IPhone 4S: A5 chip, 8MP camera, and Siri voice recognition

bjtitus wrote: post #5

IanDrake wrote: post #2

It was up for a second... *Update: There it's back. This is the first iphone that made me go "meh".

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the speed bump. I believe everyone is underestimating just how fast the A5 is going to make this phone.

How does it impact battery life? To be honest I find the existing generation fast enough (and while I do enjoy gaming on my ipod touch 4g, I find 3d graphics completely overkill) but really the battery life is what's abysmal...

Re: IPhone 4S: A5 chip, 8MP camera, and Siri voice recognition

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Post by Greenisus » Tue, Oct 04, 2011, 7:08 PM UTC

I was hoping for an iPhone 5 with a new design, but I'm still very excited about this. The extra processing power combined with the low level speed improvements in iOS 5 are going to be HUGE for app developers.

The only letdown for me is seeing Apple do things that compete with their app developers: the new Cards app, Reminders, etc.

Re: IPhone 4S: A5 chip, 8MP camera, and Siri voice recognition

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Post by protomyth » Tue, Oct 04, 2011, 7:09 PM UTC

The A5, camera, and increased storage are worth the upgrade. I do wonder if the camera API will change based on the keynote.

Re: IPhone 4S: A5 chip, 8MP camera, and Siri voice recognition

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 04, 2011, 7:11 PM UTC

moe wrote: post #4

Any word on when the real iphone5 will arrive? The 4S seems like a rather pitiful flagship by apple standards.

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Re: IPhone 4S: A5 chip, 8MP camera, and Siri voice recognition

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Post by phoenix24 » Tue, Oct 04, 2011, 7:12 PM UTC

seems like apple.com is down