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Verizon iPhone 4 Features New Antenna Design, Same Apple Features
by Nicholas Kolakowski
Lowell McAdam
Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon Wireless, took the stage first at the Time Warner Center to reveal the tech industry’s worst-kept secret: that his company had partnered with Apple.
Tim Cook
Apple COO Tim Cook appeared to discuss the iPhone 4 appearing on Verizon Wireless’ network within the next couple weeks. He suggested that his company had been in talks with the carrier for some time.
Regular Features
Cook suggested the Verizon iPhone 4 will offer FaceTime, Retina display and other iOS staples.
Dan Mead
Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead insisted the carrier would be able to handle the iPhone’s expected customer load, and that everything from delivery systems to inventory would be geared up ahead of the smartphone’s arrival.
Mead and Cook
Mead and Cook declined to talk details of the contract between Verizon and Apple, except to say it was a multiyear agreement. Cook also suggested that adapting the iPhone to LTE would have resulted in "compromises" that Apple refused to make.
Verizon Debut
Preorders will begin Feb. 3, with general availability Feb. 10. The phone will be priced at either $199 for the 16GB model or $299 for the 32GB model with a two-year contract.
Same Look and Feel
In terms of design and look, the Verizon iPhone 4 is little different from the version already available on AT&T.
Personal Hotspot
One Verizon-specific feature for the iPhone 4 will be "Personal Hotspots," which lets the smartphone connect up to five WiFi devices.
New Antenna Design
Cook alluded during his talk to some iPhone 4 antenna changes in order to accommodate the CDMA network, which is why the exterior rim of the smartphone looks a little different (at least in terms of notch placement) from the AT&T version.
Exterior Buttons
The Verizon iPhone 4’s buttons remain the same, however.
Constant Question
Cook also suggested that "When’s the iPhone coming to Verizon?" was the most frequent question he’d been asked.
Home Screen
The Verizon iPhone’s home screen is basically the same as the AT&T version, including a lack of carrier-specific apps.
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Apple and Verizon Wireless executives took the stage at New York City’s Time Warner Center Jan. 11 to reveal one of the tech industry’s worst-kept secrets: Apple’s popular iPhone is breaking its AT&T exclusivity in the United States and heading to Verizon’s CDMA-based network. However, Verizon’s iPhone 4 will not utilize the carrier’s faster LTE 4G network, because doing so would have resulted in design compromises that Apple was unwilling to make. The Verizon iPhone will be available for preorder for existing Verizon customers starting Feb. 3, before opening to general availability through both the carrier and Apple on Feb. 10. The Verizon iPhone 4 will sell for either $199 for the 16GB model or $299 for the 32GB model with a two-year contract. With the exception of tinkering with the antenna to make it CDMA-applicable, the Verizon iPhone 4 bears little difference from the AT&T version in both hardware and software, with one Verizon-specific exception: This newest version of the popular smartphone supports "Personal Hotspots," which lets it connect up to five WiFi devices. Verizon doubtlessly hopes that the iPhone will work the same magic on its revenue and profits as it did for Apple.