iPhone 4

I queued for a few hours last Thursday to buy an iPhone 4. It was worth the wait The “Retina” display is mind-blowingly sharp and bright, and works really well (despite almost all third-party apps not upscaling graphics – yet). For me, the most amazing feature is the HD Video Recording – I’ve found it really useful over the past week, at Lytham Club Day for example, and the improvements in the camera are really stunning compared with my old iPhone 3G.

However, that’s not without its problems. I am one of those with an iPhone suffering the left-hand antenna problem, but I invested in a bumper (daylight robbery!) to alleviate it. Though I am more concerned about the yellow marks on the screen, which haven’t quite faded away yet – despite what some people have reported on Mac forums online. Will be heading back to the O2 store for a swap when I think they’ll have more in stock.

Overall though, I’m really pleased. Multitasking is pretty good and the battery life seems rather long. All in all though, the real potential of iPhone 4 and iOS 4 will come with developers updating their apps to take advantage of the new features.