iPhone4

[Joe 90]

later in the day i've been reading that the yellow 'bits' on the screen of some phones has started to disappear after a few hours use. odd :/

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Joe 90

later in the day i've been reading that the yellow 'bits' on the screen of some phones has started to disappear after a few hours use. odd :/

The technical comment I've seen is it's caused by the bonding agent used, and rushed production lines. The bonding agent is a yellowish colour that fades to transparent once it's "baked" properly. Use the phone for a while, let it get up to heat and the colour will fade away.
I've seen a couple of comments that it comes back, but more that say it seems to be gone permanently. How the heck they can figure it's permanent when it's not even 24 hours since phone release is anyones guess!

[Toby]

Played with one in the office today and was seriously unimpressed.

Feels much worse in the hand than the old model, probably due to the "squareness" of it. The much touted "thin-ness" is nothing to shout about either as it's barely any thinner than a 3GS in reality.

It wasn't just me either. The proud new owner was parading it around the office with a "hey, look at this!" attitude, and the general impression with most people seemed to be "meh", with maybe the odd "nice screen" at most.

[Garp]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20008799-260.html

Apple has confirmed the antenna problem with the iPhone 4. Advice? "Don't hold it that way, or buy a case". Harsh, but kinda reasonable I guess.

[Garp]

Lifehacker has come up with a guide for downgrading from iOS4 if it's of any use to folks here.

[lostkat]

May come in handy if needed. Thanks Garp

My phone hasn't slowed down or anything since the upgrade, it just restarts itself every 5 minutes. That's the only thing wrong. I didn't have the patience to restore it and reinstall the new firmware all over again last night, but will have a go this weekend to see if it solves the prob.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Garp

Lifehacker has come up with a guide for downgrading from iOS4 if it's of any use to folks here.

Only for 3G users. 3GS users need to already have 'SHSH blobs' archived, either via Cydia (jailbreak), or Firmware Umbrella, for that to work. If you don't have them, it's too late already (even if you haven't upgraded yet).

[Joe 90]

I need to get my hands on one of these to see how good the screen is. I think thats the only thing I'd really be buying it for as I watch a lot of stuff from my PC/mac using AirVideo. Having said that, I do put a lot of photos on Twitter, and perhaps might end up reviving my Flickr if the camera is as good as people claim.

[Feek]

It is possible to restore a 3GS from iOS4 to 3.1.3, I did it on mine although it requires a Mac, some core software drivers (libusb) and a handful of terminal commands. It works perfectly although if you ever try a restore again, you need to run the same terminal commands for it to work. I suspect that 3G method is the same and will need the tweak running if you ever try and restore. It's far from ideal but does work.

The screen is everything it claims, it really is superb. I browsed the forums and even with the text on maximum zoom I couldn't distinguish pixels at all.

[karbon]

Originally Posted by Feek

The screen is everything it claims, it really is superb. I browsed the forums and even with the text on maximum zoom I couldn't distinguish pixels at all.

indeeds. this has been my biggest plus point. reading books on it is actually pretty good.

this signal issue is an odd one as i never expected to be able to replicate it but it's really really apparent. it's not something that'll affect me but still, an odd one.