very firm, made of the same glass as helicopter windshields, and aluminum that's 20x stronger than steel,m yet you can still drop it and have it shatter. -.-

Reception 7/10 without a case, I repeatedly dropped calls

Call quality 9/10 when they aren't dropping great!

Internet 10/10 Safari is great and with 1 Ghz of processing its all the speed Ill need being that I almost never use the web browser anyways.

Multimedia 10/10 With the built in iPod what more can you ask for?

Camera 9/10 The 5 MP camera takes amazing pictures and stuning 720p HD video but most HTC phones have 8 MP cameras now

UI speed 9/10 Instant reaction 90% of the time the other ten there is lag

Everyday usage 8/10 It can be difficult sometimes and sometimes when I'm done talking on the phone the touch screen wolnt react to my touch due to the oils from my face, this can sometimes be very disruptive.

Text input 4/10 I hate it i cant type worth a crap on the keyboard I want my BB back.

Display 10/10 HOLY CRAP! blown away with 326ppi and each pixel only 78 nano meters across it does start to resemble text printed on paper.

Battery 7/10 If you are a heavy-ish not really user like me your brightness is very low and you need to charge it every night.

khalid +923014583913 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 14:18

8

best phone

khalid +923014583913 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

this is the best phone..you guys feel sorry for paying apps and settling unnecessary monthly bill,and your ego makes you think rich by paying it but just look around there are many things which can perform better than that.
I just had it for a month and I juz gave up for its lousy calls and really hate the camera,moreover,I can't check data usage and also video calls are only over wifi(kidding me huh?)

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 8/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 5/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Mac posted on 03 Jul 2011, 14:11

7

hasty purchase

Mac has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

bought two of these on the recommendation of a friend, that then proceeded to jailbreak his and is now going to the samsung infuse. Wifes phone crashed using a photo organizing app and was not easy to get to come back on. Not a lot of problems but there is some freezing up and stuttering on photo viewing or slide show viewing. Was disappointed right away by the lack of ability to sync with anything but iTunes and lack of a real blutooth transfer method. It is a great phone but keeps wanting money for things that are free on the android phones. I will next try a droid phone, this was an expensive lesson in not getting a complete understanding before purchasing this on the word of a friend and the at&t salesmen.

Build quality 10/10 nothing wrong with quality, and protected well with otter box

Reception 8/10 as good as my motorola tundra in most areas and we have spotty coverage at best

Call quality 9/10

Internet 4/10 must use apps for a proper experience, safari is not great. on wifi will show connected but not if the network has a good path to internet (ie mifi cards)

Multimedia 3/10 no flash, inability to upload video taken to apps or pc easily.

Camera 8/10 I do like the camera but no good way to store and seperate what you have taken without a new app. HD setting has bad motion blurr. For still shots in proper lighting it is a good camera.

UI speed 7/10

Everyday usage 5/10 hard on the battery, annoying notifications that can get in the way of current task, moving icons from home screen 1 to 2 not easily done. cant share anything directly with other non apple phones. otherwise a great device.

Text input 5/10 I have much difficulty typing on this screen. previously had a slider keyboard. Tried swype on friends phone and would like that for the iPhone.

Display 8/10 bad in sunlight and changes to low light a bit too soon (dimming automatically)

Battery 5/10 must use with caution if using for a standard eight hour work day with notifications for apps on. we have no 3g so can't say on that affect on battery.

Pros

• excellent build
• fast ui
• decent call quality
• good still camera
• good video camera
• good selection of apps
• easy to use

Cons

• battery
• no x platform sharing of data/media directly
• proprietary usb
• useless blutooth other than periferals
• apps cost money
• picture viewer/camera roll needs simple ability to organize and create folders
• notifications lock up screen
• edge is all we get here! it sucks
• low volume

R.S.Randhawa posted on 19 Jun 2011, 00:00

10

apple 1phone 4

R.S.Randhawa has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

The iphone is awesome.i like it very much . i have iphone 4. it is very gud .the camera is also very gud. it shape is very gud and its weight is also less. it is slim in body. its picture quality is very high. the iphone supports 1 lakh apps, 40,000 games and much more.it has a wifi facility . It sports a new retina display on the front, which is made of toughened glass.The back of the iPhone 4 is also made from the same toughened glass.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

