Apple on Tuesday announced iPhone 4S, that runs on Apple’s dual-core A5 chip.
4S has an all-new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an 'intelligent assistant' that helps get things done just by asking. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5.
“iPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever,” said Mr Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior Vice-President of Worldwide Product Marketing. “While our competitors try to imitate iPhone with a checklist of features, only iPhone can deliver these breakthrough innovations that work seamlessly together.”
iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5, which includes new features such as Notification Center, a new way to easily view and manage notifications in one place without interruption and iMessage, a new messaging service that lets users easily send text messages, photos and videos between all iOS 5 users. iOS 5 will also be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS customers.
iPhone 4S also introduces Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps get things done just by asking. Siri understands context allowing the user to speak naturally, Apple said.
iPhone 4S includes an all new camera with advanced optics. The 8 megapixel sensor has 60 per cent more pixels enabling the user to take high quality photos with more detail.
New features in the Camera and Photos apps give the user instant access to the camera from the lock screen, and the user can also use the volume-up button to quickly snap a photo.
iPhone 4S can also now record video in 1080p HD resolution and with the video image stabilisation feature, the user can take richer, smoother videos. Other iPhone 4S video camera improvements include increased sensitivity, sharpness and an increased ability to capture video in low light conditions. Apple's dual-core A5 chip delivers up to twice the processing power and up to seven times faster graphics than iPhone 4, all while maintaining incredible battery life— up to 8 hours of 3G talk time.
Improving on the stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S can switch between two antennas to send and receive. iPhone 4S now supports twice the download speed with HSDPA of up to 14.4 Mbps and iPhone 4S is a world phone, so both CDMA and GSM customers can now roam internationally on GSM networks.