14 DAY TRIAL // After announcing that it will distribute Apple's latest smartphone iPhone 4, one month ago, Bell Canada just updated its website conforming that the device will be launched on 30th July. IPhone 4 will be offered in Canada by Bell, as well as two other major carriers: Rogers and Telus. Bell is the last operator that updates its website with the iPhone 4 offering, but it's the first that also discloses the exact date of the launch.
Apple iPhone 4 features a 3.5-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen (640x960 pixels resolution) with 16 Million colors, scratch-resistant surface, multi-touch input method, accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, three-axis gyro sensor, proximity sensor for auto turn-off.
The display on the iPhone 4 is designed by Apple and is manufactured by LG. The screen is marketed by Apple as the "Retina Display," based on the assertion that a display of approximately 300 ppi at a distance of 12 inches (305 mm) from one's eye is the maximum amount of detail that the human retina can process.
For those still unfamiliar for what iPhone 4 can offer, here are some highlights: Apple A4 chip designed by Intrinsity and manufactured by Samsung (Cortex-A8 CPU integrated with a PowerVR SGX 535 GPU at 1Ghz); 16 or 32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM; HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support; 5-megapixels camera with autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging; GPS with A-GPS support; digital compass; TV-out; MicroSIM card support only; Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic; Scratch-resistant glass back panel.
If you're waiting for the smartphone to be released in Canada and want to know exactly when it will be launched, you can subscribe to Bell Canada's emailing list to get updated news about iPhone 4.