Apple iPhone 4S review: Fast 4ward

21 October 2011
The last thing you need is one that looks exactly like your ex. On a second thought, it's too early perhaps to end it. You two did look great together, your iPhone 4 and you. In fact you still do. iPhone 4S owners, this is between you and your phone's inner voice - Siri. iPhone 4 owners, this...

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  • j{q
  • 23 Apr 2012

Jake, 07 Feb 2012Try it youself you can open a video running while open ano... moreYou got answer only for that???? LOL

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    • j{q
    • 23 Apr 2012

    Wind, 15 Mar 2012You're right! For those who claim iPhone is better than Gal... moreAgreed... Ur phone also has MALWARE, that our phone doesnt... Shud have mentioned this too

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      • j{q
      • 23 Apr 2012

      Your dad, 12 Apr 2012Aaha aahammm..........retina display is made by sony,proces... moreBig Knowledge fellow... If sony n samsung are making parts for Apple, it doesnt mean that those are their technology. They are jus Labouring or producing Apple's Technology. Thats wat we call Intellectual Property and are protected by patent!!! Otherwise, sony n samsung would have copied Retina display long time ago!!! Stay quiet with ur big knowledge!!!

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        • Anonymous
        • t7y
        • 18 Apr 2012

        Wind, 15 Mar 2012You're right! For those who claim iPhone is better than Gal... moreu can used Bluetooth through apps. u can download apps for free.. u can used ur bluetooth for transfering,
        GOT normal Simcard? no it is microSIM but u can used ur normal simcard if u want.. you only need to cut it! and all countries offered an iphone got microsim already. you can buy 1 for cheap price.
        SDcard Slot?. 16gig is higher enough exept if you want to watch movies then go for 64gig. and other phone w/ SD card are not even included in the package u need to buy SD for it!
        FLASHSUPPORT? html+5 got build in flash support some site and movie player will run smooth in iphone4&4s. even if it is not flash supported.
        Transfer of file Not Using Itunes? sure u can through iCloud. u can downmload normal movies MP3's pictures etc. anything u want. you only have to do is sync it to itunes then through iCloud u can transfer it w/o a wire/cable!over price? sure it is. iPhone using tech like LCD retina of LG, board of SAMSUNG, lens of SONY, so it is expensive. atleast it was a good Quality. and they paid for the rights so it is legal.

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          • TwiblacK
          • fqf
          • 13 Apr 2012

          I am confused in which is better to buy the htc one x or the one s or the sensation xe or the iphone 4s in terms of gaming and sound ?

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            • Your dad
            • ut6
            • 12 Apr 2012

            dj chetas , 01 Apr 2012see dude and all apple i beileve that apple awesome and gre... moreAaha aahammm..........retina display is made by sony,processor by samsung ........so dont apply ur small knowledge

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              • Craig
              • Bw@
              • 11 Apr 2012

              Having owned a IPhone for the first time (iPhone 4s) makes you realise how over hyped it really is. A lack of customisation no Bluetooth file transfer etc. I had a number of problems but the guys at apple fail to recognise that there was something wrong with the thing, end of day you always get one bad apple eh! This being my third replacement after 2 yellow screens I have come to the conclusion that apple phones are a gimmick. Samsung all the way!

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                • AnonD-45553
                • fCN
                • 06 Apr 2012

                Wind, 15 Mar 2012You're right! For those who claim iPhone is better than Gal... moreReally agree with you dude.. Although i'm not a user of both the phones by reading and seeing at wat you said i can say dat iphone is just a brand name. Thats all and nothing else!..

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                  • dj chetas
                  • 7w5
                  • 01 Apr 2012

                  see dude and all apple i beileve that apple awesome and great creation company bt steve jobs said that we are not perfect and we are not only one
                  i thinks i phone 4s is the best phone ever made in the mobile industries is been two years thus any of the sumsung and lg the sony which are famous in making world best television bt they are not succeded to make retina display like iphone 4 and new ipad
                  my suggestion is to people to watch some hd movies on the retina display you will forget to watch movies on the tv or any other video playback device

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                    • Akhc_4s
                    • 3A0
                    • 27 Mar 2012

                    okay...for all those who STUCK with sgs2 PLEASE don't fool yourselves...samsung crearly COPY and PASTE apple's ideas, inventions and technologies...galaxy was an iphone 4 CLONE and s2 iphone's 4s CLONE! when apple created the revolutionary first iphone, samsung was still playing with pixels and bada OS! apple was is and still will be the best in it's own LEADER class! i have the iphone 4s and it's the best of the best! io also had the galaxy s2 and only it's screen size was something that the 4s lacked! 4s has TREMENDOUS camera and video quality, THE BEST POSSIBLE audio reproduction, RETINA display and the fastest processor (dual core)!even the xperia s with is adreno 220 is weaker that the GPU found at the iphone! and when the iphone 5 will come up, samsung will still be lookin' for patents!

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                      • Apple pie
                      • 3LB
                      • 26 Mar 2012

                      Eh......
                      I don't know how gsmarena did make a review of siri without a video sample....are they shy,
                      mmm....

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                        • Droid user
                        • 3dv
                        • 23 Mar 2012

                        this is the best phone ever made!!!!!!!!!!!

                        apple is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

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                          • SAJJAD
                          • KIc
                          • 17 Mar 2012

                          iPhone 4s doesnt shoot 1080p videos??? when i see the detail of video file (shooted via 4s), it shows resolution of 568x320 and not 1920x1080. why? although hd mode is selected.

                          Although when i download video from gsmarena review of 4s, it also shows resolution of 854x480 and not 1080p. why? also gsmrena hasnt posted video of 4s in its video comparison section...


                          so some biasness is seen from gsmarena side???
                          can anybody help???

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                            • mortie
                            • LKm
                            • 17 Mar 2012

                            Wind, 15 Mar 2012You're right! For those who claim iPhone is better than Gal... morei agree rubbish.

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                              • p@B
                              • 15 Mar 2012

                              AnonD-44153, 04 Mar 20123 reasons why I hate apple's Iphone. 1. IOS 5 screwed up... moreYou're right! For those who claim iPhone is better than Galaxy S2, for starters, check out the "main disadvantages" section of both phones. Galaxy S2 has only 4 disadvantages, while iPhone 4S has 11! And for those who are too lazy to do that, ask yourselves this:
                              Does iPhone 4S have Bluetooth File Transfer? No it doesn't. Galaxy S2 does.
                              Does iPhone 4S have a normal SIM card slot? No it doesn't. Galaxy S2 does.
                              Does iPhone 4S have an SD card slot? No it doesn't. Galaxy S2 does.
                              Does iPhone 4S have Flash Player support? No it doesn't. Galaxy S2 does.
                              Can iPhone 4S transfer files to your computer without installing annoying programs on it? No it can't. Galaxy S2 can.
                              Does iPhone 4S have downloading from sites other than iTunes? No it doesn't. Galaxy S2 does.
                              Why can't people understand, iPhone is overpriced rubbish!

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                                • AnonD-44153
                                • 86g
                                • 04 Mar 2012

                                3 reasons why I hate apple's Iphone.

                                1. IOS 5 screwed up the easy possibility to unlock the phone and IOS 5 copied the drop down menu page off android.

                                2. The Iphone PHYSICAL technology is being surpassed by fellow android cellphones (face recognition, fingerprint reading, larger brilliant screen, adobe flash, and cool accessories - samsung and motorola are beating the hell out of Apple right now).

                                3. It cost too much for nothing, and hard time to transfer my contacts to non-iphone (had to buy google sync on itunes for that...what a shame!)

                                APPLE IS PLAYING CATCH UP and ANDROID LEADS!

                                And by the way Samsung Galaxy S2 is faster than an Iphone4S.

                                I am fine with my Motorola Atrix (with bluetooth keyboard, bluetooth car speaker roadster, multimedia dock with Webtop integrated in the phone). I got all accessories for cheap (a total of 100$ on craigslist). Dual Core, pretty much fast (rooted + unlocked) and deleted all unwanted softwares factory pre installed.

                                With Android, I feel that I am the master of my phone. (with Iphone your just another slave inside a semi-closed source)

                                AND STOP TALKING ABOUT PLAYING GAMES ON YOUR PHONES...its a smartphone, something to be productive with!!!! Get a XBOX or PS3 if you want to play games and eat chips at home.

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                                  • Jeff
                                  • tVu
                                  • 24 Feb 2012

                                  I owned ip4 n ip4s..n sg2.
                                  Sg2 non g, larger screen is nice..phone is slim but always overheat once in awhile..last week it just gave in...phone can't charge n keeps restarting..went to service center..drop the phone..still waiting it..this sucks..software support is not very good too..updates are slow..kies sucks...I have to troubleshoot to get it to recognize my sg2..
                                  Customization for android is cool though..but less free paids app..u got to have black market if u wan free paid apps..being able to watch tv series of hong kong for free is big plus..n dlna to any compatible HDTV is a major plus too..apple tv just too expensive here in Malaysia..
                                  But...for everyday use apple iPhone 4s is my best companion..Siri is great..n the iOS interface is just so nice to use on a daily basis..it's just so clean and user friendly..but I dont have a Mac to manage my photo or I have to purchase an adobe photoshop for my pc...sigh..a let down here for me...any I can't mirror stuff to my HDTV wirelessly..seems apple wanna tie us to its product..
                                  Anyway..it's up to user for preference..for multimedia..I would choose my sg2 cause it gives more option..daily I will stick wif my 4s

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                                    • Jake
                                    • IVD
                                    • 07 Feb 2012

                                    Anonymous, 26 Nov 2011Tell me where I can get these popular games on Android? ... morehmmmmm
                                    on a xperia play ?
                                    It start to have psp game also .

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                                      • Jake
                                      • IVD
                                      • 07 Feb 2012

                                      AnonD-9023, 18 Nov 2011After reading ur whole comment i feel as if u regretted buy... moreTry it youself
                                      you can open a video running while open another browser
                                      i won tell you how
                                      don be lazy
                                      you have so much of time writing this nonsense then you must have time to research for it .

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                                        • thefearfulsilence
                                        • mqT
                                        • 25 Jan 2012

                                        munnu, 03 Jan 2012You don't understand why the iPhone 4s got excellent review... moreAs much as I love my new 4s, I have to say that I'm disappointed with Siri. I was going to write a lengthy moan but I found this article which just about sums it up - http://gizmodo.com/5864293/siri-is-apples-broken-promise.
                                        GSMArena really should have mentioned these limitations in their review. I'm not saying that they are fanboys, I'm just surprised that such a thorough website would write just a paragraph on Siri (which anyway sounded more like an Apple PR statement) rather than giving Siri the hands on treatment it should have got; after all Apple have chosen to make Siri one of the phone's biggest selling points.

                                        Other than that though I love my 4s. I originally had a Galaxy S and would defend it (and Android) to the limit but I have to say that the 4s is a seriously good piece hanset and I am very impressed :)