Finally, the new generation of iPhone has gone to life yesterday in the Apple Fall event in Cupertino. Many people expected this would be a innovation in design and tech specs of iPhone, however, they were disappointed as there were no significant changes in the release. And with no iPhone 5 introduced to wow consumers, Apple stock lost as much as 5% after the iPhone 4S announcement.
This is really a big letdown for all, Apple, Tim Cooks and consumers but to be fair, iPhone 4S is still a good phone to buy if you haven’t got iPhone 4. The improvements of iPhone 4S over its predecessor are important ones and still can make iPhone 4S one of the best smartphones on the market.
Let’s go in depth and compare the tech specs of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4.
iPhone 4
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iPhone 4S
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| Price | $99 8GB | $199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB |
| Display | 3.5-inch 960 x 640 IPS Retina Display | 3.5-inch 960 x 640 IPS Retina Display |
| Processor | 1Ghz Apple A4 processor | Dual-core A5 processor providing 7 times speed improvement to graphics and a 2 times more power to CPU-dependent tasks |
| Video Recording |
720p at 30fps, optional iMovie | 1080p full HD at 30fps, optional iMovie |
| Camera | 5 megapixel auto focus primary camera with flash, VGA secondary camera | 8 megapixel auto focus primary camera with flash and f/2.4 aperture, VGA secondary camera |
| Siri Personal Assistant | No | Yes |
| Sim Standard |
Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| Gaming and AirPlay Mirroring | No | Yes |
| Cellular | Quadband GSM, pentaband HSPA | World phone operating on both GSM and CDMA bands, supporting 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, twice as fast as the iPhone 4 |
| Battery Life | Talk time: Up to 7 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM) Standby time: Up to 300 hours Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours |
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM) Standby time: Up to 200 hours Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours |
| Size | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm |
TnTonly says
Oct 5, 2011 at 5:01 pmYou seems to have some spelling error here. It’s not “Apple Fall event” but “Apple Fail event”
Tuan Do says
Oct 5, 2011 at 6:12 pmlol, Apple Fail Event introduced the iPhone 4Suck, what a great announcement. :D
Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com says
Oct 6, 2011 at 11:28 amHaha lol… but yeah, I’m very disappointed that there was no iPhone 5 :( and here I am, totally ready to buy it
Paul Salmon says
Oct 5, 2011 at 8:16 pmIt was interesting to see all the hype leading up to the event and then see the huge letdown afterwords. I guess Apple has set the bar too high for them this year in terms of introducing new technology.
I’m sure the iPhone isn’t far off, and perhaps the iPhone 4s is a filler phone.
Tuan Do says
Oct 5, 2011 at 8:44 pmHi Paul, I think it is not Apple but iFans are expecting too much from iPhone. The situation is much different now as iPhone’s competitors are much stronger and Apple must be busy filing patent lawsuits against them. The new feature Siri personal assistant is a possible savior this time but it hasn’t been completed yet. Apple should have a better iPhone 5 or consumers will leave iPhone soon.
Alvin Lim @ limfy.com says
Oct 13, 2011 at 11:25 amHi Tuan. The tech specs table comparison in this post is too large and overlap the sidebars..Some texts are unable to view
Tuan Do says
Oct 13, 2011 at 11:55 amThanks very much for letting me know, Alvin. That’s because the ad is automatically placed after image and it broke the layout. I’ve fixed it. :)