UnhappyiPhoneOwner posted on 18 Jun 2011, 17:08

3

Mr

UnhappyiPhoneOwner has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Quite possibly the worst phone I have ever had, its over reliance on Apple's iTunes software is ridiculous in this day and age preventing you from just simply dragging and dropping files over. The worst thing though is the update process where it has to sync everything. WHY?!?!?! You deselect apps and movies so it won't take as long and it removes every single one of them on the device! This is an attricious piece of garbage that I have been stuck with for a year and will continue to have to use for another eight months

Build quality 8/10 Admittedly well built

Reception 1/10 Consistently loses reception and drops far more calls then it receives. Cannot even make a call for that matter

Call quality 1/10 You can't even make one, however when I was able to, the quality is garbage and seems to actually boost background noise. So much for noise cancellation

Internet 2/10 No Flash and always displays checkerboards due to a useless rendering engine

Multimedia 2/10 Reliance on iTunes is ridiculous and you cannot use lossless formats, it just converts them to proprietary rubbish

Camera 4/10 Camera is decent, ruined by UI

UI speed 2/10 The fact that you cannot find anything and its abysmal responsiveness doing anything is almost impossible

Everyday usage 2/10 One Word; AWFUL

Text input 2/10 Can't select anything without it mistyping and prediction engine is dismal

Display 2/10 Why bother with such a high resolution if its so bloody small!

Battery 4/10 Lasts quite a while but whats the point if the product is so garbage anyway?

Pros

• Great Build Quality
• Not Much Else

Cons

• Ridiculous reliance on iTunes
• Locked down and No Flash Player
• Pathetic Reception and Browswer
• Pathetic Call Quality
• Horrible UI with dismal customization
• Failure to perform even the most basic tasks
• Abysmal notification system
• Glass shatters easily
• Ridiculous design flaws
• Many more

MadHatter posted on 18 Jun 2011, 13:22

9

This is a Good phone, very good once jailbroken

MadHatter has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I have always held a grudge against Apple as a company, however, they can make one heck of a phone. It feels well built (just a little paranoid about glass on back), it has a wonderful display, huge app-store and in general a very intuitive device. The one thing I would recommend though is that every user jailbreak as soon as possible to fix the small things (notifications, lockscreen info, etc) and customize for their preference (keyboard, icons, etc).

Build quality 9/10 Not a fan of glass back

Reception 8/10 Decent, and as for the Death Grip, This is a phone that costs over $600... PUT A CASE ON IT!!

Call quality 10/10 Never had any problems

Internet 8/10 fast smooth, but no flash

Multimedia 10/10 only possible negative is there is no crossfade in ipod, other than that amazing.

Camera 8/10 This is a good 5MP sensor, however in this day and age a high end smartphone should have a high end 8MP sensor.

UI speed 10/10 completely smooth

Everyday usage 9/10 Usage is very good, IOS5 just needs to get here already and change the notifications.

Text input 7/10 always seem to miss-spell words with this keyboard and auto-correct is horrendous.

Display 9/10 Retina Display = Beautiful But somewhat small screen

Battery 10/10 lasts a day easily with heavy usage, two and a half if I am careful.

Pros

• Retinia Display
• Incredibly smooth interface
• Ipod
• Thin
• So... Many... Apps....
• Front camera
• Lots of fun cases out there
• Easy to Jailbreak

Cons

• Steve hates Flash
• 3.5in screen
• bad touch keyboard for manhands
• WEAK VIBRATE

Nishi posted on 08 Jun 2011, 05:53

10

superb touch phone

Nishi has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

nothing to say
Great phone

This is not a camera phone but camera quality and speed of taking pics is awesome. Its ratina highest-resolution screen makes it the best display amongst any phone. Front-facing video call camera is also good feature but doesnt work on 3G for video calling :(

apple is the best

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Touch
• Looks
• UI
• Speed

Cons

• high price

Leyjee posted on 03 Jun 2011, 00:14

7

Good..?

Leyjee has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I always despised iPhones and thought that people who had them were brainwashed. I used to have a Samsung Focus (wp7) It got stolen and got an iphone on insurance. It looks great, excellent build quality and the screen is almost as amazing as a super amoled. I love having so many apps and the itunes integration. But the social integration and notifications of iOS is so old and clumsy. the 3g is a bit here and there and the coverage goes down lots when you hold it in your left hand. The camera is great quality and takes amazing pictures. No fm radio and file sharing though. I think i will be updating to a 4'' super amoled Nokia Mango wp7 later this year...

Build quality 8/10 Great quality but cautious anout the glass...

Reception 4/10 death grip...

