Apple upgrades the iPhone…before it’s out

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Apple issued a press release announcing upgrades to the iPhone. Both the screen and the battery life problems that were rumored have been addressed.

This reminds me of when people bought iPods and then in 2 months later, the newer ones came out with better features and battery life.

The first, and most significant upgrade is in the form of battery life. iPhone now will feature up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback. In addition, iPhone will feature up to 250 hours—more than 10 days—of standby time. The original announcement at Macworld earlier this year announced only 5 hours of video battery life, and 16 hours of audio playback.

“With 8 hours of talk time, and 24 hours of audio playback, iPhone’s battery life is longer than any other ‘Smartphone’ and even longer than most MP3 players,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve also upgraded iPhone’s entire top surface from plastic to optical-quality glass for superior scratch resistance and clarity. There has never been a phone like iPhone, and we can’t wait to get this truly magical product into the hands of customers starting just 11 days from today.”

Apple Gazette

Very strange, why wasn’t the phone just made like this in the first place so it didn’t need an upgrade prior to release?

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