The latest iPhone 4G (Iphone HD as some as referring to it) was launched on 7th June 2010 by Steve Jobs at the Apple WWDC. Most iPhone users have been waiting for the iPhone 4G as it promises some new features and long lasting battery life, which most were complaining about.

The new iPhone 4G has “one of the most beautiful designs you’ve ever seen,” Jobs said at the WWDC in San Francisco. “This is without a doubt the most precise thing and one of the most beautiful things we’ve ever made.”

So what really is so different about this phone, and when will it be launched in Mumbai, India?

The design:

• Its 9.3mm thick, that is 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS. Its made of stainless steel and glass, and with integrated antenna system.
• The iPhone 4 has a front camera and now supports video calling (Also called faceTime)
• As Steve Jobs claim, its the slimmest smartphone ever.

Sharper Screen:

• With 326 pixels per inch — four times that of previous Apple phones — Jobs says the iPhone 4′s “retina display” screen is years ahead of anything else on the market.
• “Text looks like you’ve seen it in a fine printed book — unlike you’ve ever seen on an electronic display before,” he said. “Once you’ve used a retina display you can’t go back.”

Camera:

• The iPhone 4G has a better camera now – The iPhone 4 shoots photos with 5 megapixels of resolution, compared to 3 megapixels before.
• Apple has added an LED flash to the iPhone 4′s camera, which lets mobile photographers shoot photos and video more easily at night.

Multitasking

• One of the problems the old iPhone had was that it did NOT support Multi tasking. With the iPhone 4G, you get a new operating system, which is capable enough of handling multitasking, so starting June 21st, you can listen to music, while checking your emails at the same time.
• This is nothing new because most phones already support multitasking, but its a feature much waited for in the iPhone.

iPhone 4 availability in India

US users will get their iPhones this month (June 2010) but their counterparts in India will have to wait for a couple of months. The price tag set by Apple is $199 with a 2 year contract, and they plan to roll the iPhone in more countries in the coming months.

Vodafone has already announced that they will roll the iPhone 4g in India, but have not given any specific date. From what everyone is anticipating, the iPhone 4g will be available in India by end of this year, and it should be priced Rs 30,000 upwards.

Watch this space for more.