iPod - New iPhone 4S is released How about iPhone 4S VS iPhone 4? leeswallow - Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:20 am Post subject: New iPhone 4S is released How about iPhone 4S VS iPhone 4?
October 4, Apple finally released the much-anticipated new iPhone - iPhone 4S (but no the iPhone 5), and whats the upgrade points? How about the iPhone 4S VS iPhone 4?
1) Dual-core A5 chip
The new iPhone 4S on sale a week from Friday has a faster processor than the iPhone 4. Its camera's resolution and sharpness have been nearly doubled. Web pages and videos load more quickly. And it will be available to Sprint customers in the U.S. for the first time, a huge boon for the No. 3 wireless U.S. carrier. The phone is already available to Verizon Wireless and AT&T customers.
2) 8MP Camera
Among the most touted feature of the 4S is its 8-megapixel camera, which performs better in low light than the iPhone 4 and offers more vibrant colors. The video camera shoots 1080p high-definition video, up from the 720p video of the iPhone4.
3) iCloud
Apple executives also touted new features of its iOS 5 software and iCloud, which eliminates the need to sync devices. The software becomes available Oct. 12.
Apple's iCloud will serve up your music with a premium $24.99 yearly service called iTunes Match. It will allow people to upload to Apple's iCloud music from their libraries that was not purchased at iTunes. Music purchased elsewhere can be automatically piped to all devices a user has connected to Apple's iCloud.
4) Siri
One of the coolest features of the iPhone 4S is one that's not visible a talking personal assistant named Siri, which combines voice activation and artificial intelligence.
iPhone owners can hit their home button, and ask about the time and weather, or to make a phone call. A female-sounding voice will respond to your request. Siri also works with reviews website Yelp. Need help, say, in finding Indian restaurants in San Francisco? Ask Siri, and it will sort through a selection of restaurants and pick one for you. Apple purchased Siri nearly a year and a half ago.
Apple will begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S on Friday, with delivery scheduled for Oct. 14. The phones will come in black or white and cost $199 for 16 gigabytes, $299 for 32GB and $399 for a new 64GB model. The iPhone 4 will sell for $99.
