iPhone 4

{{further|History of iPhone}}

Before the official unveiling of the iPhone 4 on June 7, 2010, two prototypes were brought to the attention of the media, breaching Apple's normally secretive development process. Many of the speculations regarding technical specifications proved accurate.

On January 27, 2010, gadget website Engadget received leaked images of the unreleased first-generation iPad.{{cite web|last=Patel|first=Nilay|title=Is this the Apple tablet?|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/is-this-the-apple-tablet/|work=Engadget|access-date=March 20, 2016|date=January 27, 2010|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501162825/https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/is-this-the-apple-tablet/|url-status=live}} Unbeknownst to the editors and readers, these images contained two unreleased iPhone 4 models.{{cite web|last=Patel|first=Nilay|title=iPhone-iTablet Size Comparison|url=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/iphone-itablet-size-comparison-600.jpg|work=Engadget|access-date=March 20, 2016|date=January 27, 2010|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425035408/http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/iphone-itablet-size-comparison-600.jpg|url-status=live}} It wasn't until the subsequent Gizmodo release that they were aware of the complete contents of the images.{{cite web|last=Topolsky|first=Joshua|title=iPhone 4G: proof|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/18/iphone-4g-proof/|work=Engadget|access-date=March 20, 2016|date=April 18, 2010|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064818/https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/18/iphone-4g-proof/|url-status=live}}

On April 19, 2010, gadget website Gizmodo reported that they had purchased an iPhone prototype for $5000, and furthermore, had conducted a product teardown of the device. The prototype was reported to have been lost by an Apple employee, Gray Powell, in Redwood City, California.{{cite web|last=Golijan|first=Rosa|title=The Tale of Apple's Next iPhone|url=https://gizmodo.com/5520471/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|access-date=June 18, 2010|date=April 23, 2010|archive-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915063150/http://gizmodo.com/5520471/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone|url-status=live}} Shortly after Gizmodo published detailed information about the prototype, Apple's legal associates formally requested for the phone to be returned to Apple, and Gizmodo responded with the intent to cooperate.{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5520479/a-letter-apple-wants-its-secret-iphone-back|title=A Letter: Apple Wants Its Secret iPhone Back|first=Brian|last=Lam|date=April 19, 2010|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=August 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825155821/http://gizmodo.com/5520479/a-letter-apple-wants-its-secret-iphone-back|url-status=live}}

On April 23, officers from the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) task force of the California HTTAP Program raided the home of Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor responsible for reviewing the prototype, seizing all of his computers and hard drives.{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003446-37.html|title=Police seize Gizmodo's computers in iPhone probe|author1=Sandoval, Greg|author2=McCullagh, Declan|date=April 26, 2010|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=August 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808233222/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003446-37.html|url-status=live}} The Electronic Frontier Foundation criticized the raid as violating journalist source protection laws that forbid the seizure of journalist computers, as well as the suspicion that Apple had used its influence as a member of the steering committee, which is charged with direction and oversight of the California REACT task force to push police into action in a way that would not normally be conducted for this type of incident. Apple had already received the iPhone prototype before the raid when it was returned by Gizmodo.{{cite web| url = https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/gizmodo-search-warrant-illegal| title = OverREACTing: Dissecting the Gizmodo Warrant| first = Matt| last = Zimmerman| date = April 27, 2010| publisher = Electronic Frontier Foundation| access-date = June 18, 2010| archive-date = December 15, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171215193916/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/gizmodo-search-warrant-illegal| url-status = live}} The District Attorney stated that the investigation was suspended, and discontinued searching through the Gizmodo editor's belongings as they determine whether the shield laws are applicable, and cautioned that no charges have been issued at this point.{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-finder|title=iPhone Finder Regrets His 'Mistake'|author1=Chen, Brian|author2=Kim Zetter|date=April 29, 2010|publisher=Wired|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329165827/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-finder/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/business/media/03carr.html|title=A Lost iPhone Shows Apple's Churlish Side|first=David|last=Carr|date=May 2, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829081249/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/business/media/03carr.html|url-status=live}}

Pictures and video of a second prototype were published on a Vietnamese website, Taoviet, on May 12, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15072831?source%253Dmost_viewed.20F88DA3D7D369F5BB70F372987EAE1F.html&nclick_check=1|title=Another next-generation iPhone surfaces, this one in Vietnam|first=Troy|last=Wolverton|date=May 13, 2010|work=Mercury News|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135146/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15072831?source%3Dmost_viewed.20F88DA3D7D369F5BB70F372987EAE1F.html&nclick_check=1|url-status=live}} It was almost identical to the first, and used an A4 chip manufactured by Apple.{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5536912/another-lost-iphone-4-shows-new-details|title=Another Lost iPhone 4 Shows New Details|first=Jesus|last=Diaz|date=May 12, 2010|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161334/http://gizmodo.com/5536912/another-lost-iphone-4-shows-new-details|url-status=live}} The website purchased the prototype for $4,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/next-generation-iphone-escapes-in-vietnam|title=Next generation iPhone unscrewed from Vietnam|first=Thomas|last=Ricker|date=May 12, 2010|publisher=Engadget|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019000105/https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/next-generation-iphone-escapes-in-vietnam/|url-status=live}} DigiTimes reported that the screen resolution of the new phone was 960-by-640, which was confirmed by Apple at the iPhone 4's official announcement.

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The iPhone 4 was available for pre-order on June 15, 2010.{{Cite news|date=June 14, 2010|first1=David|last1=Chartier|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1152034/iPhone_4_preorder.html|title=iPhone 4 available for pre-order|work=Macworld|access-date=2017-09-21|language=en|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002644/https://www.macworld.com/article/1152034/iPhone_4_preorder.html|url-status=live}} Customers attempting to pre-order the iPhone 4 reported problems with the pre-order process on the US and UK online Apple Stores which crashed due to the surge in traffic.{{cite news|last=Beaumont|first=Claudine|title=Apple iPhone 4: Pre-orders break records despite technical issues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7833362/Apple-iPhone-4-Pre-orders-break-records-despite-technical-issues.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7833362/Apple-iPhone-4-Pre-orders-break-records-despite-technical-issues.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2010|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=June 16, 2010|location=London}}{{cbignore}} The same issue was reported with AT&T and SoftBank, Apple's exclusive partners in the United States and Japan respectively, who suspended advance sales of the iPhone 4 as demand threatened to exceed supply.{{cite web|last=Patel|first=Nilay|title=600,000 iPhone 4s pre-ordered, Apple apologizes for issues|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/600-000-iphone-4s-pre-ordered-apple-apologizes-for-issues|publisher=Engadget|access-date=July 18, 2010|date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009234312/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/600-000-iphone-4s-pre-ordered-apple-apologizes-for-issues/|url-status=live}} Retail stores were also unable to complete pre-order transactions due to the servers crashing.{{cite web|last=Murph|first=Darren|title=iPhone 4 pre-orderers overwhelm servers, world on the brink of ending|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/iphone-4-pre-orderers-overwhelm-servers-world-on-the-brink-of-e|publisher=Engadget|access-date=July 18, 2010|date=June 5, 2010|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122021806/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/iphone-4-pre-orderers-overwhelm-servers-world-on-the-brink-of-e/|url-status=live}}

