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iPhone 4 First Impressions

I got to check out the iPhone 4 yesterday and, once again, today with Art (@artsamaniego) and we placed it side by side the Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Desire — then comparing the Retina Display, AMOLED and Super AMOLED display of the three.

First, here are some of my first impressions of the new iPhone 4.

The device feels heavy for its size — this is due to the metal and glass construction of the iPhone 4 in a compact design. The design looks more industrial, leaving a hard, cold impression. It definitely doesn’t have the same look as the previous 3 generations of the iPhone.

The iPhone 4 is a smudge-magnet — not only in the front panel but the back panel as well. The glass plates in front and in the back attracts fingerprints like there’s no tomorrow (a nice and simple bumper case with iShield might solve that though, including the signal issue).

The camera is impressive — takes pictures really fast with good quality images. We couldn’t test FaceTime but was able to try switching the camera view from the back to the front with ease. I’m thinking the ladies will use this feature as a mirror.

The device feels way more snappy than the older iPhone 3G I used to have — definitely has the same performance as my iPad.

We compared the display of the iPhone 4, HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy S — the Desire is bright and crisp, the Galaxy S is brighter but the iPhone 4 definitely has better resolution and a more refined display.

Here’s a 1-minute clip I took of Art’s iPhone 4 (he went to great lengths to get this unit and Manila Bulletin spent over 80k just to have first unit shipped to the Philippines).

Asked when the iPhone 4 will be released in the Philippines, Globe representatives replied that they are still confirming but would not say if it’s September or October.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

89 Responses

  1. Avatar for Mary Mary says:

    Nice phone

  2. Avatar for ipad case ipad case says:

    That looks soooo good , but i think i’ll wait a bit for the price to drop , i’m very cheap this way

  3. Avatar for MIKE MIKE says:

    all i want is 4″ super amoled, 12 mega pixel wl xenon flash smartphone

  4. Avatar for Teknisyan Teknisyan says:

    nice… but I think that white iphone4 has a better aesthetic than the black one. :)

    For those who have not read the reception issue on iphone 4, you can visit my “worthless” blog: :) Apparently some smart dude used the wrong formula in calculating the signal strength of the phone.

    http://www.teknisyan.net/2010/07/root-of-iphone-4-reception-issue.html

  5. Avatar for Nico Nico says:

    Was watching the video you took and noticed that even though you were holding the black bands on the antenna, the signal was not going down. Is this the real case? Did it experience any signal loss?

  6. Avatar for Mon Makuto Mon Makuto says:

    Comment kayo ng comment, wala man kaung pambili, mga pulubi.

  7. Avatar for John Ray Cabrera John Ray Cabrera says:

    can you also do a comparison between the three? iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S, and HTC Desire?

  8. Avatar for Kraven Kraven says:

    Greenhills sells it @ 40k to 45k..according to one vendor this must have been smuggled before it gets to the US. They also sell Ipad at 30k…so far it’s better than my 3gs…but I prefer to update to os4 than to purchase iPhon
    e 4…

  9. Avatar for Jesse Navarro Jesse Navarro says:

    sir abe, pa share naman how you got your iphone :)

    waiting for your review on it.

  10. Avatar for animohosting animohosting says:

    it looks good!

  11. Avatar for miko miko says:

    i-review na yan! =)

  12. Avatar for lyza lyza says:

    ok na ba sya to use, ung available na unit sa greenhills,i mean na-jailbreak na po ba?thanks

  13. Avatar for harcheng harcheng says:

    @abeolandres does the unit also experience signal problems when held “incorrectly”?

  14. Avatar for harcheng harcheng says:

    @abeolandres does the unit also experience signal problems when held “incorrectly”?

  15. Avatar for Apollo Apollo says:

    Go for Samsung wave!

  16. Avatar for Patricia Patricia says:

    So among the three, which one do you prefer? =)

  17. Avatar for joeyoliver joeyoliver says:

    Sir, may iphone 4 na sa greenhills. 40k.

  18. Avatar for drichhhh drichhhh says:

    @abeolandres which do you think is the better buy overall? Galaxy S or IPhone?

  19. Avatar for drichhhh drichhhh says:

    @abeolandres which do you think is the better buy overall? Galaxy S or IPhone?

  20. Avatar for arlenetamayo arlenetamayo says:

    @abeolandres how did you get one?

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