By Evan Ortiz, Reporter
Apple, the popular music and cell phone company, lost the man behind it all recently. However, the death of Steve Jobs has not slowed down this technological giant, as Apple recently released the new iPhone 4S.
On the outside, the phone seems the same. It still has the same brick-like rectangular feel that the iPhone 4 adopted. The phone is comfortable in the hand and feels quite sturdy and strong. However, the iPhone screens do have tendencies to crack easily.
On the inside, the features are abundant, and there are never-ending possibilities to customize the users’ experiences.
The new camera has been bumped up to an eight megapixel. It has the ability to shoot 1080p high-definition movies, which can be directly sent in text message form or uploaded to social networking sites.
With the breathtaking 3.7 inch Retina display, images, web-surfing and games are crystal clear with this high-resolution screen, which offers approximately 326 pixels per square inch. These features result in brilliant pictures and video quality. The phone runs on a lightning fast dual A5 core processor, which will greatly improve times for launching apps and web browsers and will make navigating the phone much quicker.
iOS 5 is the newest operating system for the phone. The mission of the iOS 5 operating system is to make working and using Apple as easy and seamless as possible. Coming with it are more new apps, such as the Notification Center, iMessage and Twitter Integration. The notification center is one centralized app to let users know everything that is going on in life, such as calendar updates, phone calls, messages and Facebook requests. Possibly the most welcoming of these new apps is the iMessage, which is the equivalent of Blackberry’s instant messaging app.
Current users, however, have reported of battery drainage being a problem with the iOS 5 system. Apple has reported that there will be an update released to address this problem.
Perhaps the most interesting new feature of this phone is Siri, the voice command app, that will literally make the phone do whatever the user says. Feel like creating a reminder? Just tell the phone: “Create reminder: Lunch at five.” If the voice recognition works as well as Apple says, this app could be a very useful for day-to-day use.
All new iPhones also have the ability to access iCloud, the spacious storage system that allows the user to backup almost everything on the iPhone into one centrally located internet storage system.
With all these technological breakthroughs packed into one device, the price is higher than most other phones. The base price for the lowest memory 16 gigabyte phone is $199. This does not include the start up and activation fees, but if users have the money, this phone is worth it.