Apple and its partner carriers received 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4 in the first 24 hours, the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that point.{{cite press release|title=Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 Pre-Orders|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/16iphone.html|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=June 23, 2010|date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=May 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521095158/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/16iphone.html|url-status=live}} Engadget reported that at 20:30 UTC, all iPhone 4 pre-order suppliers had sold out.{{cite web|last=Ziegler|first=Chris|title=AT&T sold out of iPhone 4 pre-orders for launch day|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/atandt-sold-out-of-iphone-4-for-launch-day|publisher=Engadget|access-date=July 18, 2010|date=June 15, 2010|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128145323/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/atandt-sold-out-of-iphone-4-for-launch-day/|url-status=live}} 1.7 million iPhone 4 models were sold in its first three days of availability.{{cite press release|title=iPhone 4 Sales Top 1.7 million|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/28iphone.html|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=July 18, 2010|date=June 28, 2010|archive-date=May 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521095758/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/28iphone.html|url-status=live}}

The iPhone 4 was also released through Orange in Tunisia and was available in eight cities at the launch.{{cite web|url=http://iphone.orange.tn/outrouveriphone-orange.html|title=Outrouver iPhone|publisher=Orange Tunisia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818155416/http://iphone.orange.tn/outrouveriphone-orange.html|archive-date=August 18, 2011|url-status=dead}} On July 30, 2010, iPhone 4 was made available for sale in Australia, New Zealand and 15 other countries with free bumper cases.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10662184|title=iPhone 4 launches in NZ|publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date=July 30, 2010|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080034/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10662184|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone4|title=iPhone 4|publisher=Vodafone NZ|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017123359/https://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone8/?color=Silver|url-status=live}} In South Korea, it was released by KT on September 10. In Israel, it was released, too, on September 24, through Cellcom, Pelephone and Orange. It was launched in Thailand on September 23 by AIS, DTAC and True Move, and in Malaysia on September 26 in Kuala Lumpur, and nationwide on September 27 according to the Malaysian service provider Maxis.

The iPhone 4 was released in South Africa on September 22 on the Vodacom and MTN networks, in very limited quantities.{{cite web|url=http://www.fin24.com/Business/iPhone-4-arrives-in-SA-20100920|publisher=Fin24|title=iPhone 4 arrives in SA|access-date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830073455/https://www.fin24.com/Business/iPhone-4-arrives-in-SA-20100920|url-status=live}} The iPhone 4 was launched in Vietnam on September 30 on VinaPhone and Viettel, at first in three major cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, and then all over the country by the end of October.

The iPhone 4 was launched in India on May 27, 2011 by Aircel and Airtel.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.in/news/apple-iphone-4-be-launched-may-27-aircel-airtel-49622011|title=Apple iPhone 4 To Be Launched on May 27 By Aircel, Airtel|work=PCWorld|publisher=IDG Media Private Ltd|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726211117/http://www.pcworld.in/news/apple-iphone-4-be-launched-may-27-aircel-airtel-49622011|archive-date=July 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}

On January 11, 2011, Verizon Wireless announced during a media event that it had reached an agreement with Apple and would begin selling a CDMA iPhone 4 in the United States, ending Apple's exclusivity agreement with AT&T. The Verizon iPhone went on sale on February 10 and pre orders began on February 3.{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/01/liveblog_the_verizon_iphone.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Liveblog: The Verizon iPhone|access-date=January 11, 2011|archive-date=July 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718011021/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/01/liveblog_the_verizon_iphone.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Memmott|first=Mark|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/11/132833078/its-official-verizon-has-iphone-4|title=It's Official: Verizon Has The iPhone 4: The Two-Way|newspaper=NPR|date=January 11, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2011|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220002855/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/11/132833078/its-official-verizon-has-iphone-4|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703791904576075681886276172|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Shayndi|last=Raice|title=Verizon Unwraps iPhone|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=July 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718001323/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703791904576075681886276172|url-status=live}} The Verizon iPhone includes the 'Personal Hotspot" feature which allows a user to use the iPhone as a wireless hotspot, with up to five devices connecting at one time. The February 3, 2011, presale of the iPhone 4 broke Verizon's first day sales records for a single device.{{cite press release|title=Verizon Wireless Has Record Sales On First Day Of iPhone 4|url=http://news.vzw.com/news/2011/02/pr2011-02-04.html|publisher=Verizon Wireless|access-date=February 4, 2011|date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930154026/http://news.vzw.com/news/2011/02/pr2011-02-04.html|archive-date=September 30, 2011|url-status=dead}}

