iPhone Reviews: iPhone 4S
January 29th, 2012
Even as most fans were in the family tree way the release of the iPhone 5, Apple comes up with the iPhone 4S – an upgrade to the current generation mobile. Most iPhone reviews have touted the new release as the same iPhone 4 with overhauled insides. It certainly looks the same, so it’s hard to see the upgrade at first glance, but rest assured that the mobile packs a newer, harder, and certainly quicker punch.
Changes and Upgrades
As mentioned before, the iPhone 4S is nearly outwardly identical to the previous incarnation. Even as that may be the case, most iPhone reviews for the new model neatly catalog the internal changes and the subtler outer changes. These include the 8 megapixel camera, an antenna redesign, and the quicker processor. The 8MP camera has an improved aperture ratio even as the antenna redesign placed two antennas in two places. The upgrade allows for the device to seamlessly switch to the antenna with the best signal, preventing the call dropouts that plagued the iPhone 4.
Many iPhone reviews have pointed out that the upgrade to the dual core Apple A5 processor (same CPU as the iPad 2) really sweetened the pot as heavy app users can really take advantage of the quicker processing power.
iPhone Owners Satisfied
The iPhone 4S sold 4 million units on its launch weekend (and even more afterward), building it the fastest promotion Apple handset as of yet. Market research firm ChangeWave has reported that the latest incarnation of the iPhone is not only promotion like hotcakes, it’s also the best in terms of user satisfaction as well. iPhone reviews rave about the improvements made in the new phone, how the iOS performs hand in hand with the iPhone 4S’s new hardware, and the personal assistant Siri. Though users are frequently pleased with their new phones, the most common complaint is the array life. The recent iOS upgrade didn’t right the issue, and didn’t fix some of the reported audio issues either.
Overall, iPhone reviews note that the iPhone 4S really is the best Apple phone yet, though it leaves much to be much loved, like 4G, larger show size, and consistent call stability.