Apple releases iPhone 4 stats page, video

I don't know, maybe Apple will release a "specs" page in addition to the "stats" page in this article's title. :/

So the new phone is thinner. Funny how I've never been concerned with the thickness of my iPhone, but the short battery life is an issue EVERY DAY for me. From what I can tell from other review the 40% greater talk time does not translate to other uses. Seriously I could care less about the thickness, but the overally battery life should be 200-300% what better than what the 3Gs offers.

I'm going to get one as soon as I can, thought unfortunately I'm away for a few days from the 24th. Hopefully, they'll have a way to reserve an iPhone before visiting an Apple store even if I reserve one a few days after release, as I had quite a few fruitless visits to the store when I got my 3G.

Unrelated, but I find it interesting that Apple are making no claims that this is faster than the 3GS, not even implied.

Here's my Facetime question...

Are they separating the audio/video data streams? Does audio go over cellular and video over the Wifi? I'm overseas a lot and stuck using hotel Wifi with skype etc (unless I want to pay the high intl cell rates). Will Facetime still work if I am ONLY connected to wifi and have the cellular radio turned off?

Apple FAIL. The guy video chatting with the wife and kid is seen on the bed holding the phone portrait, but the close up he is holding it landscape.

No that I really care....Can't wait for this phone.

Lots of great features! And like the new design. But what happened to the "clock" app!? Its not present on any of the iPhone 4 pics, nor mentioned on the feature-page where even the useless weather and stocks apps are briefly portrated! Sorry, but I need my alarm clock to get up in the mornings...

Hmmm. This step forward seems like more illusion than substance.

Well, I'm kinda glad the iPhone 4 was what I expected it to be. Made my pre-ordered Evo that much more of a good decision.

I really hope Apple still focuses energy in their computers now that they are a "mobile" company. It's bad enough the iPhone became stagnant and was surpassed, I don't know what I'd do with myself if Mac OSX became the same way.

"Optical lamination" seems to be fancy wording for exactly the type of treatment the original iPhone got: the screen and the front glass are fused into one inseparable assembly. On the one hand, this makes the replacement part vastly more expensive. On the other, the optical clarity is far superior. I remember when the first iPod Touch was released, how the newly-separated glass and LCD made the device look a bit cheaper, and I had hoped the iPhone would never get separate components. With the 3G, it did, but it looks like the iPhone 4 will go back to the old way. Combine this with IPS and quadruple the pixels, and I can't WAIT to see how it looks!

Lots of cool new features. Personally I think the video calling/front facing camera is a bit of a flop until an app comes out that lets you utilize it with a chat client. An Adium type client or even an upgrade to skype for iphone or iChat would make this even more worth while. Oh and if AT&T could also make their crappy network usable so we don't have to be on WiFi for it to work.... Did you notice Steve said they are working with "Carriers" to use it over networks? Was that a hint?