On June 24, 2010, Apple stated that the white iPhone 4 models were proving more "challenging to manufacture" than expected, and initially pushed the release date back to the second half of July.{{Cite web |title=Why the white iPhone 4 took so long |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/28/white.iphone/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429011953/https://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/28/white.iphone/index.html |archive-date=2011-04-29|access-date=2024-11-16 |website=CNN |first1=Mark|last1=Milian|date=28 April 2011|language=en}} There was a lot of speculation surrounding the delay of the white iPhone 4. Among the most popular rumours are those concerning the phone's internal camera being adversely affected by light leaking in due to the semi-translucent glass and the white paint.{{Cite web |title=White iPhone 4 to arrive, finally, April 28 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/211971/white_iphone4_shipping.html |date=26 April 2011|first1=Dan|last1=Moren|publisher=IDG Communications, Inc.|access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Macworld |language=en}}{{Cite web |author-first1=Leander|author-last1=Kahney|title=The Real Reason White iPhone 4 Is Delayed (Hint: The Camera)|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/66224/the-real-reason-white-iphone-4-is-delayed-hint-its-not-discolored-buttons/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Cult of Mac|publisher=Cultomedia Corp|date=October 27, 2010 }} Other sources report that the problem relates to Apple's inability to match the white colour of the front faceplate with that of the home button.{{cite web|author-last1=Ogg|author-first1=Erica|date=October 26, 2010|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20020819-260.html|title=White iPhone 4 delayed until spring|publisher=CNET|access-date=August 30, 2011|archive-date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210191737/http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20020819-260.html|url-status=dead}} On April 27, 2011, Apple announced that it would be releasing the white iPhone 4 model on April 28, 2011, for both GSM and CDMA.{{cite web|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|title=Finally: white iPhone 4 arrives April 28 on AT&T and Verizon|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/04/finally-white-iphone-4-arrives-april-28-on-att-and-verizon.ars|publisher=Ars Technica|access-date=April 27, 2011|date=April 27, 2011|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019122109/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/04/finally-white-iphone-4-arrives-april-28-on-att-and-verizon/|url-status=live}} The release of the white iPhone 4 was carried out on April 28.{{cite web|title=White iPhone 4 currently available for purchase|url=http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTAyNTQzMjI|access-date=May 21, 2011|date=May 21, 2011|archive-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626164550/http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTAyNTQzMjI|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=iPhone 4, now available in white|url=http://www.verizonwireless.com/iphone.shtml|access-date=September 16, 2011|date=September 16, 2011|archive-date=February 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210001017/http://www.verizonwireless.com/iphone.shtml|url-status=live}}

During Apple's official unveiling of the iPhone 4s on October 4, 2011, it was announced that Sprint would begin carrying the CDMA iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4s in the US on October 14.{{cite web|url=http://blog.laptopmag.com/199-iphone-4s-vs-99-iphone-4-whats-the-better-deal|title=$199 iPhone 4S vs. $99 iPhone 4: What's the Better Deal?|website=Laptop Mag|publisher=Future US, Inc.|date=October 4, 2011|first1=Kenneth|last1=Butler|access-date=October 5, 2011|archive-date=October 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173719/http://blog.laptopmag.com/199-iphone-4s-vs-99-iphone-4-whats-the-better-deal|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/apple-unveils-theiphone-4s-at-event-at-cupertino/story-e6frgakx-1226158624667|title=Apple unveils the iPhone 4S at event at Cupertino|publisher=AustralianIT|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=October 5, 2011|archive-date=October 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010084517/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/apple-unveils-theiphone-4s-at-event-at-cupertino/story-e6frgakx-1226158624667|url-status=live}}

In September 2013, after the release of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Apple stopped selling the iPhone 4 in most of their stores as well as on their website. It was replaced by the 8 GB iPhone 4s.{{Cite web|url = http://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_Sept_10_event_live_blog?Page=15|title = CNET's Apple Sept. 10 event live blog|date = September 10, 2013|access-date = September 10, 2013|publisher = CBS Interactive|website = CNet|archive-date = August 29, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190829110849/https://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_Sept_10_event_live_blog%3FPage%3D15|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4716548/apple-still-selling-iphone-4-in-china|title=Apple still selling three-year-old iPhone 4 in China|author=Chris Welch|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge|date=September 10, 2013|access-date=November 29, 2015|archive-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829110841/https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4716548/apple-still-selling-iphone-4-in-china|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://store.apple.com/cn/buy-iphone/iphone4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190153/http://store.apple.com/cn/buy-iphone/iphone4|title=iPhone 4 - 购买一部无需合约、不限定 SIM 卡格式的 iPhone 4，还能享受免费、快捷的送货上门服务。 - Apple Store（中国）|archive-date=October 29, 2013|work=apple.com|access-date=November 29, 2015}}

{{See also|iPhone#Hardware|l1=iPhone Hardware}}

{{See also|Retina display}}

The display of the iPhone 4 was manufactured by LG under an exclusive contract with Apple. It features an LED backlit TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen with a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch (ppi) on a {{convert|3.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} (diagonally measured), 960×640 display. Each pixel is 78 micrometers in width. The display has a contrast ratio of 800:1. The screen was marketed by Apple as the "Retina display", based on the assertion that a display of approximately 300 ppi at a distance of {{convert|305|mm|inch|0}} from one's eye, or 57 arcseconds per pixel,$\backslash arctan\backslash big(\backslash tfrac\{1/300\}\{12\}\backslash big)$ is the maximum amount of detail that the human retina can perceive.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/198201/iphone_4s_retina_display_explained.html|title=iPhone 4's Retina Display Explained|first=Chris|last=Brandrick|date=June 8, 2010|publisher=PC World|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828060038/http://www.pcworld.com/article/198201/iphone_4s_retina_display_explained.html|archive-date=August 28, 2012|url-status=dead}} With the iPhone expected to be used at a distance of about 12 inches from the eyes, a higher resolution would allegedly have no effect on the image's apparent quality as the maximum potential of the human eye has already been met.

This claim was widely disputed. Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate Technologies, said in an interview with the Wired magazine, that his claims by Jobs are something of an exaggeration: "It is reasonably close to being a perfect display, but Steve pushed it a little too far". Soneira stated that the resolution of the human retina is higher than claimed by Apple, working out to 477 PPI at {{convert|12|inch|mm|0}} from the eyes, or 36 arcseconds per pixel.{{cite news|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364871,00.asp|title=Analyst Challenges Apple's iPhone 4 'Retina Display' Claims|first=Mark|last=Hachman|date=June 9, 2010|work=PC Magazine|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012222850/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364871,00.asp|url-status=live}}

However, Phil Plait, author of Bad Astronomy, whose career includes a collaboration with NASA regarding the camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, responded to the criticism by stating that "if you have [better than 20/20] eyesight, then at one foot away the iPhone 4's pixels are resolved. The picture will look pixellated. If you have average eyesight, the picture will look just fine".{{cite web|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/resolving-the-iphone-resolution|title=Resolving the iPhone resolution|first=Phil|last=Plait|author-link=Phil Plait|date=June 10, 2010|publisher=Discover Magazine|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005101858/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/resolving-the-iphone-resolution/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/iphone-4s-retina-display-claim-put-under-the-math-microscope|title=iPhone 4's retina display claim put under the math microscope|first=Vlad|last=Savov|date=June 10, 2010|publisher=Engadget|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130114751/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/iphone-4s-retina-display-claim-put-under-the-math-microscope/|url-status=live}}

File:IPhone 4 cameras.png to have two cameras. The LED flash for the rear-facing camera (top) and the forward-facing camera (bottom, left of the speaker) are not present in older models.]]

