Here we are going to discuss about some history about iPhone and iPod Touch, its technology, specifications, etc.
History
In 2001, Apple introduced iPod to the world. The iPod was a masterpiece of portable design. It highlighted a simple and beautiful interface, giving users access to thousands of songs that they could carry with them all the time.
In 2006, Apple came up with a next major device – an iPod like mobile phone. That would be called iPhone. Because of its technology and superb user design, the iPhone offered a new hope to the world. It promised a new feel to the cellular phone industry. Apple released their first version of iPhone on June 29, 2007. People were very much interested in iPhone. Apple sold 270,000 iPhones in two days and topped a million units in just 1.5 months.. After the initial release, interest in the iPhone continues to grow. On July 11, 2008, Apple released new 3G iPhone and its public deployment of the iPhone software development kit (SDK). Higher numbers of iPhone sales predicted for 2009 and beyond. The 3G managed to hit a million units sold in just three days.
Apple today revealed their latest mobile phone, the iPhone 3GS. Here S stands for Speed.
In 2006, Apple came up with a next major device – an iPod like mobile phone. That would be called iPhone. Because of its technology and superb user design, the iPhone offered a new hope to the world. It promised a new feel to the cellular phone industry. Apple released their first version of iPhone on June 29, 2007. People were very much interested in iPhone. Apple sold 270,000 iPhones in two days and topped a million units in just 1.5 months.. After the initial release, interest in the iPhone continues to grow. On July 11, 2008, Apple released new 3G iPhone and its public deployment of the iPhone software development kit (SDK). Higher numbers of iPhone sales predicted for 2009 and beyond. The 3G managed to hit a million units sold in just three days.
Apple today revealed their latest mobile phone, the iPhone 3GS. Here S stands for Speed.
iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS is available from June 19th in North America and Europe. Today it is availble in various parts of the world.The 16GB version is available for $199, and the 32GB version is $299.
All models are available over on the Apple Store
iPhone 3GS looks virtually the same as the iPhone 3G. But the 3GS offers increasing application speed, battery life, camera resolution, memory and more. According to Apple, the faster processor in the 3GS increases launch times of popular apps from 2.1x (launching messaging), to 3.6x (opening an Excel spreadsheet).
3GS has brand new 3-megapixel camera, with auto-focus, auto-exposure, auto-white balance, low light and an auto-macro mode. It can capture still images as close as 10cm away. The camera can also capture video at VGA resolution (yawn) at up to 30fps.
3GS also provide improved graphical performance. The iPhone 3GS also supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA wireless connections. In addition to these, 3GS adds several new features not supported on the 3G. Battery life is also improved.
It has a new voice control mode. It allows voice-dial, tracks to play in iTunes, open web pages, and control other applications.
The iPhone 3GS takes advantage of all of the features of the iPhone 3.0 OS. It includes cut-copy-paste, landscape keyboard, app store micro transactions, MMS messaging, stereo Bluetooth and much more.
3GS also provide improved graphical performance. The iPhone 3GS also supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA wireless connections. In addition to these, 3GS adds several new features not supported on the 3G. Battery life is also improved.
It has a new voice control mode. It allows voice-dial, tracks to play in iTunes, open web pages, and control other applications.
The iPhone 3GS takes advantage of all of the features of the iPhone 3.0 OS. It includes cut-copy-paste, landscape keyboard, app store micro transactions, MMS messaging, stereo Bluetooth and much more.
Comparison chart for various versions of iPhone
iPod Touch
After the release of the original iPhone, Apple updated their iPod series with the iPod Touch (after some months - 2007). This was a new iPod version built on iPhone technology.Like the iPhone, it uses a 480x320 multi-touch screen and supports a mobile Safari.
iPod Touch didn’t have any other telephonic capabilities and camera.
On 2008, Apple released new version of the iPod Touch. It included an external speaker and volume controls. It has no cellular connectivity. So iPod Touch can only access the internet through local-area wireless connections.
iPhone Vs iPod Touch
Here I am trying to figure out the difference between iPhone and the iPod Touch. The iPhone has a few extra features over the iPod Touch. It has a telephone, bluetooth, a digital camera and the battery lasts slightly longer.The price difference between an 8GB iPhone and an 8GB iPod Touch is also just $100.
Now the downside is that the iPhone needs to be unlocked to work in some countries.
A comparison chart of iPhone and iPod is given below
Both devices are almost similar. So making the choice can be tough. In an effort to help those considering an iPhone vs. iPod touch, the chart above allows you to compare the devices head to head.
