On Tuesday October 4, Phil Schiller announced Apple’s new iPhone 4S, a faster version of its earlier predecessor, and is now available on Sprint, AT&T as well as Verizon. The new model looks pretty much the same as the iPhone 4 and has an A5 processor that is several times faster than the older iPhone software. Another addition to this new iPhone is a personal assistant named “Siri”. “Siri” has the ability to comprehend voice commands and has also replaced the common app “Dragon Dictation” by including the ability to convert verbally spoken words into written text (Now you can talk…to text!!! Preposterous you say? Well you are mistaken kind sir/ma’am, for what I speak of is true. ).
Now, with a new longer battery life, you can talk on the phone for approximately 8 hours before recharging is necessary. Along with the new battery comes an 8 mega pixel camera that has a better light sensing technology, allowing your camera to take better, higher-res pictures. Many question its release though, coming so close to the release of the iPhone 5, but really it came out for a completely different purpose. This is Apple’s “Product for the Price” phone, their economically efficient phone, coming with most of the features of the iPhone 5, at a much cheaper price.
Many believe this is Apple’s attack on the technology market. Recent studies that have been released have shown that Google’s Android phones have slowly passed and are increasing the gap between Apple’s iPhone and itself. Many people are beginning to see the increased accessibility and better value of these Google phones, with the worlds top search engine branded on it for added measure. I’m not saying one is better than the other, or that these two are better than the rest. Have we forgotten about the other brands? Google and Apple aren’t the only ones that have come out with the great smart phones. What about Blackberry, Nokia, and the hundreds of other discreet name-brand knockoffs? Tell me what you think in the poll on the right, but for now, I think we can safely say that this new iPhone will boost Apple’s stats. For now that is.The new iPhone 4S officially goes on the market on October 14, 2011. For more information, visit the Apple website here.
Beck Goodloe
I think that apple is slightly ahead of the game for now. Android will surpass them if apple does not make another leap forward. I would still get an iPhone though because I already have a Itouch so I feel that I would be more comfortable with a apple product then a different software and layouts on Androids.
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