The iPhone 4 features an additional front-facing 640x480 camera, and a backside-illuminated 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with a 3.85 mm f/2.8 lens{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/sizing-up-the-iphone-4-for-shutterbugs.ars|title=Sizing up the iPhone 4 for shutterbugs|date=June 17, 2010|first1=Chris|last1=Foresman|website=Ars Technica|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420140013/http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/sizing-up-the-iphone-4-for-shutterbugs.ars|url-status=live}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160713155738/http://pocketnow.com/iphone/iphone-5-first-test-photo] and an LED flash. The rear-facing 5-megapixel camera is capable of recording HD video in 720p at 30 frames per second. Both cameras make use of the tap to focus feature, part of iOS 4, for photo and video recording.{{cite web|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/08/a-look-at-iphone-4s-camera-quality|title=A Look at iPhone 4's Camera Quality|first=Eric|last=Slivka|date=June 8, 2010|publisher=MacRumors|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-date=June 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611071958/http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/08/a-look-at-iphone-4s-camera-quality/|url-status=live}} The rear-facing camera has a 5× digital zoom.

In contrast to Steve Jobs' announcement at WWDC 2010, Federal Communications Commission documentation showed that, in fact, the iPhone 4 contains a penta-band 3G UMTS antenna, not a quad-band 3G UMTS radio, as advertised by Apple {{citation needed|date=May 2023}}. According to the FCC documentation filed by Apple, the radio inside the iPhone 4 supports 800, 850, 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz. The 800 MHz frequency, which is most commonly used in Japanese mobile phones, is not advertised as being supported by Apple.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-hits-fcc-becomes-worlds-second-announced-pentaband-3g/2|title=iPhone 4 hits FCC, becomes world's second announced pentaband 3G phone|first=Vlad|last=Savov|date=June 7, 2010|publisher=Engadget|access-date=July 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224222421/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-hits-fcc-becomes-worlds-second-announced-pentaband-3g/2|archive-date=December 24, 2010}} However, the 800 MHz band is a subset of the 850 MHz band, which probably explains why the device was advertised as quad-band.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} The chip-sets were manufactured by Skyworks Solutions{{cite web|url=http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/recent-teardowns/2010/06/silicon-teardown-of-the-apple-iphone-4-smart-phone|title=Teardown of the Apple iPhone 4 Smart Phone » Recent Teardowns|publisher=Chipworks|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=August 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820021559/http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/recent-teardowns/2010/06/silicon-teardown-of-the-apple-iphone-4-smart-phone|archive-date=August 20, 2011|url-status=dead}} and Infineon for GSM version.

As with most of Apple's mobile products at the time, the iPhone 4 also used the 30 pin dock connector as its only external data port.

The iPhone 4 is the first generation of iPhone to have a second microphone used for noise cancellation. It is located on the top of the unit near the headphone jack; the main microphone is on the bottom left.{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/phone.html|title=iPhone 4 – Learn about phone and voicemail features|publisher=Apple|access-date=August 30, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925212356/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/phone.html|url-status=live}}

The iPhone 4 introduces a gyroscopic sensor that detects 3-axis angular acceleration around the X, Y, and Z axes, enabling precise calculation of yaw, pitch, and roll. The gyroscope complements the accelerometer, a sensor that has been present since the original iPhone, which detects the device's acceleration, shake, vibration shock, or fall by detecting linear acceleration along with one of three axes (X, Y, and Z). The combined data from the accelerometer and the gyroscope provides detailed and precise information about the device's 6-axis movement in space. The 3 axes of the gyroscope combined with the 3 axes of the accelerometer enable the device to recognize approximately how far, fast, and in which direction it has moved in space.{{cite web|url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/16/inside_iphone_4_gyro_spins_apple_ahead_in_gaming.html%26page%3D2|title=Inside iPhone 4: Gyro spins Apple ahead in gaming|first=Daniel Eran|last=Dilger|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=AppleInsider|page=2|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-date=April 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420014347/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/16/inside_iphone_4_gyro_spins_apple_ahead_in_gaming.html%26page%3D2|url-status=live}}

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The iPhone 4 is powered by the Apple A4 chip, which was designed by Intrinsity{{cite web|last=Garnesh|first=T S|title=Apple's Intrinsity Acquisition: Winners and Losers|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/3665/apples-intrinsity-acquisition-winners-and-losers|publisher=AnandTech|access-date=July 17, 2012|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831052917/https://www.anandtech.com/show/3665/apples-intrinsity-acquisition-winners-and-losers|url-status=live}} and, like all prior iPhone models, manufactured by Samsung.{{cite web|author-first1=Chris|author-last1=Brandrick|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/198201/iphone_4s_retina_display_explained.html|title=Apple's new iPhone 4|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=IDG, Inc|website=PC World|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828060038/http://www.pcworld.com/article/198201/iphone_4s_retina_display_explained.html|archive-date=August 28, 2012|url-status=dead}} This system-on-a-chip is composed of an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU integrated with a PowerVR SGX535 GPU.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html|title=For Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones with better technology|first=Ashlee|last=Vance|author-link=Ashlee Vance|date=February 21, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 19, 2010|archive-date=February 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225065617/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html|url-status=live}} The Apple A4 was also used in the first-generation iPad (released in 2010), where it was clocked at its rated speed of 1 GHz. The Apple A4 was the first ever mobile phone processor designed by Apple. The clock speed in the iPhone 4 was never disclosed. All prior models of the iPhone had underclocked the CPU, which typically extends battery life and lowers heat dissipation.

The iPhone 4 has 512 MB of DRAM. The additional DRAM supports increased performance and multi-tasking.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1|title=iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512 MB of RAM (Twice the iPad and 3GS)|first=Arnold|last=Kim|date=June 17, 2010|publisher=MacRumors|access-date=June 19, 2010|archive-date=June 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626005600/http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1|url-status=live}} As on prior models, all data is stored in flash memory, 8, 16 or 32 GB, and not on the SIM. Unlike prior generations, the storage capacity is not printed on the back of the unit.

