SAN FRANCISCO - The latest generation of Apple's smartphone has been waiting the past few weeks was not the iPhone 5. No new models with screens wider or thinner design than 4 as the rumored iPhone. Apple announced its newest product, the iPhone 4S, in a press conference in Cupertino, California, United States, Tuesday (04/10/2011).
4S iPhone is Apple's first product launched under the leadership of Tim Cook as CEO to replace Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs did not appear at all on stage. Tim Cook opened the event with a showcase achievement 4S Apple before the iPhone was announced at the peak of the event.
In appearance, the same as the iPhone 4 that has been circulating for almost a year with the screen size and the same thickness. However, new features, better than its predecessor's. 4S iPhone using the processor and graphics card with dual-core chips like those used A5 Apple iPad 2 thus providing twice the performance and multimedia access experience seven times faster.
IPhone camera according to the latest predictions, namely the 8-megapixel sensor that produces images with a maximum size of 3264 x 2448 pixels. Interestingly, it can record video with 1080p HD quality. This product uses the new Image Signal Processor designed for Apple to do facial recognition and introduction of white balance 26 per cent better. The lenses are composed of five layers so as to produce images 30 percent sharper and equipped with infrared filters to produce a more natural color. Just takes 1.1 seconds for the first time shooting.
Connection supports GSM and CDMA networks at the same time thus giving greater convenience to the user to select the desired service. 4S iPhone also has a direct use of IOS 5 that comes with new features. Data access capabilities with high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) also increased from a maximum of 7.2 Mbps on the iPhone 4 to 14.4 Mbps on the iPhone 4S. 4S does not yet support the iPhone 4G technology LTE.
This will be the first smartphone that supports voice recognition feature that is named Siri. The user can give commands to the various menus such as playing music, GPS navigation, and search contacts. Siri is designed to be a personal assistant that helps users answer questions directly.
iPhone 4S will be available starting October 14, 2011 with white and black model with a price of 199 dollars for the 16 GB version, 299 dollars for 32 GB, and 399 U.S. dollars for 64 GB. Everything is of course to purchase a data package subscription contract two years in the U.S.. Apple is adding distribution channels through the Sprint Nextel in the U.S. than AT & T and Verizon Wireless. Besides the U.S., the first debut will also be available in Canada, Australia, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan. Following 24 other states on October 28, 2011.
The presence of 4S iPhone nor more economical models like the rumors that circulated earlier. However, Apple is definitely strategy remains the same, that is so new products are present, the old models come down in price. iPhone 3G 8 GB model and even provided free of charge to customers with a two-year contract in the U.S., while the iPhone 4 8 GB model priced at only 99 U.S. dollars with the same contract.