For owners of iPhone 4S, this is between You and Your inner voice-phone Series. the owner of the iPhone 4, this is between You and your inner voice. Yes, we know your inner voice tells you to go to the next iPhone. And no, we didn't tell you not to listen. Just hold on. Maybe this review will help.
Each year, the new iPhone is raising the bar for the industry. Typically, this is a half point up full points on special occasions. IPhone 4 is such a special event. IPhone 4S is a type of half-point.
IPhone 4S is one of the best looking smartphone we have seen. There's just nothing new on the outside to show the amount of work done on those parts. And iOS 5 only half the story.
IPhone 4S was promoted to the League's dual-core and have a more powerful graphics. There is a major boost for imaging as well, with 8MP stills and 1080p video. And on top of it all, Apple is trying to take the introduction of sound to a whole new level with the series. All in all, iPhone 4S is a phone that is totally different under the hood. New devices that have been developed over the past month.
Key features
- iOS 5 with iCloud integration
- Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
- Dual-band CDMA and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO support
- 3.5" 16M-color LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 960 px resolution
- Scratch-resistant glass front and rear, with fingerprint-resistant coating
- 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 SoC
- 512MB of RAM
- Voice recognition, Siri virtual assistant
- 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and touch focus
- 1080p video recording at 30fps
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotpsot
- GPS with A-GPS connectivity; digital compass
- 16/32/64GB storage options
- Accelerometer, proximity sensor and a three-axis gyro sensor
- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary microphone
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo Bluetooth v4.0
- Excellent audio quality
- Slim waistline at only 9.3mm
- Secondary front-facing VGA camera
- Built-in Picture and Video editors
- Rich AppStore
- New antenna design and improved signal reception in poor signal areas
Main disadvantages
- MicroSIM card support only
- No Flash support in the web browser
- No true multitasking for all applications
- FaceTime video calls work only over Wi-Fi
- No file transfer over Bluetooth or USB Mass Storage mode (independent from iTunes)
- No FM radio
- No stereo speakers
- No microSD card slot
- Non-user-replaceable battery
- Siri still a beta, location services not enabled outside US
- Stuck with iTunes for loading content