Many Apple fans were disappointed with the fall product conference that was held by Apple, that’s because the predicted iPhone 5 didn’t appear. However, Apple still release a new generation iPhone – iPhone 4S on the new product conference.
The news about iPhone 4S:
iPhone 4S is a new generation of smart phones, which is officially released on Oct 4th, 2011. It is also called as the upgrade of iPhone 4. “S” is for the English “Speed” abbreviation. It not only upgrades in previous features, but also add some important functions to new iPhone 4S.
iPhone 4S is the same as the old iPhone 4 in some features, including screen, Face Time, sensor, appearance, etc.
After all, the new iPhone 4S is an upgraded version of old iPhone 4. Of course, there are many differences between iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 in the features. Lots of Apple fans are eager to know them.
The differences between iPhone 4S and old iPhone 4:
The differences contain two parts –new features and upgraded features.
New features:
Siri
Siri is different from a regular voice, which is a highlight in the iPhone 4S. You can apply it on your iPhone 4S to use your voice to send messages, make an appointment for meeting, ask for a reminder and so on.
Don’t worry! Siri can comprehend what you mean, understand what you say, and even answer your question. For example, if you ask “Where is a hospital?”, Siri will find a few nearby.

Dual-core A5 Chip
Two cores A5 chip is applied in the new iPhone 4S, which makes two times more power and up to seven times faster graphics. Based on the dual-core A5 chip, iPhone 4S is quick and responsive.

iOS 5
The new iOS – iOS 5 is built in the new iPhone 4S. Over 200 new features to iOS 5, that’s to say, iOS 5 brings the same features to iPhone 4S.
iCloud
iCloud is an outstanding way to manage your contents. It can store your photos, calendar, documents, iBooks, application, etc and update them to all your devices.

Upgraded features:
8 megapixels camera
The new iPhone 4S has a camera with 8 megapixels, and the old iPhone 4 camera is 5 megapixels. This makes your taken photos more stunning.
More surprisingly, it is also used as a photo editing studio. You can crop, enhance, rotate, remove red-eye on your iPhone 4S without the help of photo editing software on a computer.
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1080p HD Video Recording
iPhone 4S supports recording 1080p HD video, and iPhone 4 supports recording 720p HD video. So you can use iPhone 4S to get higher definition video than using iPhone 4. By using iPhone 4S to record video, you can easily make a film by yourself.

Face Time
iPhone 4S has a Face Time function, so does iPhone 4. But iPhone 4S is the first phone that can intelligently switch between the two antennas to transmit and receive data. Hence the call quality is more excellent than previous iPhone 4.
Retina Display
iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 both have Retina display. Because of its high pixel density, our naked eye cannot distinguish individual pixels. But there is no doubt that you can see a clearer sharp text, graphics and stunning images in your iPhone 4S.
If you wonder to know more features about the new iPhone 4S, please read the post – features of iPhone 4S.
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