The new Apple iPhone 4... the first 24 hours...

Being a fan of the iPhone and finding having one for the last 3 years invaluable I pre-ordered an iPhone 4 (http://www.apple.com/iphone/) which arrived at the office on launch day.

Opening the box and handling the phone the first impression is how solid the phone feels with its glass front and back compared with the plastic case of the 3G/3GS.

When you turn it on the increased screen resolution (960-by-640) is immediately visible, it's impossible to see the pixels. This only has slightly less resolution than the iPad at quarter of it's size.

The iPhone 4's front glass is reported to be ‘Gorilla Glass’ made by Corning (http://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/index.aspx), which when watching youtube videos (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gorilla+glass+iphone&aq=f) of people trying to damage it seems impressive. I don't think I am brave enough to have a go myself though!

Compared with my 3g the new 5 mega pixel camera is very good, low light pictures look good and the addition of a flash is a welcome bonus. The HD video recording is great with the built in app allowing you to trim video down if required. Apple also released iMovie for the phone which gives you even more video editing abilities you can combine videos and add music etc..

Using FaceTime last night to call a friend the front facing camera allows you to video chat, it seemed smooth and responsive shame it only works on WiFi.

The new Apple A4 processor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A4) as used in the iPad gives the phone an incredible speedy response compared with my old 3G.

Inside the phone they have reduced the internal PCB size whilst increasing the processor speed. This extra space has allowed them to increase the battery size. It's too early to comment on how much extra time this increase battery will give you but apple reckon it's 12 days of standby time and up to 14 hours of talk time.

MLE Creative electronics is actively involved in using Apple Products as interface devices for clients working in the sustainability (eg http://www.ml-electronics.co.uk/mle-delivers-iphone-compatible--2wire-led-controller) & medical market sectors.

By Carl - Senior Arcitect, MLE Creative Electronics

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