File:IPhone 4 Mini-SIM Extracted.jpg

The GSM iPhone 4 uses a micro-SIM card, which is positioned in an ejectable tray, located on the right side of the device. The CDMA iPhone 4, however, the phone connects to the network using an ESN. All prior models have used regular mini-SIM cards. Depending on the operator, micro-SIM cards may not be available for all networks globally. As a technical workaround, it is possible to trim a mini-SIM card with a knife or scissors so that it fits into the micro-SIM tray.{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/sim-trim-cutting-card-down-to-microsim-size|title=Trimming a sim to micro-sim size|first=Charlie|last=Sorrel|date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Wired|access-date=November 24, 2011|archive-date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329210049/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/sim-trim-cutting-card-down-to-microsim-size|url-status=live}}

File:IPhone 4 Black.jpg

The iPhone 4 features a redesigned structure, designed by Jony Ive, a design that would later be reused and adapted for the iPhone 4S, 5, 5S and first-generation iPhone SE. Most notably, the bulges of the back panel as well as the band between the front and back are gone and have been replaced with flattened surfaces. The redesign reflects the utilitarianism and uniformity of existing Apple products, such as the iPad and the iMac. The overall dimensions of the iPhone 4 have been reduced from their predecessor.{{cite news|title=On Newest iPhone, Another Camera|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/technology/08apple.html?scp=7&sq=iPhone%204&st=cse|access-date=July 18, 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 7, 2010|author=Helf, Miguel|author2=Wortham, Jenna|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119054845/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/technology/08apple.html?scp=7&sq=iPhone%204&st=cse|url-status=live}}

It is {{convert|115|mm|inch}} high, {{convert|58.6|mm|inch}} wide, and {{convert|9.4|mm|inch}} deep, compared to the iPhone 3GS, which is {{convert|116|mm|inch}} high, {{convert|62|mm|inch}} wide, and {{convert|12|mm|inch}} deep; making the iPhone 4 24% thinner than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. Steve Jobs claimed it to be "the thinnest smartphone on the planet." The reduced size of the device is primarily due to the externally placed antenna.

The iPhone 4 is structured around a stainless steel frame that wraps around the edge of the phone, acting both as the primary structure for the device and as the iPhone 4's antennas. This metal band features two slits on the GSM version of the phone, one at the lower left, and one at the top (and a fake slit along the lower right, to cosmetically mirror the one at the lower left) that divide the band into two antenna sections: the left section of the band serves as the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS antenna, and the right and lower sections of the band act as the antenna for GSM and UMTS connectivity.

On the CDMA version of the phone, there are four slits in the metal band. Two at the top (on the left and right) and two at the bottom. This divides the metal band into four different segments, which like the GSM version of the phone, serve as different antennas for connectivity. The top portion of the band (divided by the top left and right slits) is for connecting to the CDMA network. The left portion of the metal band is for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS just like the GSM version. The right side is not an antenna but serves to cosmetically mirror the left side and also to create a similar look to the GSM version of the phone.

The internal components are situated between two panels of aluminosilicate glass, described by Apple as being "chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic," theoretically allowing it to be more scratch-resistant and durable than the prior models.{{cite web|last=Diaz|first=Jesus|title=iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide|url=https://gizmodo.com/5557101/iphone-4-the-definitive-guide|publisher=Gizmodo|access-date=June 19, 2010|date=June 7, 2010|archive-date=June 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608221652/http://gizmodo.com/5557101/iphone-4-the-definitive-guide|url-status=live}}

In fall 2010, pentalobe screws started to replace the Philips screws used in post-repair units in the US and in production units in Japan.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLNE70K02T20110121?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r2:c0.137380:b41167378:z0|title=Apple tightens the screw on iPhone 4|work=Reuters|access-date=January 21, 2011|date=January 21, 2011|location=San Francisco, California|first=Gabriel|last=Madway|archive-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017123402/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-screws/apple-tightens-the-screws-on-iphone-4-idUSLNE70K02T20110121?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r2:c0.137380:b41167378:z0|url-status=live}}

{{See also|iOS|iOS 4|iOS 5|iOS 6|iOS 7}}{{Further|iOS version history}}

The iPhone 4 shipped with iOS 4, which was the newest version of Apple's iOS mobile operating system at the time. iOS 4 introduced a multitasking system, allowing apps to remain "suspended" in memory, perform certain operations in the background, and allowing users to switch between apps using an on-screen menu.{{cite web|last=Perenson|first=Melissa|title=Multitasking on Apple's iPhone 4: How Does It Work?|url=http://www.techhive.com/article/198296/iphone_4_multitasking.html|work=PC World|access-date=April 14, 2013|date=June 8, 2010|archive-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104225255/http://www.techhive.com/article/198296/iphone_4_multitasking.html|url-status=live}} It also introduced FaceTime, which allows users to perform video calls between other iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac OS X users.

The iPhone 4 supports up to iOS 7, released in September 2013. Due to the relatively aged hardware of the iPhone 4, most features available on newer iPhone models are not available on the device; as of iOS 7, they include Siri, 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, AirDrop, AirPlay mirroring, live camera filters, panorama mode and certain visual effects introduced by iOS 7, such as the blurring of translucent interface elements, the parallax effect on the home screen, and live wallpapers.{{cite web|title=New lease on life or death sentence? iOS 7 on the iPhone 4|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09/new-lease-on-life-or-death-sentence-ios-7-on-the-iphone-4/|work=Ars Technica|date=September 18, 2013|author-first1=Andrew|author-last1=Cunningham|access-date=22 December 2013|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221112629/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09/new-lease-on-life-or-death-sentence-ios-7-on-the-iphone-4/|url-status=live}} While still subject to the same limitations, iOS 7.1 did bring some slight performance improvements to the operating system on the iPhone 4. iOS 7, specifically iOS 7.1.2, is the last version of iOS to support the iPhone 4. Unlike the iPhone 4s, the iPhone 4 did not receive the iOS 8 update due to performance issues.{{cite web|first1=Andrew|last1=Cunningham|publisher=Condé Nast|title=PSA: The iDevices and Macs that will support iOS 8 and OS X 10.10|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/psa-the-idevices-and-macs-that-will-support-ios-8-and-os-x-10-10/|website=Ars Technica|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=3 June 2014|archive-date=June 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603151731/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/psa-the-idevices-and-macs-that-will-support-ios-8-and-os-x-10-10/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=iOS 7.1 on the iPhone 4: As good as it's going to get|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/ios-7-1-on-the-iphone-4-as-good-as-its-going-to-get/|publisher=Condé Nast|last1=Cunningham|first1=Andrew|website=Ars Technica|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=3 June 2014|archive-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409215628/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/ios-7-1-on-the-iphone-4-as-good-as-its-going-to-get/|url-status=live}}

