Apple announces iPhone now delivers up to 8 hours of talk time, new glass display
Talk about last minute upgrades: In a press release today, Apple has revealed a number of significant upgrades to both the iPhone's battery life and touch screen. Instead of what I believe was around 5 hours of video/talk and 16 hours of audio playback, Apple has updated the iPhone's battery life rating to the following numbers: up to 8 hours talk time, a whopping 250 hours of standby (over 10 days), 6 hours of internet use, 7 hours of video playback and 24 hours of audio playback. Of course, just like any other mobile phone, these numbers can vary depending on various factors like intermittent use and network configuration (whether features like Wi-Fi or the speakerphone are enabled, etc.).
In addition, Apple has changed the spec of the original 3.5" plastic surface of the iPhone to "optical-quality" glass, which should bring some smiles to those who were concerned about the durability of the phone's primary feature and user interface.
This is quite the update to drop on anxious customers less than two weeks from launch. I can only wonder what other tricks and unknown or upgraded features (PUSH email? HSPDA instead of EDGE?) Apple could be waiting to announce.
Update: Interestingly, this latest press release also mentions the iPhone's pricing - again at $499 and $599 for 4GB and 8GB, respectively - but makes no mention of contracts being involved with those prices. Since Apple dropped the "2-year activation required" language from their ads after originally airing them, this might offer more hope to those who aren't able to renew a contract just yet to get the discounts.
Update 2: Commenter Greg points out that Apple's competitive chart shows the Nokia N95 as a no-WiFi device, when it actually does do WiFi. We hope this error will be corrected in short order.
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And of course, apple does not compare the full specs of the iPhone against the competition's. Let's say... GPS system of the N95 and camera resolution as previolsly posted. Of course the iPhone runs google earth but imagine that combined with GPS. I'm sure there is (or will be) a program for the N95 that will achieve that, after all, it runs symbian.
June 21 2007 at 2:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow, three people that didn't check to see if the chart was updated. That's a pretty quick turn-around though.
bmcfadden: Come on, you you really *need* this thing? Maybe you are trying to be a pompous arse, but geez. Some people, even those with jobs, actually place a value on that money. I certainly think I have much better things to spend the money on, definitely when considering it's a rev A. of a product type in a product category that Apple's never built before.
they fixed the comparison chart. The n95 is now listed as having wifi
June 18 2007 at 7:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Nokia information is now corrected.
June 18 2007 at 3:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is certainly interesting news, and obviously timed to push back against the naysayers. But regarding the glass screen: I don't remember Apple ever saying that it was anything other than glass! I never saw a press release or tech spec document that specified that it was plastic; in fact, I assumed it was glass all along because Steve Jobs mentioned glass at the introduction...
June 18 2007 at 1:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replynumber 25 do you ever get tired of your own whining ? I just refused to pay full price, for something that is unproven. Is an iphone anything we really need? remember there is a sucker born every minute.
June 18 2007 at 12:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyN95 WiFi status is fixed now...
the cart says N95 supports WiFi
awwwwww pooooor miguel, i feel so sorry for you ... $500 is too much? have you thought about maybe getting a job? I'm so sick of whiners like you ... if you can't afford something, then just don't buy it ... the rest of us will figure out a way to afford the tools we need.
June 18 2007 at 12:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replysorry folks i for one won't be standing in line for an iphone. 500 dollars is just to high an price for me. But you never know 6 months from now when we have V2.0 for 300 bucks.
June 18 2007 at 12:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou ppl all need to get over the whole ''Apple dropped the contract terms'' thing, their WILL be a 2 YR agreement required, it's standard practice for any cell phone company, the estimated consumers for the device is 2 million over a span, do u honestly think they'll be giving that buisness away with NO contracts, think ppl, geez
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