Luckily, they are both great. So whichever you choose, you won’t be worry
iPhone input and output
The iPhone’s input is handled through a multi-touch-capable capacitive touch screen.
There is no need for other tool. A user can taps on the screen with one or more fingers.
The iPhone’s visual output is centered on a 3.5” 480x320-pixel screen. This screen is larger than most cell phones to date. The iPhone can display either in portrait or landscape mode. That means that it can display either a 480-pixel-wide or a 480-pixel-tall screen.
The iPhone’s output supports a variety of media. It support music and videos in a number of formats—including AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), Apple Lossless, Audible, MP3, and WAV, MPEG4 videos. An iPhone delivers CD-quality audio and high frame rate video.
Users will load most of their audio and video from their computer, the iPhone can play streams at high speed over wi-fi on a good network.
There is no need for other tool. A user can taps on the screen with one or more fingers.
The iPhone’s visual output is centered on a 3.5” 480x320-pixel screen. This screen is larger than most cell phones to date. The iPhone can display either in portrait or landscape mode. That means that it can display either a 480-pixel-wide or a 480-pixel-tall screen.
The iPhone’s output supports a variety of media. It support music and videos in a number of formats—including AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), Apple Lossless, Audible, MP3, and WAV, MPEG4 videos. An iPhone delivers CD-quality audio and high frame rate video.
Users will load most of their audio and video from their computer, the iPhone can play streams at high speed over wi-fi on a good network.
iPhone network connectivity
iPhone support two types of wireless network connectivity – local area and wide area.
iPhone normally prefer network connectivity through local area wireless network. It can use any nearby wi-fi network. This can provide local connections at high speeds of up to 54 megabits per second (Mbit/s), thus making a network’s link to the internet the most likely source of speed limits, not the iPhone itself. Password and other details are saved in iPhone and so it can automatically reconnect to a known network whenever it can.
The original iPhone uses the EDGE network for wide-area wireless connectivity, whenever local-area wireless access isn’t available.
The 3G iPhone and 3Gs iPhone supports the third-generation of mobile phone standards.
If you are working in a corporate environment where everyone will be accessing your application through a companywide wi-fi.
iPhone normally prefer network connectivity through local area wireless network. It can use any nearby wi-fi network. This can provide local connections at high speeds of up to 54 megabits per second (Mbit/s), thus making a network’s link to the internet the most likely source of speed limits, not the iPhone itself. Password and other details are saved in iPhone and so it can automatically reconnect to a known network whenever it can.
The original iPhone uses the EDGE network for wide-area wireless connectivity, whenever local-area wireless access isn’t available.
The 3G iPhone and 3Gs iPhone supports the third-generation of mobile phone standards.
If you are working in a corporate environment where everyone will be accessing your application through a companywide wi-fi.
iPhone browser
The iPhone’s browser is a mobile version of Apple’s Safari. It’s a full-fledged desktop browser with access to DOM, CSS, and JavaScript.
iPhone Hardware features
The iPhone includes all of the cell phone standards, but also some neat new elements such as accelerometer, bluetooth, camera and GPS
Accelerometer
The accelerometer is used to detect the orientation change with relation to gravity. That is accelerometer sense when the iPhone is rotated from portrait to landscape mode or back. They can also be used to approximately map an iPhone’s movement through three-dimensional space.
The iPhone contains three accelerometers.
Bluetooth
The iPhone uses the Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) protocol. Bluetooth is a protocol that allows modern cell phones to access wireless devices.
Camera
This is another requirement for a modern cell phone. The iPhone’s camera is 2.0 megapixel.
GPS
The older versions of iPhone don’t support real GPS. But 3G and 3GS iPhone includes a true Assisted GPS (A-GPS), which supplements normal GPS service with cell network information. They can access GPS functionalities through the iPhone SDK.
Accelerometer
The accelerometer is used to detect the orientation change with relation to gravity. That is accelerometer sense when the iPhone is rotated from portrait to landscape mode or back. They can also be used to approximately map an iPhone’s movement through three-dimensional space.
The iPhone contains three accelerometers.
Bluetooth
The iPhone uses the Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) protocol. Bluetooth is a protocol that allows modern cell phones to access wireless devices.
Camera
This is another requirement for a modern cell phone. The iPhone’s camera is 2.0 megapixel.
GPS
The older versions of iPhone don’t support real GPS. But 3G and 3GS iPhone includes a true Assisted GPS (A-GPS), which supplements normal GPS service with cell network information. They can access GPS functionalities through the iPhone SDK.
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