File:Apple iPhone 4 Bumper.jpg

Apple released a plastic and rubber case called the Bumper to protect the edges of the phone. The case, which also provided some screen protection, included buttons and holes that enabled switch and connector access.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/pc-peripheral/3232155/apple-iphone-4-bumper-review |title=Apple iPhone 4 Bumper review |first=Mark |last=Hattersley |date=July 16, 2010 |work=PC Advisor |publisher=IDG |location=United Kingdom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508033011/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/pc-peripheral/3232155/apple-iphone-4-bumper-review/ |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=April 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

Apple updated the bumper with a wider volume switch hole with the release of the iPhone 4 for CDMA networks. The updated bumper is also compatible with iPhone 4s, the next-generation iPhone that has the same exterior design and measurements as the CDMA model of the iPhone 4, but with a SIM card slot as well.

Pre-release reception was largely positive.{{cite news|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/iphone-4-reviews-the-pundits-weigh-in|title=iPhone 4 Reviews: The Pundits Weigh In|first=Nick|last=Bilton|work=The New York Times|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=June 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627175508/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/iphone-4-reviews-the-pundits-weigh-in/|url-status=live}} The announcement included information that had not been covered by Gizmodo. Fox News commented that "seeing it in action is far more informative than staring at Gizmodo's photos of a busted test unit".{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/08/apple-iphone-questions-answered|title=Your iPhone 4 Questions Answered|first=Harry|last=McCracken|publisher=Fox News|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-date=May 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514062056/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/08/apple-iphone-questions-answered/|url-status=dead}} Rhodri Marsden of The Independent said that "aside from the introduction of face-to-face video calling, it's not a staggering feature set," instead focusing on how the device is "more powerful than its predecessor, speedier, easier to use and will make previously laborious tasks seem like a cinch".{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/rhodri-marsden-you-might-not-like-it-but--jobs-has-set-the-pace-1994092.html|title=You might not like it, but Jobs has set the pace|first=Rhodri|last=Marsden|author-link=Rhodri Marsden|work=The Independent|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|location=London|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925042709/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/rhodri-marsden-you-might-not-like-it-but--jobs-has-set-the-pace-1994092.html|url-status=live}}

File:Medvedev and Steve Jobs.jpg Dmitry Medvedev on June 23, 2010]]

CNET reacted to the announcement by explaining how it believes that iMovie for iOS was the "most exciting part of this year's WWDC Keynote". The article noted how the iPhone 4, unlike current cameras, can record HD content and then edit it from the same device, labeling it a "true mobile editing suite".{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20007040-233.html|title=iMovie for iPhone 4 and the future of filmmaking|first=Joe|last=Aimonetti|publisher=CNET|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220054654/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20007040-233.html|archive-date=December 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}

Reviews of the iPhone 4 were largely positive. Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal called the device "the best device in its class".{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704853404575322951290405346|title=New iPhone Keeps Apple Top of Class|first=Walter|last=Mossberg|author-link=Walter Mossberg|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 20, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903041752/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704853404575322951290405346|url-status=live}} Engadget named it the "best smartphone on the market" in June 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review|title=iPhone 4 review|first=Joshua|last=Topolsky|author-link=Joshua Ryan|publisher=Engadget|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013003033/https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review/|url-status=dead}} CNET gave the iPhone 4 a rating of 8.6 out of 10, one of the highest ratings it had given any smartphone.{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/apple-iphone-4-32gb/4505-6452_7-34117595.html|title=Apple iPhone 4 – 32 GB – black (AT&T) Smartphone reviews|publisher=CNET|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203225433/http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones//apple-iphone-4-32gb//4505-6452_7-34117595.html|url-status=live}} TechRadar gave the device 4.5/5 stars.{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/apple-iphone-4-694980/review?artc_pg=15|title=Apple iPhone 4 review|publisher=TechRadar|date=June 25, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084927/http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/apple-iphone-4-694980/review?artc_pg=15|url-status=dead|author-last1=Beavis|author-first1=Gareth}} Consumer Reports said the signal problem was the reason they did not rate it a "recommended" model, although the other tests ranked it highest among smartphones.

Joshua Topolsky of Engadget described the device's industrial design as being "more detailed and sophisticated" than its predecessor.

Some users reported a yellow discoloration of the screen that disappeared after several days, which was attributed to the glass lamination glue that was used. It did not have time to dry fully before the unit reached consumers due to the speed of manufacturing.{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/06/23/iphone-4-problems-crop-up-screen-discoloration-reception-issues-with-antenna-band|title=Apple iPhone 4 problems crop up: screen discoloration, reception issues|first=Devindra|last=Hardawar|date=June 23, 2010|publisher=MobileBeat|access-date=June 24, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903050637/https://venturebeat.com/2010/06/23/iphone-4-problems-crop-up-screen-discoloration-reception-issues-with-antenna-band/|url-status=live}} Another issue reported by some users within days of the iPhone 4 release was that during calls the proximity sensor can be insensitive, so that facial contact with the touchscreen can end calls, mute calls, and dial other numbers.{{cite web|url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/28/users_report_issues_with_iphone_4_proximity_sensor_during_calls.html|title=Users report issues with iPhone 4 proximity sensor during calls|date=June 28, 2010|website=AppleInsider|first1=Neil|last1=Hughes|publisher=Quiller Media, Inc|access-date=July 7, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701222603/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/28/users_report_issues_with_iphone_4_proximity_sensor_during_calls.html|url-status=live}} Some users reported that, particularly in low-light conditions, photos taken on the iPhone 4 sometimes contained blue or green "splotches." Issues with white balance were also discovered, particularly when using the flash.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/iphone/iphone-4-camera-rendered-useless-by-mysterious-fault-20100823-13ehb.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=Ben|last=Grubb|title=iPhone 4 camera rendered 'useless' by mysterious fault|date=August 23, 2010|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705162354/http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/iphone/iphone-4-camera-rendered-useless-by-mysterious-fault-20100823-13ehb.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Some iPhone 4 cameras have yellowing problem|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1152434/iphone4flashissues.html|work=MacWorld|publisher=IDG Communications, Inc.|first1=Heather|last1=Kelly|date=30 June 2010|access-date=20 December 2013|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080441/https://www.macworld.com/article/1152434/iphone4flashissues.html|url-status=live}}

