iPhone 4G leaked

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by RWebb

- bigger battery

- higher res. screen

- I assume it has more capabilities -- micro SIM use implies more circuitry in the approx. same size volume

has more button & front facing camera too

Plus OS4 will have multitasking which will be available on the 3GS but not the 3G.

[porsche4life]

Is it worth the 40 a month? Idk. Would I have it if money was tight? No. But I can spare the change and it's a rather nice gadget to have.

[RWebb]

Bingo - and unlike a normal cellphone; when you get another one you still can use the old iphone as a little music box and wifi device

[enzo1]

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[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Hmm I just had a thought... That uses a smaller sim card. Wonder what one of those will cost...

You can buy USB SIM card read / writers all over the place if you need to duplicate one or copy your info for some reason. The only real reason I could see someone in the US needing one is if they wanted to use an unlocked Euro phone and it had a micro rather than a mini SIM slot. Haven't ran into that problem yet, but I'm still on a Nokia N82.

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by Neilk

Plus OS4 will have multitasking which will be available on the 3GS but not the 3G.

Will OS4 become available for the 3GS???
When will that be if I may ask?

[slakjaw]

Originally Posted by jyl

That is correct. ATT has deployed neither WiMAX (if you called that 4G, anyway ATT doesn't seem too interested in it) or LTE (they've said this is what they will be doing, some pilots in 2010 but bulk of rollout is later).

WiMAX is the closest thing we have to 4G right now so might as well call it 4G. I used it when I was in Chicago and it is quite fast... I just dont know how there is going to be a 4g iphone when att is so far behind with rolling out 4g.

Anyways... looks like a neat device.

[island911]

Originally Posted by jyl

A "smartphone" is just a convenience. Whether it's worth the $40/mo over a cheap voice plan, depends. I like it. What I use:
- read PPOT when waiting in line, at airport, etc
- find my way around w/ maps and GPS, don't have a PND
- email and voice
- HP12C and HP11C, I think RPN
- Chinese and French translation, conjugation
- iPod
- look up calories for my diet
- watch Youtube when bored
- watch stocks and markets
- take notes in meetings

wait wait . . I thought that HP made nothing put crap. ...so why would apple allow such stupid crap in their box of electronic awesomeness? (gti)

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by island911

wait wait . . I thought that HP made nothing put crap. ...so why would apple allow such stupid crap in their box of electronic awesomeness? (gti)

They reproduced the classic HP Calculator interface as software. And it's even more awesome than the real thing ever was.

[jyl]

The HP12C and HP11C emulators are not AAPL, they are apps you have to buy ($25 each IIRC). From the days when HPQ made really, really good stuff. Pathetic that they let their calculator division dwindle to near irrelevance. Check out TXN's earnings reports, their calculator business is very significant and profitable indeed, and that could have been HPQ's business. HPQ still makes some good stuff, though.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by jyl

The HP12C and HP11C emulators are not AAPL, they are apps you have to buy ($25 each IIRC).

Just messin with Glen.

[Ronbo]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Will OS4 become available for the 3GS???
When will that be if I may ask?

OS4 will be available and fully functional on the 3GS. It's expected to come out in June.