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Posted: 09 Jan 2007 Announced: 09 Jan 2007
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
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Apple iPhone is unique phone with slim profile and no keys - it has 3.5 inches touch display that uses multi-touch technology for navigation. A sensor controls the orientation of the display, and iPhone OS controls the smartphone's functionality. It is a quad-band GSM/EDGE device with WiFi and Bluetooth, and features 16/8/4GB of memory. Among its features there are YouTube and Google Maps applications, excellent internet browser called Safari and iPOD music/video player with CoverFlow technology, showing large album covers.

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Excellent 8.8 out of 10

Good

8.2 out of 10

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Apple iPhone specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (165 ppi)
Slow processor (412 MHz)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 (115 x 61 x 11.6 mm)
Weight:
- 4.80 oz (135 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control, Other

Display

Physical size:
- 3.50 inches
Resolution:
- 320 x 480 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 165 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- LCD
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 8.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Music playback:
- 24.00 hours
Video playback:
- 7.00 hours
Capacity:
- 1400 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 412 MHz
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels, Immobile

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, WAV
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.264
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Streaming:
- - Audio, Video
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Safari Browser; Tabs supported
- Supports:
  - HTML

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch
Messaging:
- SMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0, EDR
- Profiles:
  - Generic Access (GAP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - Proprietary
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
Charging connector:
- Proprietary
- Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 17 May 2007
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    BCGA1203 link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 0.97 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.61 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 850 MHz

Availability

Officially announced:
- 09 Jan 2007

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Apple iPhone 4GB

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 4096 MB

Apple iPhone 8GB

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB

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