Call quality 10/10 perfect.

Internet 10/10 very fluid.

Multimedia 7/10 meh.

Camera 10/10 great.

UI speed 10/10 very fluid

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 9/10 autocorrect buggers up sometimes

Display 9/10 10 if it was 326ppi amoled

Battery 4/10 horrible.

Pros

• Good screen
• Good looks
• Great musioc player

Cons

• too fragile
• too expensive (feals like a liability)
• 3g...
• no gorilla glass...
• no fm radio
• no bluetoo sharing

Leyjee alternatives:

Samsung Focus

Samsung Galaxy S II

LG Optimus Black

Google Nexus S 4G

Ephone posted on 31 May 2011, 06:38

3

iPhone 4

Ephone has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Personally, I am very disappointed with the iPhone 4. Apple customer service is a...(fill in the blank).
As a "phone" it rates about a 1.5
Although I must give credit where credit is due, actually operating the iPhone 4 is very intuitive and relatively easy navigation of apps.
I think Apple might want to actually listen to the people who buy these phones, and incorporate some of the more "useful" functions.
My question to Apple is:
Why does it matter to you what people do with the iPhone once they purchase it ?
In reality, it's only a material thing, nothing more.

Build quality 1/10 Cheap construction, far too many seams and edges, clumbsy

Reception 1/10 Are you kidding me !

Call quality 1/10 I wouldn't call it "quality"

Internet 1/10 OK

Multimedia 1/10 OK

Camera 5/10 works well

UI speed 4/10 not bad

Everyday usage 3/10 It works, sometimes crashes

Text input 3/10

Display 5/10 Not in sunlight

Battery 3/10 OK for my usage

Pros

• Turns on regularly

Cons

• Reception
• Volume
• User interface capabilities
• LOCKED!
• Idiotic iTunes
• Home button and Earpice speaker location
• Apple's idea of what and how icons should look like

Anton posted on 22 May 2011, 02:23

10

It is the best phone...

Anton has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

The iPhone 4 is amazing,i have wanted to have an iphone since the 3gs was released,and now i was able to get one,it is really expensive but if you are able to afford it it has a strange feeling to it,once you get it you start feeling that no phone can surpass this,this is perfection and you simply stop caring about what new phoens are released...If the iphone 5 need to be convincing enogh to drop this beauty it must have a coffee maker in it or smth...

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Best interface
• Tons of apps,which can make your iphone into a small pc
• Screen is the ebst ive seen on any phone
• build quality is amazing,the retro switch buttons and overall expensive phone feel

Cons

• THe battery is consumed quickly,but then i use internet on it and different apps all day long,so no suprise.:)
• Due to the phone being very expensive i cant really simply drop it anywhere in the house i want.
• The phone is perfect you dont want anything else in it,t makes you stop caring about new phones...
• BLuetooth transfer as a standart feature,but hey,there are apps for it:)

raulmunteanu posted on 16 May 2011, 09:04

5

iphone

raulmunteanu has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

my best friend gave me his iphone 4 telling me that this is the best phone ever ...i gave him my samsung wave s8500.it was kind of like a 1 week trade. using it a week i realized how bad the battery, the display, the text imput, the camera, and the Ios is. to pay twice the price on an iphone than buying a better and i mean a BETTER smartphone is ridiculous. it seems the iphone is a phone for ages between 5 and 18. if you are a mature person that knows something about technology go and buy a samsung or sony ericsson smartphone!

Build quality 10/10 yes i must admit the built quality is very good it feels nice

Reception 8/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 5/10 no flash?!?!

Multimedia 5/10 a bit over avarage

Camera 3/10

UI speed 9/10 yes its fast

Everyday usage 6/10 i dont like the fact that you have all your apps and everything on the homescreen! very unpractical

Text input 3/10 small keys even in landscape mode

Display 4/10 to bad compared to super AMOLED

Battery 1/10 HORRIBLE i had to charge it every day just because of watching the clock

Pros

• built quality

Cons

• WAY to much money
• ios
• battery
• text imput
• no flash
• apps crush

raulmunteanu alternatives:

Samsung Wave

Samsung Galaxy S II

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc

Arshiyan posted on 05 May 2011, 00:12

7.5

IPhone 4

Arshiyan has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have never owned an Apple product before. I ran into the Apple and Verizon stores with no idea what to expect from a either of them, and came out genuinely interested in the iPhone. My apologies to Android die-hards, but I'm not a phone "power-user" and I'm not really concerned with free software and open source.

