14 years ago, Apple officially released the iPhone 4, a major change in design compared to previous models.
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4, the phone quickly attracted attention for its premium design combined with premium materials backed by a beautiful display and powerful specifications. That may be the reason why iPhone 4 became the smartphone model that took the longest time between launches, with about 15 months.
With its 3.5-inch IPS LCD display, flat stainless-steel edges, and glass back, iPhone 4 represents the pinnacle of Apple's design and engineering prowess, with Jony I've at the helm of the whole thing. progress. The device's exterior moves away from the curved aesthetic of the iPhone 3GS and offers a more futuristic phone that buyers will remember for years.
However, while the smartphone received a warm reception, with 600,000 pre-orders accumulating within 24 hours, the launch was marred with many irregularities in the phone's hardware that hindered the experience. user.
First, the antenna design is implemented in such a way that if a user holds the iPhone 4 in a certain way, it will lose cellular signal, and Apple's efforts to update the software have not solved the problem. Next up was the early appearance of leaked iPhone 4 prototypes before it was officially announced.
Typically, on April 19, 2010, online technology publication Gizmodo announced that it had purchased an iPhone prototype for $5,000 and had disassembled the device. That iPhone 4 prototype was allegedly stolen by Apple employee Gray Powell. Immediately after the information was released, Apple's legal team contacted Gizmodo and requested the team's cordial cooperation.
Luckily, things didn't escalate and the iPhone 4 was officially available for pre-order on June 15, 2010. Sadly, Apple didn't anticipate the spike in traffic to its website when customers in the US and UK reported that online stores were down. A similar problem also occurs with AT&T and SoftBank, Apple's exclusive partners in the US and Japan.
Shortly after, iPhone 4 pre-sales were suspended, but not before Apple saw an impressive 600,000 units pre-ordered. In short, Apple faced a problem that every company hopes to solve iPhone 4 signal loss.
Apple discontinued the iPhone 4 in September 2013 after releasing the iPhone 5S and 5C. The design of this model is so memorable that Apple reintroduced flat edges with the iPhone 12 series and applied it on the first-generation iPhone SE.
If that's not impressive enough, remember that two iPhone 4s equipped with a special app were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) via the STS-135 mission. In short, the iPhone 4 may not have been the first Apple model that started the entire smartphone revolution, but its launch can certainly be considered a growth catalyst.