T-Mobile Gets Apple’s iPhone 4
T-Mobile has joined O2 Vodafone and Orange, in offering Apple’s iPhone 4 in the UK, but pricing still remains a mystery
T-Mobile has added its name to the list of UK mobile operators that will offer the iPhone 4 after it launches on 24 June. The handset will also be stocked by O2, Vodafone and Orange, as well as Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U.
None of the operators have yet revealed details on pricing or tariff plans, but all have said that information will be revealed “in due course”.
Thinner body, front-facing camera
Apple boss Steve Jobs launched the iPhone 4 on Monday at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. New features include a larger battery, a thinner body, a proprietary A4 processor under the hood, a front-facing camera for video conferencing, and a 5-megapixel camera paired with a rear illuminated sensor.
“This is beyond doubt one of the most precise, beautiful things we’ve ever done,” said Jobs at the event, describing the device as “the biggest leap since the original iPhone”.
The phone’s final release follows months in which news and photos of prototypes leaked in California and in Vietnam. The eventual product matched the leaked prototypes very closely.
The UK is among the first five countries to receive the handset. O2 has launched a dedicated site to provide UK customers with information, while Vodafone is asking customers to register for updates. O2 has also announced a limited time upgrade offer for existing customers to get their hands on the new iPhone 4G.
High street retailer Phones4U is letting customers pre-register for the handset on its site. “We anticipate that the imminent arrival of the hotly anticipated iPhone 4 will continue to drive strong sales and market share which will be compounded by the arrival of competing smartphones to the market from the other handset manufacturers,” said Phones 4U CEO, Tim Whiting.
