Apple iOS 4 review: Getting there

25 June 2010
iPhone 4 launch day came and went and Number Four has taken over. Today, as the dust settles, we hope to move away from the hype and take a clear-headed look at what’s new in the iOS4. No, this isn’t a full-featured iPhone 4 review, nor is it...

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  • Anonymous
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  • 27 Jun 2010

i love gsmarena, they actually tell us how it is and dont suck up to apple and theyre "amazing phone". Thank you

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    • nomorese
    • S3d
    • 27 Jun 2010

    It's so nice not to be able to change your sms-signal, it removes so much pressure from the individual user, personalizing your phone can be hard.

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      • Anonymous
      • uts
      • 27 Jun 2010

      all good features available for both 3G and 3GS and the home screen wallpaper is available for iphone 3G and above. That's insane for the ipod touch 2nd generation users that home screen wallpaper feature is not available for Itouch2 users. Apple should really do something about it ?

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        • Iphone 4 user
        • q}m
        • 27 Jun 2010

        Vlada, 26 Jun 2010You do not understand: 1. high quality open video standard... moreThis is to Vlada. If this site is no good for reviews then go somewhere else. They do in-depth reviews and remain unbiased. Every phone has its flaws and so to does the Iphone. If you want reviews praising the Iphone then go to the many available fanboy sites. If the Iphone is the best phone for you then that's good for you but don't go bashing this site. Everyone has their own preferences and not everyone has a use for the Iphone. I currently have the Iphone 4 and even I don't believe its the best phone on the market. This is my opinion. If I didnt get it for a good deal then I would have not bought it. It's a premium product that I don't believe it is worth. I don't understand why a lot of apple fanboys don't realize they are paying extra for the brand. What it sells for does not match its features. Again, the Iphone 4 not being the best on the market is just my opinion and everyone is entitled to theirs as long as they don't bash other phones.

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          • Anonymous
          • 43k
          • 27 Jun 2010

          if you restore an iphone 3g to factory settings *through itunes* & then update to 4.0 it will run LIKE BUTTER! i know because thats what i did

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            • Anonymous
            • Ld7
            • 27 Jun 2010

            Looks to me they are copying Android??? especially the SMS menu???

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              • Anonymous
              • 0n3
              • 26 Jun 2010

              SMS tones are still not customizable
              No proper file browser or access to the file system
              No USB mass storage mode
              No Bluetooth file transfers to other mobile phones
              Contacts lack a swipe-to-delete or mass delete feature
              No SMS/MMS delivery notifications

              Cmon Apple make something good already!!!ANY NORMAL PHONE CAN SEND VIA BLOOTOOTH.Is that really worth it?!?!my 100$ nokia can do those things

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                • Mikal
                • 4@C
                • 26 Jun 2010

                Anonymous, 26 Jun 2010This is the latest biased review by gsmarena. Hey ppl why d... moreOh don't be so defensive. The reviewer talks about the likes AND dislikes of the software and is all opinion anyway. It's NOT biased. If you don't like it, go read a review somewhere else.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nqe
                  • 26 Jun 2010

                  This is the latest biased review by gsmarena. Hey ppl why don't you focus on the things that iOS does far BETTER than any other os and instead give us your regular biased stuff.

                  No Flash support in the web browser - and what? i am missing some ad banners
                  No true multitasking for all applications - i am not on a desktop to run 100 apps at once. I don't need my phone to be laggy because of this
                  iOS4 for iPhone 3G has limited new feature set - as if apple should support their phones forever. who else does it?
                  Poor performance on iPhone 3G - try installing win 7 on your 10 years old machine
                  No quick toggles for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or 3G - really?
                  No social networking integration - do I need all this stupid social networks stuff wherever I go?
                  No info widgets on lockscreen or homescreen - my homescreen looks better without them
                  SMS tones are still not customizable - should I put the new Britney's song?
                  No mass mark emails as read - never thought about this
                  No proper file browser or access to the file system - Apple's approach is better - most of the people don't need to do this on a mobile phone
                  No USB mass storage mode - I have usb drives to store files. 16 or 32 GB of media content is all I need
                  No vibration feedback when touching the screen - I don't intend to touch it with my ass
                  No Bluetooth file transfers to other mobile phones -
                  Contacts lack a swipe-to-delete or mass delete feature - don't you think they are syncable?
                  No SMS/MMS delivery notifications - oh, what a fail
                  No smart dialing (but Spotlight is a somewhat of a substitute) - I have never dialed numbers quicker compared to any other phones I've used - Nokias, HTCs
                  No DivX or XviD video support and no official third-party application to play that - another reason for committing suicide
                  The whole iPhone is too depe

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                    • philh
                    • mX@
                    • 26 Jun 2010

                    Pathetic OS, every single version of it. And re "And by the way, applicants for the next iPhone killer are welcome again." where have you been gsmarena, original iphone was just a bad joke and since then it was brutaly murdered several times..

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                      • Anonymous
                      • YTL
                      • 26 Jun 2010

                      Pyro, 26 Jun 2010Simple question,your nokia can play tower bloxx as played o... moreNokia N900 can install upto application size of 744 mb. Can your iphone do this??

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                        • Lbj
                        • 26 Jun 2010

                        thnx a lot gsmarena, as far as i know.. none of the other review or mobile fone site wud ever point out ' whats still mising'. there just giving it a straight hit.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 2@U
                          • 26 Jun 2010

                          funi how apple fan boys keep defending an obviously defective pdt, but feel tht they got a world class pdt for their $$$....keep posting....it really makes my day....

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vaP
                            • 26 Jun 2010

                            Vlada, 26 Jun 2010You do not understand: 1. high quality open video standard... moreHTML5 is standard? WOW! Is it 2022 already?

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                              • vaP
                              • 26 Jun 2010

                              Applicants for the next iPhone killer? Isn't the Nexus 1 been doing that since it came out?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • t7X
                                • 26 Jun 2010

                                Pyro, 26 Jun 2010Simple question,your nokia can play tower bloxx as played o... moredude.wats with 500 mb?thats sheer stupidity.have u ever seen s60 on action?5 mb is the maximum size for all s60 appz..we dnt need 500 mb apz coz s60 works fine with below 5mb size appz

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • M8T
                                  • 26 Jun 2010

                                  Anywho, when is the review on Dell Streak gonna pop up? Everyone seems verry happy with that phone. Delicious 5 inch screen!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • M8T
                                    • 26 Jun 2010

                                    iPhone OS4.... bringing features from 2004 on a 2010 update is just sad... Just go out and buy a unlocked HTC device from 2005 for 70 USD and you would still be better off.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • tu6
                                      • 26 Jun 2010

                                      iOS4's does exactly the same thing 3G does, FREEZE APPs, NOT MULTITASK.

                                      The only difference is that now, it shows you what apps are frozen in the background.

                                      It should be really called "OPEN APPS BOOKMARK with APPS KILL OPTION".

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • tu6
                                        • 26 Jun 2010

                                        hamid, 26 Jun 2010they said multitasking is going to be great on ios 4, but s... moreHonestly dude, no one can help you, least of all Apple. Hope you have a nice iphone day.