Apple officially announces iPhone 4S (not iPhone 5) + specs & price
Apple has announced their latest products. Rumors about the iPhone 5 have been answered. Yesterday, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 when the United States, Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, leading the announcement event held by Apple.
The latest Apple products announced is the new iPod Nano, new iPod Touch with a white color, and another one is the iPhone 4S (not the iPhone 5 as previously rumored).
When compared with the iPhone 4, there was no significant difference in physical form and design of the iPhone 4S. It reminds us, just like on the iPhone 3G to 3GS, iPhone 4S features and specs is better than the iPhone 4. iPhone 4S has 3.5-inch Retina Display screen of high resolution is 640 x 960pixels with IPS technology. A5 dualcore chip will be embedded on the Apple iPhone 4S. According to Apple’s claims, this chip has a speed of up to 2x faster computing and graphics capabilities 7x faster than previous versions.
IPhone 4S has a new antenna system. The new system is able to focus when the two antennae are used to receive or release the signal so the signal quality is better than ever. Downlink speeds up to 14.4 Mbps and 5.8 Mbps uplink. With the antenna systems and this networks, Apple makes the iPhone 4S become a global phones that supports GSM and CDMA networks.
The iPhone 4S has a camera with resolution of 8 megapixels and can record full HD 1080p video. IPhone 4S camera, 73% more sensitive to light because the camera lens aperture that reaches f/2.4 or equal to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Cameras speed in taking pictures just fantastic, up to 30% faster than before.
iPhone 4 S also has a new feature called “Siri“, the personal assistant that is embedded directly in the iPhone. Siri can replace the function of the finger with a voice command. This application can also check the weather forecast, look for restaurants, type the message, set the alarm, do a search on the internet, making the route on a map, check the value of stocks, forex, and more. Siri is available in 3 languages: English (U.S., UK, Australia), Germany, and France. Apple promises future support for other languages to Siri.
The iPhone 4S will be available two colors, black and white and comes in 3 versions of memory, is 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Pre-orders opened on October 7 and are available a week later on 14 October in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan
iPhone 4S specifications:
Processor:
Dual core Apple A5
Display :
3.5-inch IPS 960 x 640
Primary camera:
8 Megapixel AF with flash and f/2.4 aperture
Secondary camera:
VGA at 30fps
Video recording:
1080p at 30fps, optional iMovie
Cellular:
Hybrid GSM/CDMA “World Phone”, Bluetooth 4.0
Wifi:
802.11b/g/n
Orientation sensing:
Accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope
FaceTime video calling:
Yes
SIM standard:
Micro SIM
Battery life:
Up to 8 hours talk time on 3G
14 hours talk time on 2G
Up to 6 hours data on 3G
Up to 9 hours data on Wifi
Up to 40 hours audio
Up to 10 hours video
iPhone 4S price : $199 16GB, $299 32 GB, $399 64GB on contract