iPhone · Standard

2010

iPhone 4

Retina, FaceTime, and a new glass-and-steel industrial design reset the iPhone form.

Announced
2010-06-07
Family
iPhone
Branch
Standard
Historical weight
Paradigm shift

Key specifications

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Display
3.5" Retina LCD, 960×640 (326 ppi)
Chip / CPU
Apple A4 · 800 MHz
Memory
512 MB
Base storage
16 GB
Ports & charging
30-pin dock, 3.5 mm
Weight
137 g
Dimensions
115.2×58.6×9.3 mm
Original OS
iOS 4
Launch price
$599
Released
June 24, 2010
Discontinued
September 2013
Graphics
PowerVR SGX535
CPU cores
1

Generation delta

What changed?

Introduced

2
  • Retina display

    The higher-density Retina display sharply increased perceived text and image detail.

    Display
  • FaceTime

    A front-facing camera and FaceTime made video calling a core iPhone capability.

    Communication

Changed

1
  • Glass-and-steel design

    The curved plastic-backed form gave way to a thin glass-and-stainless-steel sandwich.

    Industrial design

Technology DNA

Ideas carried by this generation.

Canonical predecessor

iPhone 3GS iPhone 4