Apple's iPhone 4: Thoroughly Reviewed
by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on June 30, 2010 4:06 AM EST- Posted in
- Smartphones
- Apple
- iPhone 4
- Gadgets
- Mobile
Sidebar: Luxa2 H1-Touch, a Great FaceTime Stand
Not too long ago I visited Thermaltake while I was in California. Thermaltake recently spun off a brand called Luxa2. This brand would focus on more lifestyle products, leaving Thermaltake to the typical PC stuff like cases and powersupplies.
One of Luxa2’s first products was the H1 Touch, an iPhone/iPod Touch cradle. The idea was to be able to hold your iPhone while you’re in the kitchen so you could read recipes or emails without potentially dumping a bunch of flour or oil on your phone. When the 4 was announced, Thermaltake was quite pleased - the H1 Touch would be perfect for FaceTime.
Indeed it is.
The iPhone 4 sits comfortably against a cushioned black pad that holds the back of the phone very well. There are six rubber feet that hold the outside of the phone, they move as one and allow you to maintain a snug fit. The 4 isn’t falling out of there. The only problem here is that one of the feet obstructs the volume up button, so you’ll have to take the phone out of the H1 to increase volume.
The cradle can tilt and rotate, making it far more flexible than the Apple dock for FaceTime. If you are planning on putting in some hours with FaceTime, I’d say the H1 (or perhaps the new H2?) is a must have. It sells for $29.99, the same price as Apple’s dock. It isn’t technically a dock but the connector is still exposed and the cable still works, it’s just not as neat as Apple’s solution. Way more functional for FT though.
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MacTheSpoon - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
If you do have 1 bar all the time, then you're right: who cares? However, you may eventually find yourself in an area with less than 5 bars of reception and if you happen to hold the phone wrong then the antenna problem will drop your reception down to 0 bars. Then all the sensitivity of this phone at 1 bar will be irrelevant.Unless you spring for a case that Apple will not give you for free as they should.
czesiu - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
I would love to see few more phones in the Signal Attenuation Comparison:)jed22281 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
Can you please have a round up like this?!??Only problem is, I don't think we'll have solid/detailed info about the n9 till Sept @nokiaworld
But we do know it'll be the 1st smart-phone using Meego (maemo's cousin)
Finally - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
(*sound of a cash register*) Ka-Shing! Apple Markting iBlah(tm) down to the very fine undertones...
Finally - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
You forgot to mention that it is also INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL & AMAZING!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx7v815bYUw
plewis00 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
And 'Magical'Griswold - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
Revolutionary - again!Finally - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/appleJAS - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
"Why go to a fine restaurant [iPhone 4] when you can just stick something in the microwave [Google Android]?""Why go to the park and fly a kite [iPhone 4] when you can just pop a pill [Google Andriod]?"
* With thanks to Seinfeld's Kramer
plewis00 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - link
I agree and I like Anandtech articles for the same reason - the in-depth nature and accuracy is what I wait for.Do you know then with this Bumper case if a ZAGG (or similar) clear body armour set will still allow the Bumper case to fit? I don't think it matters too much as if the dock connector is obscured that will be a bigger problem for me.