Apple IPhone

Here is the first Apple phone. The developer claims the iPhone is not a plain phone, that is a "smart" device run by OS X. Unique user interface Multi-Touch is provided. That is a touchscreen control system ignoring accidental pressures, however it responses complex pressure combinations. The screen is 3.5" in diagonal (160 pixels for inch). Horizontal and vertical orientations are supported, switching is automatic. iPhone works in GSM netowrks (quadruple band), supports EDGE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0. Besides, there is a 2MP camera, 3.5 mm earphone connector. The American operator Cingular will release this device in two versions - with 4 and 8 GB of integrated flash memory.

• Class: smartphone, multimedia
• Position in the line: starts
• Rivals: Sony Ericsson W950
• Description based on official information

• General features
  • Announced in 2007, official announcement on the 09 January 2007
  • eGSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion
  • Battery life:
  • talk mode/video playback/web-surfing up to 5 hours
  • music playback mode up to 16 hours
  • 3.5" touchscreen with the resolution of 320x480 pixels
  • Operating system: OS X
  • Input system: Multi-touch
  • Сolours: black and silver
  • Weight: 135 gramms
  • Dimensions: 115x61x11,6 mm

• Memory
  • Phonebook, each name entry may contain several numbers, assign an image, a photo and a melody, including MP3/AAC
  • Users groups
  • Call lists with date and time specified
  • 4 GB or 8 GB of internal memory

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibracall
  • Polyphonic call melodies
  • Automatic redial
  • Speakerphone

• SMS
  • Concatenated messages
  • Message templates
  • Sending and receiving graphical messages

• Camera
  • Integrated 2.0 MP camera (the maximum resolution of 1600x1200 pixels)

• Multimedia
  • mp3/aac files as a call melody
  • Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, МР3, ААС, ААС+, е-ААС)

• Connectivity
  • Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • WAP 2.0/xHTML Safari Web-browser
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • MMS
  • SyncML
  • Synchronization with PC

• Organizer and extras
  • Google Maps
  • Date, time, world time
  • Alarm clock, reminder
  • Timer, stopwatch, calculator

Michail Machnaev ([email protected])
Published — 25 January 2007

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