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The release of the Apple iPhone 4 last year in June 2010 was surely a substantial event to remember. With the slogan “This changes everything…again”, Apple surely did hit another jackpot with it is 4th generation release of it is ever popular iPhone. Backtracking a little into the history of the Apple iPhone, Apple has freed the last 4 generations of the iPhone over the last 4 years, freeing one each year as follows: the firstborn iPhone in June 2007, iPhone 3G in June 2008, iPhone 3GS in July 2009, and iPhone 4 in June 2010.

So what makes the iPhone 4 so desirable? Let’s take it isolated and see what this smartphone packs. To start out off with on it is physical outlooks, the iPhone 4 was designed more or less differently from it is predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. Departing from the rounded back of the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 adopted a flat rectangular block look with rounded edges, and best of all, a stainless steel frame that is responsible for giving this device it is new, polished look that is highly desirable to touch. This stainless steel frame likewise functions as the phone’s antenna, a very distinguishable design; even though there have been rumours and complaints when it comes to edgy antenna reception.

Armed with a LED backlit 3.5-inch touchscreen, to date Apple iPhones have provided users with one of the smoothest and slickest touchscreen experiences. With an Apple A4 processor running at 1GHz and 512MB of RAM, Apple has significantly boosted the speed over it is predecessors which likewise affords the iPhone 4 it is smooth, speedy touchscreen experience. One of the firmest features of the iPhone 4 is it is record-setting screen solution of 960×640 pixels. Packing the most eminent record of 326 PPI (pixels per inch, a measure of effigy quality), no other smartphone to date or even tablets and monitors for that matter have come close to this. Thus, this ‘super’ high-definition display is marketed as the “Retina Display”, which fundamentally claims to pack as numerous pixels as the retina in your eye could perhaps see for the best visual experience.

Currently running on the latest iOS 4.3.5, Apple iPhone 4 makes full use of Apple’s user-friendly and intuitively designed interface, which is in all likelihood Apple’s hallmark and trademark of fame. Packing flash memory size selections of 16GB and 32GB, there are over 300,000 apps for buyers to select from the App Store, which is also unbeaten to date by it is contenders in terms of sheer numbers and selection of apps available.

With a 3-axis gyroscope and accelerometer, the iPhone permits apps to even track motion sensitivity, as applied in games or even in sleep cycle alarms in detecting your body movements while sleeping. Though a little weak in it is single loudspeaker, it is true audio strength only comes in when you hook up a lot of good headphones or output the sound by way of speaker docks. The iPhone 4 is genuinely an iPod touch with the phone added in.

With is camera solution increased from 3 to 5 megapixels, the iPhone 4 offers decent picture-taking capabilities, best of all with it is HD video camera competent of capturing 720p at 30fps. Packed with connectivity choices ranging from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, as well as help for HSDPA (also known as 3.5G), the iPhone 4 veritably serves much more than just being a phone. It is likewise a pocket internet browser, audio and video player, camcorder, e-book reader, gaming device and so on. Its capablenesses are practically boundless, fixed only by the imagination of app creators.

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174 of 178 people found the following review helpful.
Not an “Apple” cable but VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE! (see my pics for full visual comparison made 4/1/11)
By Christopher Barton
I browsed Amazon for weeks teetering between about 3 different sellers for my replacement dock cables for charging/syncing my iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 160Gig iPod Classic. I found these cables to be the least expensive of the ones with predominately “good” reviews. There were a few people who said they got the “real thing” when they ordered the cables as “OEM Apple cables”, a few people who said the cables were good but not “OEM Apple” quality, and finally there were a few who said to “stay away from these cables” because they tore up easily. I figured I’d chance it and order them. I am VERY PLEASED that I did. I ordered the cables 3/29/11 and was given a forecasted delivery date of 4/4 to 4/7/11. I received the cables today (4/1/11). VERY SPEEDY SHIPPING!!!! The cables were sent via USPS in a small brown envelope that was coated inside with bubble wrap. The cables were coiled up, much as anyone would coil a dock connector cable for storage with plastic wraps that were similar to the style wraps for the cables that come with all new Apple products. I was curious but kind of dreading opening the package because I just knew these cables would not fit my iPhone 4 with the bumper like just nearly every other “after market” cable I’ve seen. I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED when I saw the design of these cables. They are as close to being “OEM Apple” cables as I’ve ever seen without actually being “Apple cables”. They fit snugly in all of my iDevices, charge the 4, 3GS, and Classic with NO ISSUES. I tested the sync speed of the cable and found it rivals the speed of the newest “Apple cable” that was included with my iPhone 4 purchase back in July 2010. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE CABLES!!!! If you’re an iPhone 4 owner who uses a bumper, GET THESE CABLES!!! THEY WORK!!! I’ve also taken “comparison” pictures and posted them to the “user pictures” on this item’s display. Hope my review is helpful and thanks to everyone who writes these reviews and to everyone who reads them. Together we can help each other make sure we get what we pay for!
Brandon (Shreveport, LA)
***(More to come on their durability after I’ve used them a couple of months)***

