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Everyone expected an iPhone 5 but what we got is the iPhone 4S. Turn away if you want something that sleek, slim or wedge shaped. Hopefully you can accept one of the last products introduced within Steve Job’s lifetime, the iPhone 4S is not a new phone but give it a try and it might just impress you.

The spin on of the iPhone 4 comes with a better processor, an improved camera, more storage, and a virtual assistant that’s pretty much there to please and help you. The iPhone 4S of course bumps its older sibling down the like the 3GS taking over the status of the 3G before.

Hardware

The iPhone 4S looks very familiar. It walks on the same path as the finely crafted iPhone 4 when you hold and touch the iPhone 4S. Compared to the Android handsets, the 4S feels heavy, dense, and small. It tips the scale at 140 grams or 3 grams more than the iPhone 4. Even the most die hard Apple fan will not be able to tell the difference between the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S by just looking at the exterior. There might be a few millimeter shift with some controls but that’s it, and it even makes use of the same antenna setup. The 4S can instantly switch between the exterior antennas to ensure that you do not drop your on going call.

The insides get some tweaks as well. The brains of the iPhone 4S is now an A5 processor which is a dual-core chip that you can also find in the iPad 2 but the phone version runs at 800 MHz. The RAM is still 512 MB but the storage doubles to 64 GB. The iPhone 4S is also quadband HSDPA/ UMTS/ HSUPA, quadband EDGE/GSM, and dual band which basically means that you will have no problem using 3G data in any network across the globe.

The display is still the 3.5 inch Retina display with 960 x640 resolution that is still among the best in the best market today

Software

The iPhone 4S introduces the new operating device of the Apple mobile world. The big thing about the iPhone 4S is the Siri which will serve your as your virtual assistant. Siri can do a lot for you from sending emails, text messages, looking for information on the web, getting directions, and a lot more. Just talk to her and Siri will interact with you.

Conclusion

When you get hold of the iPhone 4S, ask Siri, “ What is the best phone today? “, and wait for her answer.