The new Iphone 4S

leblinux · 2011-10-04T18:33:38+00:00

Features summarized about the iPhone 4S with IOS 5: (Taken from Ars Technica from the event)... First it has the A5 chip inside, same as the one in the iPa...

ironhide

The problem is that they upgraded to something still not as good as the competition. They upgraded the camera, they FIXED the antenna and signal problem, increases storage capacity which is useless, and improved the graphics which won't be as good as that of many android phones.

The iphone 4 was very good and was holding off well till now, i only see the launch of the 4s as a marketing technique to re-boost their market share and sales, especially that they are able now to drop the price of the iphone 4.

monkey-d-luffy

Deceived...
Apple would have made something much better if they announced an iPhone 5 instead of the 4S :/
Still The upcoming Sensation XE (hTC) or the Nexus Prime are going to be something BIG http://www.journaldugeek.com/2011/10/05/samsung-video-nexus-prime/

Georges

That Siri thing have potentials. Real potentials.
A dual core processor and the 8 MP camera is the least Apple should have provided. I'm totally disappointed with the features.

On a side note, anyone noticed the white edges on the iPhone pictures on the page. Some designers will definitely get fired...

Problems with Siri:

It all sounds very thrilling, but I just have two worries. First off, I don’t see any reasonable excuse from Apple for making this only work on the iPhone 4S. I’m sure Apple will say that only the A5 processor is somehow capable of this AI processing… but why can’t I just wait a couple more seconds for the decision? If the original Siri could run on a 3GS, why can’t the new version at least work on the iPhone 4? It seems super cynical and short sighted to me.

My second problem is that from all the demos I’ve seen, there’s no way to input text into Siri — it’s voice only. Outside of the mere inconvenience of that (you’re in a loud place, you’re in a need-to-be-quiet place, you’ve been gagged by your kidnappers), it feels a bit like a vote of no confidence from Apple. If Siri’s AI is truly magnificent, wouldn’t it be the preferred method of input for most things, most of the time? The lack of text input implies to me that Apple only thinks Siri is an efficient way to get things done when you’re running or driving or folding laundry. So I wonder, is it really an efficient way to get things done at all?

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lellozz28

I would only get it if it's gonna be in the price range (600-700)
I would've considered spending more on a newly designed and maybe more upgraded phone

Bassem

I didn't know Siri is to work on the 4S only. I can't see why they would place this limit, since Siri's processing is done online, like Google Voice Actions. Meaning the phone's processor has nothing to do. The phone just uploads voice data to online servers for processing, and downloads the interpretation.

MrClass

I thought about the same exact thing. Siri must have a way to analyze text inputs. Accents and Noisy places can decrease the system's efficiency. If I have to shout like an idiot so that my phone understands what I'm saying, then thanks but no thanks Apple! Plus analyzing text is much more easier than analyzing voice; more languages can be integrated into the system, and they could have finished the product instead of getting stuck with a beta.

In addition, the 8MP camera sounds nice and whatever but is certainly not practical. How long would the battery last if you record 1080 Full HD video? 16GB of space will not be enough anymore; 0.5 second refresh rate for the lens is the last thing I would care about.

Finally, what application could possibly require 7x more graphic power and 2x processing power to run? (I know more power is better, but so far all apps run nicely without any lag)

The upgrade from iPhone3GS to iPhone4 was huge; but iPhone4 to iPhone4S isn't. Not a worthy upgrade in my opinion.

xterm

is 4S supposed to last until 4th quarter of 2012 ?

I want to upgrade my 3GS and i waited for the current release, but if 5G supposed to come soon, i'd wait a couple of months.

Chup

Should You Upgrade ?

MrClass

Xterm I think an upgrade from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is worthy, though if you can hang a little, wait for iPhone 4GS (or whatever they will call it)

TheStunMan

Iphone 4S is the fixed hardware/features of Iphone 4 just like vista and windows 7 :P

Who said there will be an iphone 4gs ?? i dont see it anywhere or just another fake news from apple fans ?

Lebogeek

Most probably its price is gonna be between 600 and 700 , factory unlocked from canada is 650 Canadian Dollar which is about 610 Us Dollars . So thats the average price most probably

jadz

I belive that people wanted to see the new iphone by a new look they completly ignored the content which i personaly like. But i also think that they should introduce a new device before then a year since competition is getting higher

darko

Georges wroteOn a side note, anyone noticed the white edges on the iPhone pictures on the page. Some designers will definitely get fired.

Thatvwas hilarious, it was like no body notified that team about the new release so they had to put together something quick

samer

Looks like people are still buying iPhones, no matter how disappointing you think they are.

Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/10/10iPhone-4S-Pre-Orders-Top-One-Million-in-First-24-Hours.html

rtwo2008

samer wroteLooks like people are still buying iPhones, no matter how disappointing you think they are.
Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/10/10iPhone-4S-Pre-Orders-Top-One-Million-in-First-24-Hours.html

those pre-orders are not a reliable source of information. since every iphone release, organized gangs (maybe gangs is a harsh word) have been buying the iphones and ipads like crazy and sending them with people or by courier to various parts of the world especially East Asia (and middle east as well) to be sold for double or triple the price to the growing crowd of impatient customers. They can't really anticipate the response, so they buy all the ones they can get, which mistakenly shows that the phones are popular and sold out. However, this might not be the case, but it is a large possibility.

samer

@rtwo2008: as far as I remember, Apple imposes a two iPhone limit on each customer. So, I'm not sure how much these so-called gangs can get. Besides, even if it is possible, they wouldn't do it unless it has worked for them for the previous iPhones.

Dope14

samer wrote@rtwo2008: as far as I remember, Apple imposes a two iPhone limit on each customer. So, I'm not sure how much these so-called gangs can get. Besides, even if it is possible, they wouldn't do it unless it has worked for them for the previous iPhones.

trust me they can , a friend of mine gets around 15 iphones per day he is 20 in california .

samer

a friend of mine gets around 15 iphones per day he is 20 in california .

Your friend could be making this up, keep this in mind.

ranibalaa

What? Even if he gets 15 iPhones. The Unlock takes months and sometimes years( current iPhone 4 baseband 02.10.04 and up). Who would pay 3 times more for a locked iPhone from AT&T.

Dope14

samer wrote
a friend of mine gets around 15 iphones per day he is 20 in california .
Your friend could be making this up, keep this in mind.

i believe him he used to send me pictures of piled up ps3 iphones ipads wiis in his garage , he told me about how he does it and that apple has a two pieces limit , and he is a close friend plus id be on skype with him during the day and when he does it and every time he walked out of the store he laughed non stop hehe .

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