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Shortly after the iPhone 4 was launched, some users reported that signal strength of the phone was reduced when touching the lower left edge of the phone, bridging one of the two locations which separates the two antennas, resulting in dropped calls in some areas with lower signal reception.{{cite web|last=Chen|first=Jason|title=iPhone 4 Loses Reception When Holding it By Antenna Band?|url=https://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band|publisher=Gizmodo|access-date=June 24, 2010|date=June 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722003653/http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band|archive-date=July 22, 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/iphone/iphone-4-fault-fails-to-surface-for-sydney-fans-20100730-10zsp.html|title=iPhone 4 fault fails to surface for Sydney fans|date=July 31, 2010|access-date=July 31, 2010|work=The Age|location=Australia|first=Melissa|last=Singer|archive-date=September 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910050020/http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/iphone/iphone-4-fault-fails-to-surface-for-sydney-fans-20100730-10zsp.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Teste de Recepção do iPhone 4|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2010|publisher=Blog do iPhone|url=http://www.blogdoiphone.com/2010/07/inedito-teste-de-recepcao-do-iphone-4-com-as-operadoras-brasileiras|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080454/https://blogdoiphone.com/2010/07/inedito-teste-de-recepcao-do-iphone-4-com-as-operadoras-brasileiras/|url-status=live}} In response, Apple issued a statement advising that customers should "avoid gripping [the phone] in the lower left corner" when making or receiving a call.{{cite news|last=Cellan-Jones|first=Rory|title=Apple issues advice to avoid iPhone flaw|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm|publisher=BBC News Online|access-date=June 25, 2010|date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310062546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm|url-status=live}} Internally, senior antenna expert Ruben Caballero raised concerns to CEO Steve Jobs that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls.{{Cite news|author-first1=Peter|author-last1=Burrows|author-last2=Guglielmo|author-first2=Connie|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-07-15/apple-engineer-said-to-have-told-jobs-last-year-about-iphone-antenna-flaw|title = Apple Worker Said to Tell Jobs IPhone Might Cut Calls|newspaper = Bloomberg|date = July 15, 2010|access-date = December 5, 2019|archive-date = December 5, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191205195500/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-07-15/apple-engineer-said-to-have-told-jobs-last-year-about-iphone-antenna-flaw|url-status = live}}

As a consequence of this problem, it was reported on July 2, 2010 that several iPhone 4 users were planning on suing Apple and AT&T for fraud by concealment, negligence, intentional misrepresentation and defective design. The legal challenge was started by a law firm, who set up a website to recruit disenchanted iPhone 4 buyers for a lawsuit against Apple.{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/iPhone-4-Apple-Is-Sued-After-Complaints-Of-Reception-Problems-With-The-New-Smartphone/Article/201007115658175|title=iPhone 4: Apple Is Sued After Complaints Of Reception Problems With The New Smartphone|last=Hewage|first=Tim|date=July 2, 2010|publisher=Sky News|access-date=July 4, 2010|archive-date=July 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705121853/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/iPhone-4-Apple-Is-Sued-After-Complaints-Of-Reception-Problems-With-The-New-Smartphone/Article/201007115658175|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_apple_lawsuits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705181954/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_apple_lawsuits|archive-date=July 5, 2010|title=Consumers sue Apple over iPhone antenna problems|author1=Madway, Gabriel|author2=Grenon, Andre|date=July 1, 2010|publisher=Yahoo! News|access-date=July 4, 2010}} Later that day, Apple issued another statement stating that it had discovered the cause of the "dramatic drop in bars".

Apple explained how the formula it used to calculate the number of bars to display was "totally wrong". Apple promised to correct the issue and release a software update within a few weeks that would address the "mistake", which had been present since the original iPhone.{{Cite press release|title=Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 reception issues|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=July 2, 2010|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/02appleletter.html|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703161217/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/02appleletter.html|archive-date=July 3, 2010|url-status=dead}} The New York Times commented that "the failure to detect this longstanding problem earlier is astonishing."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/technology/03apple.html|title=Apple Acknowledges Flaw in iPhone Signal Meter|last=Helft|first=Miguel|date=July 2, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417162404/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/technology/03apple.html|url-status=live}}

Consumer Reports initially stated that the iPhone 4's signal issues are not "unique, and may not be serious" and it continued to mention that signal loss is a problem that is faced by the entire smartphone industry. It was such a problem that Apple made a formal apology onstage. The next day, the magazine altered their stance after encountering instances of dropped calls.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-problems-dropped-calls-att-signals-bars-os-software-bugs-glitches-os-os4-iphone4-reception-problems-in.html |title=Consumer Reports Electronics Blog: iPhone 4's supposed signal woes aren't unique, and may not be serious |publisher=Blogs.consumerreports.org |date=July 2, 2010 |access-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204002618/http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-problems-dropped-calls-att-signals-bars-os-software-bugs-glitches-os-os4-iphone4-reception-problems-in.html |archive-date=December 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }} The magazine rejected Apple's explanation after conducting tests in a controlled environment, and comparing the results against prior generations of iPhone. It sarcastically pointed out that using a piece of tape to cover the lower left antenna gap was one way to fix the problem, but recommended that consumers who "want an iPhone that works well without a masking-tape fix" purchase the iPhone 3GS instead.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-issue-iphone4-problems-dropped-calls-lab-test-confirmed-problem-issues-signal-strength-att-network-gsm.html|title=Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4|date=July 12, 2010|publisher=Consumer Reports|access-date=July 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219233245/http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-issue-iphone4-problems-dropped-calls-lab-test-confirmed-problem-issues-signal-strength-att-network-gsm.html|archive-date=February 19, 2011|url-status=dead}} The magazine also tested the iPhone 4 while it was wearing a Bumper, a frame-like cover sold by Apple that prevents direct contact with the antenna, reporting that it did resolve the problem.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone4-iphone-4-bumper-case-fixes-antenna-issue-problem-signal-loss-tested-verified-consumer-reports-labs-quick-fix.html|title=Apple's Bumper case alleviates the iPhone 4 signal-loss problem|date=July 13, 2010|website=Consumer Reports|first1=Paul|last1=Reynolds|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204161703/http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone4-iphone-4-bumper-case-fixes-antenna-issue-problem-signal-loss-tested-verified-consumer-reports-labs-quick-fix.html|archive-date=December 4, 2010|url-status=dead}} CNN repeated Consumer Reports' statement that a small amount of duct tape had proven an effective fix to the iPhone 4's dropped call issue.{{cite web|first1=John D.|last1=Sutter|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/13/iphone.4.duct.tape/index.html?hpt=C1|title=Got an iPhone 4? You may need duct tape|website=CNN |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-date=July 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717043712/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/13/iphone.4.duct.tape/index.html?hpt=C1|url-status=live}}

