iPhone 4 - Technical Specifications

Size and weight1

  • Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)

  • Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)

  • Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)

  • Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Cellular and wireless

  • GSM model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

  • CDMA model: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)

  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)

  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Location

  • Assisted GPS

  • Digital compass

  • Wi-Fi

  • Cellular

Power and battery2

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

  • Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter

  • Talk time:

    Up to 7 hours on 3G

    Up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM model only)

  • Standby time: Up to 300 hours

  • Internet use:

    Up to 6 hours on 3G

    Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi

  • Video playback: Up to 10 hours

  • Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Mac system requirements

  • Mac computer with USB 2.0 port

  • Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later

  • iTunes 10.1 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

  • iTunes Store account

  • Internet access

Windows system requirements

  • PC with USB 2.0 port

  • Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later

  • iTunes 10.1 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

  • iTunes Store account

  • Internet access

Environmental requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F

    • (0° to 35° C)

  • Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F

    • (-20° to 45° C)

  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

  • Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Capacity3

  • 16GB or 32GB flash drive

Display

  • Retina display

  • 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display

  • 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi

  • 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)

  • 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)

  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back

  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio playback

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

  • Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

  • User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and video

  • Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

  • Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)

Languages

  • Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese

  • Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubihua), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji, Ten Key), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Catalan, Vietnamese, Tibetan, Macedonian, and Cherokee

  • Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malaysian, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Vietnamese, and Cherokee

Camera, photos, and video

  • Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio

  • 5-megapixel still camera

  • VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera

  • Tap to focus video or still images

  • LED flash

  • Photo and video geotagging

External buttons and controls

  • On/off

  • Sleep/wake

  • Ring/silent

  • Volume up/down

  • Home

Sensors

  • Three-axis gyro

  • Accelerometer

  • Proximity sensor

  • Ambient light sensor

Connectors and input/output

  • 30-pin dock connector

  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack

  • Built-in speaker

  • Microphone

Headphones

  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

  • Impedance: 32 ohms

Rating for hearing aids4

iPhone 4 (GSM model)

  • 3G network - 850/1900MHz: M4, T4

  • 2G network - 850MHz: M3, T3

  • 2G network - 1900MHz: M2, T3

iPhone 4 (CDMA model)

  • M4, T4

In the box

  • iPhone 4

  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

  • Dock Connector to USB Cable

  • USB Power Adapter

  • Documentation

Environmental Status Report

iPhone 4 embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

  • PVC-free handset

  • PVC-free headphones

  • PVC-free USB cable

  • Bromine-free printed circuit boards

  • Mercury-free LCD display

  • Arsenic-free display glass

  • Majority of packaging made from post-consumer recycled fiberboard and biobased materials

  • Power adapter outperforms strictest global energy efficiency standards

Mail attachment support

  • Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Bumpers for iPhone 4

Dress up your iPhone 4 with a Bumper. Choose one of six colors — white, black, blue, green, orange, or pink — and slip it around the edge of your iPhone 4. With metal buttons for volume and power, two-tone colors, and a combination of rubber and molded plastic, Bumpers add a touch of style to any iPhone 4.

Accessories

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Engineered for extreme clarity and audio accuracy, these headphones let you hear musical details you’ve been missing.

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

These earbud headphones have convenient buttons that let you adjust volume and control music and video playback.

Apple USB Power Adapter

Use this ultracompact USB-based adapter to charge your iPhone whenever it’s not connected to a computer.

iPhone 4 Dock

iPhone 4 Dock Inserts

Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable

Apple Dock Connector to VGA Adapter

iPhone TTY Adapter

Apple Component AV Cable

Apple Composite AV Cable

AirPort Extreme Base Station

Nike + iPod Sensor

World Travel Adapter Kit

  1. Actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

  2. All battery claims depend on network configuration and many other factors; actual results will vary. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by an Apple service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. For more details of iPhone performance tests for talk time, standby time, Internet use over 3G, Internet use over Wi-Fi, video playback, and audio playback, see www.apple.com/iphone/battery.html.

  3. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

  4. Based on testing conducted by an independent laboratory following the ANSI standard C633.19, "American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids."