Faster and incremental features may not motivate smartphone market, Apple stock slips
Apple fans expected more but they didn’t get it at the Apple launch today.
The big announcement was iCloud services on October 12th.
The new phone is just an incremental improvement that will not entice people already enjoying 4″ and larger screens. What do you think?
– the 4S boasts a number of improvements to enhance performance, including a faster dual-core A5 CPU processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and HSPA+ support. In addition, the iPhone 4S is a dual-mode world phone and features a new antenna system that should improve call quality, according to Apple.
With the new A5 processor, Apple says the iPhone 4S will be twice as fast and will offer graphics performance that is seven times faster than the iPhone 4’s. Despite the more powerful processor, the company claims the smartphone will be able to provide 8 hours of talk time over 3G, 14 hours over 2G, 6 hours of browsing over 3G, 9 hours via Wi-Fi, 10 hours of video playback, and 40 hours of music playback.
The camera gets a boost to 8 megapixels with autofocus, flash, and backside-illuminated CMOS sensor. It performs 33 percent faster than the previous camera and features a hybrid IR filter for better color accuracy. The A5 processor also has a built-in image processor that adds face detection and 26 percent better auto white balance.
Though there are plenty of changes under the hood, some might be disappointed that the design of the iPhone 4S isn’t all that different from the iPhone 4’s. It features the same 3.5-inch Retina Display with a glass back and front. However, the company did redesign the antenna system and as a result, call quality should be better. The iPhone 4S also supports HSPA+ for theoretical download speeds of 14.4Mbps down, 5.8Mbps up, and has dual-band technology (GSM/CDMA) for world-roaming capabilities.
The iPhone 4S will be available for preorder on October 7; it goes on sale October 14 from AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the U.S. It will come in black and white and pricing starts at $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB.
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