The new iPhone 4S was released on Oct. 14, making it the latest buzz in the world of mobile technology. Consumers have always lusted after Apple products; and the lust only seems to grow stronger whenever there is a new launch in tow.
When the iPhone 4 came out, it had a bunch of great features that gave it a huge bump from the 3GS—a rear and a front-facing 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and the most interesting feature ever, “Facetime” through WiFi.
I own the iPhone 4 and have had it for a little over a year now. This phone was merely another gadget for me when I got it. Now I feel incomplete without it. I read emails and books on it, GPS my way, surf, talk, text, make free international calls through apps, and play a bunch of games. It is simply amazing.
The new iPhone 4s incorporates all this along with a bumped up camera of 8 megapixels and an inbuilt assistant called Siri, which functions on voice commands to send texts, search data and much more.
It seems as though many people are attracted solely by the camera. It is, after all, an 8 megapixel camera with a five-element lens with face detection and other photo-enhancing commands. Despite these luxurious qualities, consumers have reported dropped or disconnected phone calls when holding the phone a certain way. In the new 4S, Apple has incorporated double antennae in the steel encasing to engage better reception and signals. We don’t know if this issue has been completely resolved with the new phone.
Although I love my iPhone 4, I recently downloaded the iOS5 on it and feel that a couple of applications may have slowed down. People beg to differ though, so maybe it’s just in my head after all. I had the opportunity to personally go out to the Apple store to check out the new iPhone 4s in hopes of upgrading my phone. It seemed futile to spend another $199 just to bump up the camera and get the Siri. They didn’t even change the shape.
The Siri may have been an attractive feature if it was incorporated into some important applications that I use on my phone right now. So I guess, I will wait till the new iPhone 5 comes out.
