iPhone 4 Teardown provide a look inside this new device. For more detailed technical information on the silicon inside the iPhone 4, be sure to check out Chipworks’ in-depth analysis of the iPhone 4’s components. Chipworks will take the reader inside what makes the iPhone 4 so amazingly cool to Apple fanboys. The reviewers of several magazines have already agreed that the iPhone 4’s hardware is state-of-the-art industrial design.
The hardware includes: iPhone 4 is based on 1 GHz Apple A4 ARM (Cortex A8) processor, 512 megabytes of RAM, Texas Instruments touch display controller, Cirrus Logic sound, STMicro gyroscope, Broadcom 802.11n/Bluetooth, and some other ICs from Skyworks and TriQuintin.
iPhone 4 Leads the Pack With Stunning Design, Interface
http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_iphone_4
Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone makes its predecessors look like toys. Heck, even the iPad looks sissy now. It’s an impressive upgrade.
The defining feature of the iPhone 4 is its 960-by-640-pixel display, which has a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch, far higher than any other consumer display. Apps, websites, photos and videos look stellar. Text is crisper, images look rich and detailed, and colors are stunning. It’s been hard to put down this phone: Staring at that screen is addictive.
Currently, FaceTime is only available for iPhone 4 users, so the number of people you can video chat with is limited. However, Apple published FaceTime as an open protocol: Any software developer can integrate the service into their third-party software on Macs, Windows machines or even competing smartphones, such as the HTC Evo 4G.
However, AT&T’s overloaded 3G network remains a major concern for old-school telephoning. Call quality sounds clearer with a noise-canceling microphone on top of the handset, but reception problems persist
iPhone costs $188 to make
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/06/28/iphone-costs-188-to-make/
Another day, another iSuppli teardown. The folks at iSuppli have found that the iPhone 4, according to their estimates, costs $188 to make. While this is almost comically low, it says something about Apple’s ability to mass produce phones and the high margins they’re able to make on relatively low-cost products.
In related news, iFixIt is now selling almost all the replacement parts you could want for your iPhone so you can build our own device at home, even further undercutting Apple’s dreaded hegemony.
Comments on iPhone 4 “antenna problem”:
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/02appleletter.html
“We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. “
I just saw a tweet which says unlock for iphone 4 will be available soon in Uk. Anybody knows knows anything about this.
I love my phone but hate the company
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“Steve Jobs, shares displeasure with the critical coverage of the phone’s reception problems” Maybe if they acknowleged our concerns sooner the media storm wouldn’t have gotten so bad. I think people at Apple thought if they ignored the problem it would disappear. Obviously Apple is absolutely on its way to become the company they once hated.
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Scenes from the iPhone 4 antenna press event (photos)
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1035_3-10004149.html?tag=mncol
Apple held an invite-only press conference to discuss its latest mobile device, the iPhone 4, and more specifically, the reported reception issues users were having.
Jobs referred to the situation as “Antennagate,” but said that getting signal loss from holding the iPhone 4 was “not unique” when compared to other smartphones.
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Some new links on iPhone4 antenna issue:
Papermaster’s Departure Linked to ‘Cultural Incompatibility’ Rather Than Antenna Issues
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/08/papermasters-departure-linked-to-cultural-incompatibility-rather-than-antenna-issues/
Papermaster and That Damn Antenna
http://daringfireball.net/2010/08/papermaster_damn_antenna
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Antennagate cost Apple 20% of sales
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/08/antennagate-cost-apple-20-of-sales/
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iPhone share of phone market in Q1: 5% volumes, 20% revenues, 55% profit
http://www.asymco.com/2011/05/16/iphone-share-of-phone-market-in-q1/
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Apple’s iPhone 4S Cracked Open, Money Spills Out
http://allthingsd.com/20111019/apples-iphone-4s-cracked-open-money-spills-out/
In the case of the iPhone 4S, Rassweiler estimates that the BOM cost ranges from $188 for the 16 gigabyte version of the iPhone 4S to $207 for the 32GB version and $245 for the 64GB version. Apple and its carrier partners sell the phones for $199, $299 and $399 respectively, typically with a two-year contract for wireless service that carriers use to subsidize the cost they pay Apple.
Apple iPhone 4S (16GB) Mobile Handset Hardware Analysis
Teardown Analysis – Apple iPhone 4S (16GB) Mobile Handset
http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/Pages/Apple-iPhone-4S-16GB-Mobile-Handset-Hardware-Analysis.aspx
Video: Apple iPhone 4S Animated Teardown
http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=236187
The flash movie allows you to drill down to the component level and visualize the assembly and packaging of Apple’s latest product.
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Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case fixes its own scratches and blemishes
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/16/2710969/nissan-scratch-shield-iphone-case-healing
A few years ago, Nissan developed a type of paint for its cars that can automatically fix scratches — now the company’s taking its tech off your car and onto your iPhone 4 or 4S.
And did we mention it heals itself? The case’s paint is made of polyrotaxane, which Nissan says reacts when its structure is changed and actually morphs back into its original shape, covering over the scratch. The process takes between an hour and a week depending on the severity of the blemish
NYTimes: Why Apple builds its products in China
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/21/nytimes-why-apple-builds-its-products-in-china/
The most interesting tale might have been the last minute decision to make the iPhone’s display glass
Interestingly, the biggest piece of the iPhone made in the U.S. is the processor, which is manufactured in Texas.
Apple Announces Most Profitable Quarter in History
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/01/24/230257/apple-announces-most-profitable-quarter-in-history
Foxconn employee tells us that the next iPhone is ready for production, indicates likely summer launch
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/25/foxconn-employee-tells-us-that-the-next-iphone-is-ready-for-production-indicates-likely-summer-launch/
word from a reliable source at Foxconn in China that the iPhone 5, as it is currently being called, is now gearing for production.
4+ inch display (made by LG on at least one of them).
Samples so far have been symmetrical in thickness (also longer/wider).
Slideshow: Apple iPhone 4S Teardown
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&doc_id=234577&cid=NL_Newsletters+-+DN+Daily
What’s new and different in the iPhone 4S, compared to the original iPhone 4? That’s what UBM TechInsights sought to find out when we did this teardown of a spanking new, white 4S.
http://www.jamesjdonnelly.com/2010/08/poll-is-it-really-legal-vs-pr-in-a-crisis/