iPhone 4S (Specification & Review)
Apple reported a decrease in the cost of the iPod nano, iPod touch, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, again presented the functions and service system iOS iCloud and advised that final version will be available to users on October 12. Of course, was introduced and a new iPhone 4S, executed in the shell iPhone 4.
The Smartphone is based on system on chip A5, which is already used in the iPad 2. Platform brings double the performance gains for the processor and graphics for the sevenfold compared with iPhone 4. The company noted that this had an impact not only on the quality of games, but users also will feel the difference when running applications, Web suffering and other tasks. When this battery barely decreased.
The second important improvement has a built-in camera, given that a large proportion of the images in social networks is represented by photographs made by iPhone. Permission matrix has been increased to 8 MP, moreover uses a new sensor deployment of contacts on the back, which increases the camera. The new sensor also has a higher dynamic range and more accurate colour rendition, the photos are an improved coverage of bright and dark shades.
New optics consists of 5 lenses allows you to take pictures with custom depth of field and is zoomed skipping more light, the size of the diaphragm, which expresses the number of f/2.4. Led Flash can be automatically or manually.
Thanks to a new processor, signal processing, users can adjust the focus and exposure, using sensory control processor should determine white balance. A function definition and smiles (until 10). Time required to create the first snapshot is only 1.1 (taking into account the application started), subsequent is 0.5 c. with full-size examples images iPhone 4S can be found on the official website of Apple.
In addition, the possibility of recording video in Full HD (1920 × 1080) at 30 frames per second, behind image stabilization and a more effective suppression of noise. All improvements in camera, of course, affect and the quality of the video.
There are 5 in iOS features advanced photo and video editing. iPhone and iPad 4S, 2 AirPlay supports Mirroring, which you can connect the Smartphone to a television using an adapter or wirelessly through Apple TV, completely duplicating output to screen.
Smartphone communication system was also redesigned: Apple calls iPhone 4S first handset with intelligent switching between two antennas for transmission and reception. Was doubled up to 14.4 Mbit/s, the speed of HSDPA. Finally, it supports two standards for GSM and CDMA, so users can use roaming in GSM charsets.
The iPhone 4S was integrated Intelligent Assistant Siri, which is capable of performing various tasks, detects live speech commands and understanding the context. You can ask: “do I need an umbrella this weekend?” and will receive feedback about the weather in the specified days. If Siri will command: “Remind me to call MOM, when I get back home”, will offer a ready reminder. If you ask Siri, “what are now the Cork?”, the Assistant in his reply, the učtët the current location of the user. Siri helps you to make calls, send text messages or e-mail, schedule meetings, and write reminders, make notes and search the Web, find local services, find out the direction of motion, produce complex calculations and much more. Function Siri until available in beta only in English, French and German.
iPhone 4S Specification Detail
More details about iPhone 4S (in parenthesis indicate differences from iPhone 4):
- processor: 2-core Apple A5 (iPhone 4 — Apple A4);
- display: 3.5-inch IPS, resolution 960 × 640 (iPhone 4 is the same);
- the main rear camera: 8-MP, with autofocus and Flash, sensitivity and diaphragm f/2.4 (iPhone 4 — 5-MP, with autofocus and Flash);
- secondary front camera: VGA, 30 fps (iPhone 4-VGA);
- video recording: 1080p, 30 fps (iPhone 4 is 720 p, 30 fps);
- support networks: hybrid system GSM/CDMA, HSDPA speed doubled, Bluetooth 4.0 (iPhone 4 – GSM, HSPA);
- WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n (iPhone 4 is the same);
- sensors: accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope (iPhone 4 is the same);
- standard SIM cards: Micro SIM (iPhone 4 is the same);
- battery talk time 3 g: 8:0 (iPhone 4 — 7:0);
- battery talk time 2 g: 2:0 pm (iPhone 4 is the same);
- working offline with Webs surfing , via 3 g: 6:0 (iPhone 4 is the same);
- working offline with Web surfing via W-Fi: 9:0 (iPhone 4 — 10:0);
- battery life while listening to music: 40 hours (iPhone 4 is the same);
- battery life when watching video: 10:0 (iPhone 4 is the same);
- battery standby: 200 hours (iPhone 4 – 300 hours);
- Weight: 140 g (iPhone 4 — 137 grams);
- Size: 115.2 x 9.3 x 58.6 mm (iPhone 4 is the same).
iPhone 4S in black and white colours is available for pre-order on October 7, and on sale in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom received 14 October. In the United States a Smartphone will be available for operators AT & T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and costs $ 200 for a model with 16 GB of Flash memory, $ 300 dollars for the 32-Gb version and $ 400 for 64-Gb. 8-Gb iPhone version 4 will be available in the United States at a price of $ 100, and the iPhone 3GS is available operators free of charge. All this subject to the conclusion of a two-year contract, of course.
At the end of October, the iPhone will be available to users even 4S 22 countries: Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Before the end of the year, the Smartphone to be released in Russia (price and other conditions of purchase are not yet known).
Apple has also improved its players iPod touch and iPod nano, making them more accessible. iPod touch in black and white versions with the new operating system iOS 5 and services iCloud from Apple will be sold in the United States (c) 12 October at a cost of $ 200 for the 8-Gigabyte model (32 Gb, 64 Gb is $ 300, $ 400). The iPod nano got a redesigned user interface with larger icons and simplified administration, 16 new types of digital clock screen saver and improved built-in functions for fitness at a reduced price in the United States — $ 130 for 8-Gb model and $ 150 for the 16-Gb.
An important function of the iOS 5 becomes cloudy iCloud service that will be launched 12 October and includes features such as iTunes “in the cloud”, “Fotopotok” and “Documents in the cloud”. All purchases made in iTunes thanks to cloud service, are available through account immediately on any compatible devices.
Using service «Fotopotok» in iCloud the user can synchronize their devices 1000 latest photos. The documents in the cloud service automatically updates the documents in all the supported devices and sends them in iCloud. It is primarily about documents application Pages, Numbers and Keynote of Apple’s iWork package, but also third-party developers will be able to use the service.
iCloud also keeps a history of purchases in shops showing the App Store and iBookstore and allows you to download them at any time at all iOS device user, and not only, from which the purchase was made. The iCloud by using the backup features stores important device settings, application data, contacts, correspondence, home screen and organize applications, messages and ringtones.
The iCloud Apple offers iPhone Search application “that will help you discover the device iOS or Mac user. Just run the application “Find the iPhone on another device or log on through the site from a computer to icloud.com see map of location of the missing iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can remotely send a message to the device, lock it, or clear information in the event of loss.
Find the function “My Friends” — another free application, available for download through the App Store, allowing you to share information about your location with friends and loved ones. Find My Friends allows you to temporarily share information about the location of the Group of friends; When the time expires, the information about the coordinates will disappear. Parental controls help manage how your child uses application Find My Friends.
The company also introduced the iTunes service Match, which can analyze the composition of the user’s music library and find them among more than 20 million songs from the iTunes Store. As a result, the user will receive your collection as 256 kbit/s with all copyrights. Those songs that you cannot recognize will be loaded in iCloud to could then listen to them on any of the supported devices. Unfortunately, this is a paid service and will be available at the end of the month so far, only Americans in the United States it costs $ 25 per month.