Well-known and so far new, the iPhone 4S may not appear different from the exterior, but within it’s an extremely different being. Apple presenting its 5th-gen smartphone wants to take us to the next dimension of smartphones with their devil the -iPhone 4S- which is amazingly fast, very-well armed with specifications and hence other rivals beware! But iPhone 4S does really has the guts to be your all-in-one smartphone? We’re about to see in our iPhone 4S review below:
Pros
- Amazing shooter
- Smart & elegant design
- Remarkable display quality
- Snappy processor
- Hosts a lot of new apps
Cons
- Siri is restricted to UK only (for now)
- Identical to the preceding iPhone 4 in terms of design
iPhone 4S Specifications
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Announced 2011, October
Status Available. Released 2011, October
Size
Dimensions 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Weight 140 g
Display
Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Three-axis gyro sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
SOUND
Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Phonebook Virtually limitless entries and fields, Photocall
Call records 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Built-in 16/32/64 GB capacity, 512 MB RAM
Card slot No
DATA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
CAMERA
Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,
Features Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
Video 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Secondary VGA
FEATURES
OS iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset
Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML (Safari)
Radio No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java No
- Micro SIM card support only
- Scratch-resistant glass back panel
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- Twitter integration
- Digital compass
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player and editor
- Image editor
- Voice command/dial
- TV-out
BATTERY
Type Regular battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh
Stand-by Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 hours
iPhone 4S Design
If you ever held an iPhone 4 in your hand, you will feel the same experience when holding the iPhone 4S, for the reason that it bears almost the same design. This was not a point of complaining since the same iPhone 4 look is gorgeous and admired in present days too!
iPhone 4S Operating System
The iPhone 4S is operated by iOS 5, which is the latest edition of Apple’s mobile software. In iOS 5 you get the same basic feel but with added features and aspects.
iPhone 4S Processor
The iPhone 4S features a bigger processor to the iPhone 4 in the form of the A5 chip. And it sure feels really efficient, with applications being launching instantly, navigation and speedy typing giving instant response to every single tap.
iPhone 4S Camera
The iPhone 4S equips a new 8 MP shooter which has optic tech, as well as face-detection feature, rear illumination (titter) and a new sensor. As far as image quality is concerned, we were pleased with the iPhone 4S’s camera, the captured image gave more natural feel than iPhone 4.
While, the camera of the iPhone 4S provides excellent depth of field. In addition, the 1080p video recording is also very crispy and punchy!
Conclusion
The iPhone 4S is no doubt still leading the smartphone war, but the distance has lessened considerably, with Android and even Windows Phone mobiles becoming gradually more handy and elegant. Reviewing the whole mobile industry from different angles, we’re not sure if the iPhone 4S helps to maintain the leadership of for another whole year or not. But we sure can say that iPhone 4S is the best smartphone to date
