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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  • 23 Oct 2011

Anonymous, 22 Oct 2011iOS multitasking is great. It doesn't let apps eat battery ... moreReason why i like iOS multitasking is you don't need to think about it, it just works. Best is, you never need to close any apps. You don't need to worry about multitasking or think now i'm multitasking. When there's situations where multitasking is useful, it just works without thinking. Of course when iOS4 came almost none of apps supported multitasking so it was kind a crap, but after half year/year it's full potential really shows, now all the new apps support multitasking by default because devs know how to do that.

It's going to be same for WP7, gladly for WP7 there's so much less apps for WP7 so it's going to be much easier to make them work with multitasking.

Also great review gsmarena, it really shows how good and well balanced phone iPhone 4S really is. Interesting to see how long it takes to outsell iPhone 4.

It's so great that iPhone finally has very very good camera/video recorder. That has been only thing what i have been missing from nokia phones.

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    • Ray
    • Iqb
    • 23 Oct 2011

    Boring!Zzzzzzzzz...

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      • Anonymous
      • 4cS
      • 22 Oct 2011

      iOS multitasking is great. It doesn't let apps eat battery in background like Android does.

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        • Anonymous
        • 3Yb
        • 22 Oct 2011

        Review on TiPB is by Bla1ze, who also writes for Android Central and Crackberry. Very good review of iPhone 4S:

        http://www.tipb.com/2011/10/17/iphone-4s-review/

        If an Android reviewer can say such nice things about iPhone 4S, then my conclusion is that it must probably be a good phone.

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          • Anonymous
          • 3Yb
          • 22 Oct 2011

          Even Gizmodo who had a lot of trouble with Apple, has done a review and say iPhone 4S is simply the best phone at the moment:

          http://gizmodo.com/5852247/iphone-4s-review

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            • qC$
            • 22 Oct 2011

            I know some will disagree and that's ok. But the way iOS multitasks is certainly NOT a disadvantage... But an ADVANTAGE! By suspending the apps in the background (while still being open) iOS can maintain the app's state while also saving precious battery life. The way my old Samsung android multitasked apps were running in the background unsuspended (some I never even opened) and it drained my battery so fast it needed a recharge midway through the day with only average usage.

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              • Apple Seed
              • 2@r
              • 22 Oct 2011

              Am from Mumbai, India.......Siri the latest technology in I4S seems to be a flop outside US coz its programmed to take American acsent command. Outside US anyways Siri technically now may not work but if it does this will be major flaw....

              A small experiment I tired with the "Voice Dailing" in the current Iphone 4 but it fails to detect the simplest of name this happened due to the Non-American acsent with which I spoke...All I can say this seems a good feature within US but if it doesn't detects well you may know it can lead to wrong person being contacted and you know what happens thereafter... hehehe :)

              Before buying I4S, one should keep in mind its just an extention of I4 w.r.t to shape, design, body, camera pixels, new OS platform etc and very costly. Stick the I4 and wait for I5...why waste so much money for extended features.

              Apple should come out very differently with Iphone 5. I think it should be worth a wait.

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                • Anonymous
                • 3Yb
                • 22 Oct 2011

                AnonD-17348, 22 Oct 2011Some believe the site's biased towards Apple, some believe ... moreWell said Eddie.

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                  • utc
                  • 22 Oct 2011

                  AnonD-17348, 22 Oct 2011Some believe the site's biased towards Apple, some believe ... moreYeah i knew that .. But i never complain about the reviews or anything of that sort as some of the guys are here are doing .. It was just my opinion that this site is biased towards samsung not by much though .. Just a little biasness .. And thats common everywhere .. But here many guys are crying .. I dont like that ..

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                    • ut3
                    • 22 Oct 2011

                    hey iphone 4S siri feature is not new to our world but the understanding capability and setting our works like messages,reminders etc are great..!and my frined brought samsung galaxy S2 U u gyuz will lauch at its failure to catch signal of sim it never gives signal ..!apple doesnt sinkat all!its flash support is superb!i dnt think that some small feaures like radio blutooth can stop iphone 4S!am eagerly waiting for large screen iphone may be ip5

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                      • 22 Oct 2011

                      AnonD-13912, 22 Oct 2011This same site was saying the improvement in iphone 4s comp... moreSome believe the site's biased towards Apple, some believe it's biased towards Android, some believe it's biased towards Samsung, some believe it's biased towards Nokia. As long as there are going to be reviews praising a certain product a certain person has a strong dislike for, there are always going to be such complaints.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 22 Oct 2011

                        hate all you can.. one cannot please everybody.

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                          • utc
                          • 22 Oct 2011

                          This same site was saying the improvement in iphone 4s compared to iphone 4 was not great and people will not go for iphone 4s ... But now u guys are mentioning them as ifans .. i always believed Gsmarena was samsung fanboys and biased towards samsung only ..

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                            • jnM
                            • 22 Oct 2011

                            I did not find information about battery test? How it was guys?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • PBR
                              • 22 Oct 2011

                              AnonD-7043, 22 Oct 2011Sorry to say but i lost my faith in gsmarena. All the fuss ... moreif u feel like that,why u still here???!!!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Mu1
                                • 22 Oct 2011

                                Iphone 4S much more closer for perfection than any other phone. Like review say it so good packet, it has got better every year without losing that amazing usability now iphone 4S really going to rule the smartphone market.

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                                  • 22 Oct 2011

                                  Anonymous, 22 Oct 2011Apple invented 8Mp camera and 3.5" screen is probably ... moreAre you mad? Do you need a hug?

                                  The SGS2 doesn't have a FM transmitter, which was introduced years ago into Nokia phones. Does that make it behind the times?

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                                    • fun9
                                    • PBR
                                    • 22 Oct 2011

                                    siri : wait.....there is other phone, n it is..................my big brother iphone 5 next year,so u better start saving from now.hehehehe
                                    ps. This is not siri but crazy

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 9y6
                                      • 22 Oct 2011

                                      What about battery ? Nowhere mentioned !!!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • p8c
                                        • 22 Oct 2011

                                        Apple invented 8Mp camera and 3.5" screen is probably bigger than 4.3" (Reality distortion)

                                        Wake me up when Apple leaves 2008 and steps into 2011.

                                        Trashy low end phone with high end price. Give me a break!