On July 16, 2010, at a press conference which included a private tour of Apple's antenna design lab for journalists,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/07/apple-antenna-lab/|title=Inside Apple's Antenna Design Lab|magazine=Wired|last1=Chen|first1=Brian X.|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609152811/https://www.wired.com/2010/07/apple-antenna-lab/|url-status=live}} Steve Jobs announced that Apple would provide all iPhone 4 owners with a free case to help solve the antenna issue and a refund to those users who had already purchased a Bumper. The free case offer would be valid until September 30, 2010, when Apple would re-evaluate the situation.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/technology/17apple.html|title=Apple Offers Free Cases to Address iPhone Issue|newspaper=New York Times|date=July 16, 2010|first=Miguel|last=Helft|access-date=February 24, 2017|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080519/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/technology/17apple.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Rothman|first=Wilson|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/38263228|title=Apple gives free bumpers to all iPhone 4 owners|work=NBC News|date=July 17, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228230643/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38263228/|url-status=dead}} To get a free case, owners were able to apply via an app installed on the phone found in the App Store from July 22, 2010 to September 30, 2010. Jobs also announced that Apple could not produce enough Bumpers for all owners of the phone, but would source a supply and offer a range of cases.{{cite news|title=Apple offers free iPhone 4 cases|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10665424|publisher=BBC News Online|access-date=July 19, 2010|date=July 16, 2010|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10665424|url-status=live}} Additionally, Jobs cited figures from AppleCare which showed that only 0.55 percent of all iPhone 4 users have complained to the company about the issue, while the number of phones returned to Apple was 1.7 percent – 4.3 percentage points less than the number of iPhone 3GS models that were returned in the first month of the phone's launch.

Consumer Reports noted that the solution was not permanent, though a good first step.{{cite news|last=Sutter|first=John D.|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/16/consumer.reports.iphone.case|title=Bumper and all, Consumer Reports still doesn't recommend iPhone 4|publisher=CNN |date=July 17, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080615/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/16/consumer.reports.iphone.case/|url-status=live}} However, because Jobs did not specify a time line for fixing the problem, and the offering for a free bumper only being a temporary solution, PC World decided to remove the iPhone 4 from its "Top 10 Cell Phones" chart and reassign it to a pending rating.{{cite web|first=Ginny|last=Mies|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/201320/iphone_4_why_weve_reconsidered_its_rating.html|title=iPhone 4: Why We've Reconsidered Its Rating|publisher=PC World|date=July 17, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-date=November 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125215639/http://www.pcworld.com/article/201320/iphone_4_why_weve_reconsidered_its_rating.html|url-status=live}}

Despite the negative media attention regarding the antenna issues, 72% of iPhone 4 users said that they were "very satisfied" with their iPhone 4, according to an August 2010 survey by ChangeWave Research.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/202625/survey_most_iphone_4_users_very_satisfied.html?tk=hp_blg|title=Survey: Most iPhone 4 Users 'Very Satisfied'|publisher=PCWorld|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=November 11, 2010|archive-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915102445/http://www.pcworld.com/article/202625/survey_most_iphone_4_users_very_satisfied.html?tk=hp_blg|url-status=live}} The GSM iPhone 4 continued to be sold unchanged until its discontinuation in September 2013, while the CDMA iPhone 4 and all models of the iPhone 4S featured a tweaked antenna design to prevent the issue from happening.

In 2011, two iPhone 4 units equipped with a special application were taken to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle on the STS-135 mission.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/230166/apples_iphone_4_hired_as_tricorder_for_space_station.html#tk.mod_rel|title=Apple's iPhone 4 Hired as Tricorder for Space Station|date=June 13, 2011|first1=Ian|last1=Paul|publisher=IDG Communications, Inc.|work=PCWorld|access-date=November 29, 2015|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507080636/https://www.pcworld.com/article/230166/apples_iphone_4_hired_as_tricorder_for_space_station.html#tk.mod_rel|url-status=live}} The devices were used in various experiments, utilizing sensors and a special app.

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• {{Note label|A|a|none}}The initial release date of June 24, 2010 applies only to the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan.{{cite press release|title=We will ship in 5 countries|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=June 7, 2010|url=http://www.createitnow.co.uk/blog/iphone-announcements-and-release-dates-of-the-iphone/|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123534/http://www.createitnow.co.uk/blog/iphone-announcements-and-release-dates-of-the-iphone/|url-status=live}}
• {{Note label|B|b|none}}SIM-free iPhone 4 models are only available directly from Apple in United States, Canada, France, Germany{{cite web |url=http://store.apple.com/de/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=OTY2ODA2OQ |title=iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS – Apple Store (Deutschland) |publisher=Store.apple.com |access-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208032150/http://store.apple.com/de/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=OTY2ODA2OQ |url-status=live }} and the United Kingdom as of the device's initial release.{{cite web|url=https://www.9to5mac.com/17955/Apple-confirms-SIM-free-iPhones-are-truly-unlocked|title=Apple confirms SIM-free iPhones are truly unlocked|first=Jonny|last=Evans|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=9to5Mac|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-date=September 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901111312/http://www.9to5mac.com/17955/Apple-confirms-SIM-free-iPhones-are-truly-unlocked|url-status=live}}
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