***UPDATE 8/28/11***
Got these cables almost 5 months ago, one connects to my iMac, one to my wall charger, one to my XP machine at work, and one connects to my car charger. All are working and none have presented any issues so far. A friend was looking for similar cables but purchased them from a different seller and found they didn’t fit his iPhone 4 bumper. I thought on it a bit and found an excellent resolution. Just get an emery board (flexible fingernail file) and file down the edges of the 30 pin connector. PRESTO it fits now! SO if the seller does change the type of cable that is being shipped and you get one that doesn’t quite fit the iPhone 4 bumper, I can tell you (from experience) that it will not hurt to file the 30 pin connector to fit the bumper. Hope the review and this update are still helpful to people looking for new charge/sync cables.

120 of 121 people found the following review helpful.
Different Amazon vendors give different cables! Cellular 5 Star gave best. Importer520 cables were okay. Item44less were worst
By E. Kim
I compared the cable I received with my original iPhone 4 and 3 cables. I cannot tell any differences other than a slightly different feel of the rubber/plastic material along the cable length, which by the way also differs between my genuine Apple iphone 4 and 3 cables. Another reviewer posted pictures on Amazon in which the cable in question appeared to have a slightly wider or larger connectors, but mine are identical in size, and appearance.

I am very happy with this purchase and will purchase several more.

ADDENDUM April 20, 2011
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After my initial great experience with the cable (that I ordered from Amazon’s merchant Cellular 5 Star), I ordered 3 more cables, and did not realize that the “default” merchant had changed to Importer520. I just received these 3 cables and they look similar to genuine Apple cables at quick glance, but on closer inspection, they all had surface blemishes and slight irregularities. They also had a suspicious looking “Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China” stamped on the cable length.

The cable from Cellular 5 Star was of very good quality that I could NOT distinguish from genuine Apple cables, but the ones from Importer520 are slightly inferior. The feel of the cable length material is good though, in that it is supple. It will coil and uncoil without keeping the bent shape.

I have contacted Importer520 to see if I can get a refund, but their stated return policy states that they will not refund shipping costs, which when I ordered was almost all the purchase price.

ADDENDUM June 16, 2011
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I purchased another “OEM” cable, this time from Item44Less and this cable is the worst of the bunch. The length of the cable is made out of a rigid plastic that does not bend like the more supple rubber-like material of the genuine Apple cables or even from Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.

ADDENDUM September 2, 2011
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I purchased another “OEM” cable, this time from C and J Accessories, which actually qualifies for Amazon Prime since their order fulfillment is through Amazon. This cable is clearly not authentic with the end that connects to the iPhone being larger by about 0.5 mm width and length. The other Amazon merchants cables were identical to design, but differed in quality. This cable actually differs in its design with its wider and thicker connector end. The length of the cable is also more plastic than a flexible rubber, compared to authentic Apple cables. I would say this is almost as bad as Item44Less.

ADDENDUM September 19, 2011
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I purchased a cable from Niceeshop and it looks genuine except that the cable length material is not as supple as the genuine Apple cables. The cable length material is not as rigid as the Item44Less cable, but more inflexible (retaining bends) than the Importer520 cables.

SUMMARY (Ranked in order of similarity to an authentic Apple cable)
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1. Cellular 5 Star cables are the best and indistinguishable from my genuine Apple iPhone cables.
2. Importer520 is acceptable, but slightly inferior to Cellular 5 Star with some cosmetic blemishes. The cable length is made out of a high quality material.
3. Niceeshop is acceptable, but the cable length is not as supple as the Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.
4. C and J Accessories, although it qualifies for Amazon Prime, has its iPhone connector end as larger than the authentic one with a cheaper cable length material.
5. I would avoid Item44Less because of the rigid plastic cable material that does not bend and keeps the angular bent formation from its coiled position during shipping. The cable length material is the lowest quality (i.e. most plastic like) compared to the above four competitors.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful.
Great Cable without the APPLE price
By Aramis Figueroa
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1RYTSL48DOFBY This video will show you this after market cable. It works great and it is not cheap construction either. Works on my iphone 4 and ipad. Charges great. It is the same size as the OEM cable from about which is about 3ft. Quality I would say they are about the same.

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