Version History
The Vergecast
Version History: iPhone 4
- Published
- December 28, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 12m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
Discusses The iPhone 4 was one of the best iPhones ever — and definitely the most dramatic iPhone ever. It was…
Summary
The iPhone 4 was one of the best iPhones ever — and definitely the most dramatic iPhone ever. It was lost in a bar in California, sold to Gizmodo, and published for the world to see months before its launch. The phone itself had a bunch of important new features, and one that spawned Antennagate. In this episode, David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and longtime te…
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The iPhone 4 was one of the best iPhones ever — and definitely the most dramatic iPhone ever. It was lost in a bar in California, sold to Gizmodo, and published for the world to see months before its launch. The phone itself had a bunch of important new features, and one that spawned Antennagate. In this episode, David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and longtime tech columnist Walt Mossberg tell the whole story of the phone, its legacy, and its place in tech blog history. If you like the show, subscribe