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Steve Jobs finally made the iPhone 4 official. He’s probably more glad to see this happen than us with more than a couple iPhone 4s prematurely making their way into journalist’s hands over the last few weeks. But none of that really matters anymore. The iPhone 4 is here.

Hardware changes and updates:

* Jobs “Thinnest smartphone on the planet.”
* Sapphire glass front and back panels
* Entire stainless steel rim is the antenna
* Apple A4 CPU
* 3-axis gyroscope
* Micro SIM like the iPad

Battery life

* 7 hours of 3G talk
* 6 hours of 3G browsing
* 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing
* 10 hours of video playback
* 300 hours of standby

Updated screen

* 960 x 640, 326 pixel per inch display
* 800:1 contrast ratio
* IPS Technology screen

New cameras

* Front facing camera
* Rear facing 5MP camera with LED flash
* 5X digital zoom
* 720p@30 video recording
* LED flash will double as a video light
* iMovie for the iPhone
* Front camera will use a program called Facetime – WiFi for 2010

Software changes

* Bing is now an optional search engine (Google remains the default)
* iBooks for the iPhone – download and sync with the iPad

Prices

* 16GB for $199
* 32GB for $299
* Both are available in black and white
* Pre-orders start on June 15th
* Available on June 24th in the US, France, Germany, UK, & Japan

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