Flashback: iPhone 4, the phone that made Apple a camera and display powerhouse

15 September 2019
The Retina Display kicked off a resolution war with other smartphone makers. Also, this was the first iPhone with a front-facing camera.

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Anders, 15 Sep 2019And here we are 9 years later and the iPhone 11 actually ha... moreAt which decimal place? Show your work. GSMArena says ~326ppi for both, as does Apple. My math agrees with ~326ppi in all directions (Length, Width, Diagonal) as well.

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    • 16 Sep 2019

    Anonymous, 15 Sep 2019Popularized? Galaxy S was launched with a super amoled disp... moreGalaxy S - 223ppi, terrible color accuracy, pentile arrangement creating a visible texture in most colors, high susceptibility to burn in and accuracy decay... I thought those displays were awful.

      iPhone 4 is still the Steve Jobs-era Apple. The company is far more successful today but their eye to detail and creativity is lost. Apple doesn't seem to care about the details anymore. Tim Cook doesn't have the OCD for that. He's a bean counter.

      Apple needs to rehire Scott Forstall. Tim Cook lacks any charisma. The only reason they continue to succeed is so many people are stuck with their ecosystem while Apple creates more subscription services to keep them there.

      The magic from Apple is long gone since Jobs died. I'm now rooting for a market crash with the mobile industry. If the market does crash, it means fire sale. We can purchase flagships for a fraction of their current price. No phone is worth more than $500 to me.

        It also starts the trend of cracked back case

          Zendroid, 16 Sep 2019Nah, it just seems like I'm talking to sheeps. Once a sheep... moreMy bad. Now I assert that you are too old for the Internet. You, sir, made my start of the day here in the East Coast just hilarious. Hahaha!

            [deleted post]Nah, it just seems like I'm talking to sheeps. Once a sheep, always a sheep. No matter what is wrong with the product, the sheep stands high.

            4s was the fix for the 4 problem. And without the antenna issue.

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              • i8x
              • 16 Sep 2019

              Best looking phone of all time

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                • MkE
                • 16 Sep 2019

                Best iPhone ever! A masterpiece of engeneering!

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                  • nrX
                  • 16 Sep 2019

                  Apple should make a 2020 remake of this, same everything but faster!! X3

                    Zendroid, 16 Sep 2019Based on facts, it doesn't change the truth. LolIf we agree with your so-called fact, we'd be all wrong. Haha

                      [deleted post]Based on facts, it doesn't change the truth. Lol

                        joe nodden, 16 Sep 2019Ah so by that logic you must be too broke to afford a Galax... moreAh, yes. Those real-life handheld gimmicks. GGWP.

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                          • 16 Sep 2019

                          I had an iPhone 4s; with some issues it is not in use as of now. Issues started wi fi net connection failing followed by ebbing cell strength. Saw it iPhone repairing outlet in Kolkata. Estimated cost of repairing as told by the outlet was for me too much. However, soon I bought an iPhone 5s, and using it now. Even as I use iPhone 5s, I can’t part with the iPhone 4s. As a lasting memento, I shall keep it with me, no matter it lies dead. It’s a dear dead to me. It had been wonderful in all respect: grips, design, look, sound and above all its camera.Its white colour is unique. It inspired to read about its creator, the Great Steve Jobs: his biography by Walter Isaacson. I call upon Apple if it can restore my iPhone 4s free for use. I just LOVE IT, my first iOS.

                            I wish iPhone 12 design would be an upscaled version of iPhone 5, with full screen front, and Usb C.
                            That would make me go for Apple.
                            Not a stupid notched ugly stove!

                              [deleted post]Ah so by that logic you must be too broke to afford a Galaxy Fold or Huawei Mate X.

                                Remember when the guy sold his kidney on the black market for an iPhone 4 and then ended up having his other one fail on him

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                                  • 16 Sep 2019

                                  By far, the best design in iphones to this very day

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                                    • 16 Sep 2019

                                    Oh, this was and still is the most wanted phone in my life, right after Nokia N81, because they both share a similar design language.

                                      The phone that needed a bumper to be able to hold. Yeah, we remember the phone with the worst antenna in history.