Posts tagged iPhone 4S

Jim Dalrymple's review of the new iPhone 4S

Great and to-the-point review of the new iPhone 4S, showcasing nicely how the improvements over the iPhone 4 will affect everyday usage.

If you only read one review of the device, make it this one.

This was pretty much my initial reaction after the Event yesterday, just check the post below this one. It hasn’t changed much since then, but after reading up on the iPhone 4S and all the improvements, I think it’s more than a worthy upgrade. Most nerds, tech pundits and the likes won’t recognise this for what it is, but the consumer won’t care. The improved camera alone will sell this to millions of people. Bringing the iPhone on par with the iPad 2 in terms of raw processing power is another thing consumers will only realise when they pick up an older iPhone or any Android device and experience the sluggishness of the UI in general. (via Dead Silence - Comixed - 4 panel comic strip (yonkoma or 4koma))

This was pretty much my initial reaction after the Event yesterday, just check the post below this one.

It hasn’t changed much since then, but after reading up on the iPhone 4S and all the improvements, I think it’s more than a worthy upgrade.

Most nerds, tech pundits and the likes won’t recognise this for what it is, but the consumer won’t care. The improved camera alone will sell this to millions of people. Bringing the iPhone on par with the iPad 2 in terms of raw processing power is another thing consumers will only realise when they pick up an older iPhone or any Android device and experience the sluggishness of the UI in general.

(via Dead Silence - Comixed - 4 panel comic strip (yonkoma or 4koma))

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“Let’s talk iPhone” event recap

I followed the event on Twitter, Arstechnica.com and Macworld.com (as long as their live blogs were up).

I wasn’t overly impressed, but far from disappointed:

  • We finally have a shipping date for iOS 5 and iCloud (Oct. 12th), which is what I was most interested in.
  • The ‘Family and Friends’ feature is a nice addition that will surely come in handy sometime.
  • The new watch faces for the iPod nano might be whimsical, but I think they are a nice touch.
  • I think the Touch deserved some kind of hardware upgrade, not just a new colour, something like a storage bump to 128 Gb.
  • The iPhone 4S is a logical upgrade, with a nice speed bump, longer battery life, impressive theoretical 3G speeds and an incredible upgrade to the camera. The latter feature is the most tempting for me, because I shoot a lot of pictures with my iPhone 4. I really don’t mind them sticking with the design, as I find it to be the best since the original iPhone and one of Apple’s best designs, period.
  • Siri I’m going to have to try in person. As a Star Trek geek I’m excited about the feature, but a bit sceptical; the demo sounded too good to be true.