The phone itself is beautiful - polished glass and stainless steel band give it a very classy, high quality looks. Simply holding it gives the impression of a superior product. The interface is fluid & responds instantly, and is very natural and easy to use - I figured it out after only a few minutes in the store. Everything is easily accessible without having to dig through multiple menu.


IPhone 4.

Battery 5/10

Display 8/10

Text input 4/10

Everyday usage 8/10

UI speed 8/10

Camera 8/10

Multimedia 8/10

Internet 8/10

Call quality 10/10

Reception 7/10

Build quality 8/10

beefalo posted on 20 Apr 2011, 03:52

9

Great device - ok service

beefalo has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I am not going to go into a full review as almost everyone has at least read about or seen an iPhone 4 and has a general idea of the features and pros/cons. But I do want to call out a few things:

Build Quality - I saw a bunch of people complain about glass etc....this is one of the toughest phones I've ever owned. I've chucked it at things(yes i have anger issues), dropped it on cement, have it get crushed in my pocket when carrying things or when my gf sits on my lap and it still doesn't have a scratch(i am only using the apple bumpers as a case) Also, the only reason I even use a case(aside from the stupid antennagate problem that was blown out of proportion) is that the iPhone 4's design makes it easier to slip out of your hand, so the bumpers are very helpful in giving me a more solid grip.

Reception/Call quality - Much improved over previous iPhones...noise cancellation mic etc make it one of the best on ATT, however it obviously can't compete with verizon

Internet - I don't know why people and even sites claim ATT has the fastest network, it is dog slow and both verizon and sprint are faster for me

Camera - Amazing for a 5MP camera, looks better than many 8MP cameras and the HDR photos are awesome

Battery - Hands down best battery life on a smartphone...this thing can easily handle 2-3 days on normal usage and 1-1.5 days on heavy usage including playing 3d games

Keyboard - Still the best standard virtual keyboard out there, although I wish I could get SWYPE on it

Build quality 8/10 -2 for needing bumpers for getting a better grip on the thing and antenna-gate

Reception 7/10 Great for ATT, not so good compared to Verizon

Call quality 9/10 Best on ATT, still could be better when compared to something like a Motorola Droid

Internet 7/10 Safari is the best mobile browser currently, Flash would be nice but it honestly does eat CPU and hence battery life. Also minus b/c ATT network sucks in terms of reception and speed(I call BS on it being called the fastest)

Multimedia 7/10 Honestly, I don't use the iPod functionality on this phone. Due to the screen any video will look amazing. Sound quality is pretty good for the speaker. iPod interface seems functional enough...support for more video codecs would be nice but I doubt any phone maker would want to support the popular torrent formats...

Camera 9/10 For a phone, this is probably the best camera you can get. HDR is awesome, flash is great. Obviously even more MP would be better.

UI speed 9/10 Very responsive and fast, honestly can't complain at all minus the occasional load time for an app.

Everyday usage 9/10 Does what I need to do very quickly and easily. It was designed for achieving what people want to do...things like the unread badges on mail and text are proof of that. Could still be better, especially when it comes to notifications.

Text input 9/10 Best standard virtual keyboard, but I wish it had SWYPE.

Display 10/10 I thought the whole upped resolution was BS when Apple announced it, but when I saw that I could read things without zooming in I was sold. High PPI is the way to go in the future. Also, excellent brightness, colors, viewing angles and response time. Really have no reason to complain, but the contrast on those super amoled phones does make me drool just a bit.

Battery 10/10 Other than blackberry(which IMO sucks), iphone 4 sets the standard for smartphone battery life.

Pros

• iOS speed and design
• Battery life
• Display quality and resolution
• Best EAS implementation I've used
• Suprisingly powerful gaming system
• The little things(ring/silent switch, app badges, doing things while on a call, etc.)
• Facetime is actually pretty nice(and since it runs over WiFi, you can make up for crappy reception)
• Get phone updates immediately, don't need to wait for your carrier to deploy them

Cons

• ATT
• Notifications are modal
• Doesn't let you choose whether to send a response or not when responding to a meeting invitation
• No SWYPE or alternate keyboards
• Need to connect to computer for updated and sync(Apple needs to get their cloud services going!)

beefalo alternatives:

