IPhone 4s

Unless you live under a rock or in the Dakota’s you’ve heard about the upcoming release of Apple’s new product. But is it new? If you haven’t heard yet Apple did not change the overall appearance of the device, but they did change the inside. In other words, it’s faster. When comparing my iPad and my iPad2 there are considerable and noticeable speed differences, so if your an iPhone 4 user that has issues with your phone being slow, the 4s will make your life happier. Here’s my breakdown on the new product. Remember, this is just my opinion based off a pretty good understanding of Apple as a company, and as an owner or previous owner of almost all their 22 product lines.

I’m not going to go over each new feature, instead I’m going to post my opinion on a few of them for listening ears.

You can’t argue with dual core processing, it will be faster. Whether or not that’s something you have a problem with if your an iPhone4 user will determine how important that is.

The battery life has been enhanced. I personally never had a problem with the battery life. It’s not like the old days where you had a flip phone that would make it all week and you were griping about plugging it in every night. I believe now everyone is used to just plugging it in every night.

The camera does have an extra lens and larger aperture to let in more light. I’m excited about this, not because I’m a huge camera person. But because the iPhone already has a camera that can out perform any Android hardware I’ve owned, and now it’s better. I think other hardware vendors need to take notes.

The video camera has a built in image stabilizer, THIS IS HUGE. I can’t believe Apple didn’t make a bigger deal out of this, I think it by far is the best new feature. This is also something that hardware vendors need to take notes on. I personally do NOT enjoy the Apple IOS (operating system). But you cannot argue with the hardware they have produced in the past.

Siri, or the new “personal assistant”. I’m waiting to hold judgement on this. I’ve been burned, you’ve been burned, everyone has been burned on voice recognition technology. With that in mind, apple seems to lead the way with new technology. We all have heard that Windows 8 is going to be largely driven by voice activation. So I’m waiting to see how good my new personal assistant is really going to be.

iCloud — Why didn’t apple just announce this, and leave everything else as is? This alone would have been enough to hold a press conference about and get the press it needs. Granted, I’ve been syncing music wirelessly using Spotify for some time now, but iCloud let’s me do it seamlessly between my Apple devices. LOVE THIS. Can’t wait to see what other software vendors do in Android and PC to compete with this.

Opinion

My opinion is this is not the finished product. I believe Apple did not call it the iPhone5 because it knows it’s not the finished product. They’ve made a few modifications to hardware and software and is releasing as a finished product, but I believe it’s not a finished product.

I don’t understand why Apple get’s all this technology together and then releases it all at once. They would make a lot more money and satisfy our desire for more technology if they would realease things on a faster schedule.

Will I buy one? That’s yet to be determined. My Samsung Android already has an 8 megapixel camera with a dual core processor. So their hardware enhancements aren’t too attractive to me. But I am interested in the image stabilazition, Siri, and iCloud. However iCloud will work with my iPad2, iMac, and MacBook so do I really need it on my phone too? I personally think the Android offers more benefits as a mobile device and dealing with mobile applications in a mobile lifestyle. Yes, I carry my iPad2 everywhere.

So wait, let’s see what 200 enhancements IOS5 has, then determine if you want to put out the cash on a phone. I’ll follow up later.

5 Comments

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  Mitch Murch October 5, 2011 at 1:09 pm

  Good insights. This allows plenty of time to sell a lot of new phones between now and Christmas. What is your guess as to when the iPhone 5 will be released?

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    Dale Crowder, President October 5, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    I really don’t have an idea. I believe they already have a prototype and probably already working on deploying it. But as slow as Apple has been to put out new hardware and updates I think they needed to keep the Apple user happy by putting out the 4s. This reminds me a lot of Vista being released instead of waiting for Windows 7.

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  Dale Crowder October 14, 2011 at 12:03 pm

  Ok, First thoughts.

  If Siri tells me one more time that she can’t do that I’m going to puke. If she was really my personal assistant she’d be fired.

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  Dale Crowder October 14, 2011 at 5:02 pm

  I’ve spent a little more time with my virtual assistant Siri, we’re back on speaking terms. Actually after realizing that she will only read text messages it made more sense to me. Isn’t it amazing that communication with a virtual assistant is as tough as a real assistant. I’ve been trying to find the hidden messages (if any) that apple may have hidden in Siri. Had a good time laughing. So far so good, the speed of the phone hasn’t blown me away yet, however I’m comparing it to my Samsung Infuse which has pretty awesome performance already. I also haven’t tried anything intense like movies, music editing, or picture editing. But give it time.

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  Dale Crowder, President October 19, 2011 at 9:25 am

  Now I’ve successfully created a movie, recorded some tunes, and sent some photo’s to the new iCloud. As my Samsung Infuse looks at me with a droopy large screen I have to break the news soon that it’s been replaced. Sure I like it’s large face, it’s Android OS, its “settings” button. But Siri has won my heart with it’s Aluminosilicate glass and stainless steel. Performance on the 4GS has been as good as expected compared to the Infuse and IPad2. Complete what sealed the deal for me wasn’t anything new, just something I realized I missed from my IPhone3g … picture voicemail. Sure youmail works on the android, but it’s a pain to use, whereas Siri handles my voicemail for me.

  This is the last installment of my 4GS blog. The decision is made, IPhone 4GS wins me back, and Siri is the wind beneath my wings.

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