Apple iPhone 4
Full factory technical datasheet and laboratory hardware reference for the Apple iPhone 4, featuring the Apple A4 (1.0 GHz Cortex-A8), a 3.5" Retina IPS LCD (800:1 contrast) panel, and a 5MP optical camera system.
Hardware Engineering Overview: Apple iPhone 4
The Apple iPhone 4 is a high-performance mobile computing device engineered around the Apple A4 (1.0 GHz Cortex-A8) (1-core 800 MHz Cortex-A8, PowerVR SGX535). It features a 3.5" Retina IPS LCD (800:1 contrast) at 960 × 640 px (326 ppi) with 60Hz refresh rate and up to 500 nits peak brightness. Optics include a 5 MP 1/3.2" BSI CMOS primary sensor with electronic stabilization paired with 1x zoom, powered by a 1420 mAh battery with 5W wired fast charging.
- Compute & Processing Architecture
- Apple A4 (1.0 GHz Cortex-A8) equipped with 1-core 800 MHz Cortex-A8 and PowerVR SGX535. Runs iOS 4 with PIN / Passcode.
- Display & Luminescence Benchmarks
- 3.5" Retina IPS LCD (800:1 contrast) panel delivering 960 × 640 px (326 ppi) (3:2) at 60Hz and 500 nits peak luminance.
- Optics & Cinema Video Recording
- 5 MP 1/3.2" BSI CMOS sensor (f/2.8) with 1x. Video capture: 720p HD at 30 fps.
- Battery, Power & Build Metallurgy
- 1420 mAh battery with 5W wired fast charging. Chassis: Forged stainless steel perimeter antenna band, aluminosilicate glass panels front and back with None.
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Platform & Compute Architecture
System-on-Chip node fabrication, CPU core topology, and neural compute acceleration
Display & Visual Engineering
Panel luminescence, adaptive refresh dynamics, color bit depth, and glass protection
Camera Array & Computational Optics
Sensor format, physical aperture, optical stabilization, and cinema video pipeline
Battery & Power Dynamics
Cell chemical capacity, wired power delivery protocol, and wireless charging
Chassis, Structural Build & Durability
Frame metallurgy, structural ingress protection, and physical dimensions
Connectivity, Ports & Operating System
Launch firmware version, physical I/O connectors, cellular generations, and biometrics
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