Samsung Focus

Taj posted on 14 Apr 2011, 05:16

10

WOW PHONE

Taj has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Iphone get improvment ever year thtas why still the best phone in touch screen field the new retina display with 960x640 its breath taking screen, new battry its excllent 10+ its more than enough for ever day usage, app with Retina display looks amazing, the 5 m pixel camera its major imporvment in iphone 4 with the front facing camera that Apple mentioned its VGA camera! it does look like an 2 m pixel camera wow.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• n/a

Cons

• n/a

Lexus posted on 13 Apr 2011, 12:26

10

Best touch phone ever

Lexus has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

What can I say iPhone 4 the best touch screen I ever use it in touch phone the best swipe best multitouch phone best design so smooth and so fast touch it's so respensive unlike other touch screen phone I didn't face any call drop and call quality it's v good.Z

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Fantasy phone

Cons

• N/a

vairavidan posted on 30 Mar 2011, 19:27

10

BEST SMARTPHONE ON THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vairavidan has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

apple's crown and jewel phone. fabulos features and specification. facetime, the first mobile phone which brings video call to the world. before this only can hear the voice, but now i can see how the person is doing, can see his/her surroundings. second is retina display, the highest resolution ever built in a phone. i'm doing this reiew by using my new iphone 4. the display is awsome. the camera, the first high definition video camera phone, and 5 megapixel camerawith led flash.


problems and solutions:

1) the antenna system- is not just for iphone 4 but it is the weakness to all smartphones avaiable in world. you should see the iphone 4 press meet in youtube. apple comes out with solutions that is put a bumper or case for phone and iOS version 4.0.1 is released which will repair the signal bars and bugs.


so ithink iphone 4 is the best ever phone which ever created. even had a problem the apple always comes out with an solution because they care every users.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Ghibli posted on 20 Mar 2011, 09:09

1

The most disappointing phone and service I've ever had. I will surely stay away from apple products.

Ghibli has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have had a terrible experience with my iphone4.
-WiFi is not working properly since the evening of the day I bought.
-After one week, the phone did not turn on, it was completely dead. The service center (DTAC) also hesitated to give me the new one. They just said a small piece of paper is found in my handset, which was ridiculous, I have just bought it new (from their very showroom)!!!
(I suspect apple have send a refurbished handsets to sell as a new one in third world countries.)
However, I had got a new handset with much older version of iOS and had to reinstall everything again.
-With new handset, I had found my internal memory was 14GB not 16GB, the DTAC service center could not give me the reason why it was less than it should have been, especially it was less than the one they replaced for me.
-For as many reasons as stars in the sky, they rejected to replace me with the new one with 16GB memory.
-The worst thing is it fails to serve its main purpose, the voice call or "PHONE".

Other experiences can be found in rating comments.

I still regret I changed from my old Nokia e71 to iPhone4, it could not serve any of my purposes like my old Nokia did. No Quickoffice which I can create and edit office2007 Word/Excel/Powerpoint files. No Lotus notes traveller which I can access my company mail, etc.

After my 2 years contract is over, I will never come back to iPhone again, I promise.

Build quality 1/10 Too fragile.

Reception 1/10 Probably caused by its antenna design but its pretty bad...Need shaking to receive good signal, very annoying when talking.

Call quality 1/10 Call quality is ok but others can't call me while I am using data e.g. internet. That is unacceptable.

Internet 1/10 Without flash player, this phone is rubbish. I can not see any of pages I need.

Multimedia 2/10 Nothing above average.

Camera 3/10 Saturate colour but IQ is bad and noisy.

UI speed 1/10 The touch screen respond pretty fast, however, it's too fast for me. It always opens whatever I do not want every time my finger pass.

Everyday usage 1/10 I have to shut it down everyday to avoid its black out.

Text input 1/10 Virtual keyboard is too small and too responsive to use.

Display 3/10 Nice but just average. Menu and icons arrangement is unfriendly. I could hardly find what I want on the crowded pages, except those I frequently use.

Battery 1/10 Battery dies pretty fast, I have to carry my charger all the time.

Pros

• This phone is just an expensive toy, nothing more.

Cons

• voice call from others is impossible while you are using data transfer.
• Too fragile.
• virtual keyboard is ridiculous.
• Touch screen too responsive that I always mistouch.
• Have to recharge twice or trice a day.
• No flash player makes my surfing "difficult".
• No business tools like quick office, zip which i can create and edit my work.
• Can not pair bluetooth with other devices except earphone.
• Can not swap between applications like I can do in Symbian.
• Antenna design make this phone a rubbish phone, a cheapest mobile phone from china serve even better as a phone.