Major Improvements In The Newest iPhone



by Janet Mason


With the introduction of iPhone in 2007, Apple revolutionized the smartphone industry. There was no competition to the iPhone and Apple went on to become the market leader. The release of iPhone 4S comes after only a few years after this historic launch. The situation is very different when it comes to the competition. Android has turned in to the most well known smartphone OS based on numbers. But, one must keep in mind that Apple products have become well known because of their innovations.

What the new iPhone has to offer?

Most of the people were expecting the new iPhone to be iPhone 5 and not iPhone 4S. The long gap of 16 months since the last iPhone was released was a major aspect for such rumors to gain momentum. As a result when the final release was an update and not a new product several people were left disappointed. The new iPhone had the same body as the older iPhone 4. But, numerous changes were made to the internal components. Everything from the antenna, to the processor to the camera was changed.

The most important change was the introduction of the new operating system for the phone the iOS 5. This OS will be also made available for iPhone 3GS and 4 through updates. The new phone has the speedy A5 chip inside it. This is the same processor that is used for powering the iPad 2. The camera for the iPhone 4S also sees an upgrade as it is changed to a 8MP camera.

All you have to know about Siri

The hardware improvements are definitely impressive, but the most talked about feature of the 4S is Siri. Siri is voice controlled application that acts as your personal assistant. A lot of people might not be aware of this but Siri was an app back in April 2010 before Apple decided to purchase it. Now with iPhone 4S Apple has given an entire new dimension to Siri. To activate the application you have to hold on to the home button for a few seconds. You can then proceed to ask any question you want to, and it will try to dish up the most suitable results. You can ask Siri 'the weather in California' and it will come up wit the weather forecast for the present day and the future as well.

The application has been praised by the customers for its ease of use and accuracy. Google, whose main revenue source is promotions on its result pages has said that Siri might pose a threat to them. Siri eliminates the need for the user to go to the results page. Apart from searching for locations Siri can perform many other jobs as well. Calling people, scheduling meetings, setting up alarms and reminders are some other things that you can do with Siri. Users who use earlier model of iPhones will have to go home empty handed, as Apple says that the application will not be supported by the older devices. Apple has stated that Siri is still in beta mode and they will keep on improving the app for better and accurate results.




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