Ondrej Holzman We know the new iPhone - it's called the iPhone 4S and it's very similar to the previous version. At least as far as the outside is concerned. These are the most important insights from today's "Let's talk iPhone" keynote, which was accompanied by huge expectations all week. In the end, it will not be surprising if there is disappointment in the user ranks...
Everyone believed that Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple, together with his colleagues, would again show the world something new, revolutionary in its own way. But in the end, nothing like that happened during the hundred-minute lecture in the Town Hall. At the same time, it was the same room where, for example, the very first iPod was presented.
Apple usually revels in various numbers, comparisons and charts, and today was no different. Tim Cook and others provided us with relatively boring data for a good three quarters of an hour. Nevertheless, let's recap their words.
Brick-and-mortar stores were the first to arrive. Apple has built a lot of them in recent months, and they also show the great scope of the Californian company. The new Apple Stories in Hong Kong and Shanghai were mentioned as evidence. The latter was visited by an incredible 100 visitors during the first weekend alone. In such Los Angeles, they waited a month for the same number. There are currently 11 brick-and-mortar stores with the bitten apple logo in 357 countries. And many more to come…
Then Tim Cook took the OS X Lion operating system to task. He reported that six million copies had already been downloaded and that Lion had gained 10 percent of the market in just two weeks. For comparison, he mentioned Windows 7, which took twenty weeks to do the same thing. Not to mention MacBook Airs, which are the best-selling laptops in the US, as well as iMacs in their class. Apple currently occupies 23 percent of the computer market in the United States.
All Apple segments were mentioned, so iPods were also mentioned. It remains the number one music player, covering 78 percent of the market. In total, over 300 million iPods were sold. And another comparison – it took Sony a good 30 years to sell 220 Walkmans.
The iPhone was again talked about as the phone with which customers are most satisfied. There was also an interesting figure that the iPhone has 5 percent of the entire mobile market, which of course also includes dumb phones, which are still a much larger part than smartphones.
With the iPad, its privileged position in the field of tablets was repeated. Although the competition is constantly trying to come up with a capable rival, three quarters of all tablets sold are iPads.
iOS 5 - we will see on October 12
After Tim Cook's not very lively numbers, Scot Forstall, who is in charge of the iOS division, ran onto the stage. However, he also started with "mathematics". However, let's skip this, since these were known numbers, and focus on the first news - the Cards application. This will make it possible to create all kinds of greeting cards, which will be printed by Apple itself and then sent out - in the US for $2,99 (about 56 crowns), to abroad for $4,99 (about 94 crowns). It will be possible to send congratulations to the Czech Republic as well.
Those who were waiting for more news were soon disappointed, at least for a moment. Forstall began to recap what's new in iOS 5. Out of more than 200 new features, he selected the 10 most essential ones - a new notification system, iMessage, Reminders, Twitter integration, Newsstand, an improved camera, improved GameCenter and Safari, news in Mail and the possibility of wireless update.
We already knew all this, the important news was that iOS 5 will be released on October 12.
iCloud - the only new thing
Eddy Cue then took the floor in front of the audience and began to recap how the new iCloud service works. Again, the most important message was availability, too iCloud will launch on October 12. Just to quickly reiterate that iCloud will make it easy to share music, photos, contacts, calendars, documents and more between devices.
iCloud it will be free for iOS 5 and OS X Lion users, with everyone getting 5GB of storage to start with. Anyone who wants can buy more.
However, there is one new thing that we didn't know about until now. Function Find My Friends will allow you to share your location with your friends. So you can see all friends nearby on the map. For everything to work, friends must be authorized by each other. At the end, the iTunes Match service was also mentioned, which will be available for $24,99 a year, for now only for Americans, at the end of October.
Cheaper iPods do not abound with novelties
When Phill Schiller appeared in front of the screen, it was clear that he was going to talk about iPods. He started with the iPod nano, for which they are the most important innovation new clock skins. Since the iPod nano is used as a classic watch, Apple saw fit to offer users other types of watches to wear on their wrists. There is also a Mickey Mouse skin. As for the price, the new nano is the cheapest ever – they charge $16 for the 149GB variant in Cupertino, $8 for the 129GB.
Similarly, the iPod touch, the most popular gaming device, received "fundamental" news. It will be available again white version. The pricing policy is as follows: 8 GB for $199, 32 GB for $299, 64 GB for $399.
All new iPod nano and touch variants they will be on sale from October 12.
iPhone 4S - the phone you've been waiting 16 months for
A lot was expected of Phil Schiller at that moment. The Apple official did not delay too long and immediately laid out the cards on the table - introduced the half-old, half-new iPhone 4S. That's exactly how I would characterize the latest Apple phone. The exterior of the iPhone 4S is identical to its predecessor, only the inside differs significantly.
The new iPhone 4S, like the iPad 2, has a new A5 chip, thanks to which it should be up to twice as fast as the iPhone 4. It will then be up to seven times faster in graphics. Apple then immediately demonstrated these improvements on the upcoming Infinity Blade II game.
iPhone 4S will have better battery life. It can handle 8 hours of talk time via 3G, 6 hours of surfing (9 via WiFi), 10 hours of video playback and 40 hours of music playback.
Newly, the iPhone 4S will intelligently switch between two antennas to receive and send the signal, which will ensure up to two times faster downloads on 3G networks (speed up to 14,4 Mb/s compared to 7,2 Mb/s of the iPhone 4).
Also, two different versions of the phone will no longer be sold, the iPhone 4S will support both GSM and CDMA networks.
It will definitely be the pride of the new apple phone camera, which will have 8 megapixels and a resolution of 3262 x 2448. The CSOS sensor with back lighting provides 73% more light, and five new lenses provide 30% more sharpness. The camera will now be able to detect faces and automatically balance the white color. It will also be faster – it will take the first photo in 1,1 seconds, the next in 0,5 seconds. It has no competition on the market in this regard. He will record video in 1080p, there is an image stabilizer and noise reduction.
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The iPhone 4S supports AirPlay mirroring just like the iPad 2.
It also finally became clear why Apple bought Siri some time ago. Her work now appears in new and more sophisticated voice control. Using the assistant, named Siri, it will be possible to give commands to your phone by voice. You can ask what the weather is like, what the current state of the stock market is. You can also use your voice to set an alarm clock, add appointments to the calendar, send a message and, last but not least, also dictate text, which will be directly transcribed into text.
There is only one catch for us – for now, Siri will be in beta and only in three languages: English, French and German. We can only hope that in time we will see Czech. However, Siri will be exclusive to the iPhone 4S.
iPhone 4S will be available again in white and black version. With a two-year carrier subscription, you get the 16GB version for $199, the 32GB version for $299, and the 64GB version for $399. Older versions will also remain in the offer, the price of the 4 gig iPhone 99 will drop to $3, the equally "big" iPhone XNUMXGS will even be free, of course with a subscription.
Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 4S starting Friday, October 7. The iPhone 4S will be on sale from October 14. In 22 countries, including the Czech Republic, then from 28th of October. By the end of the year, Apple wants to start selling it in another 70 countries, with a total of more than 100 operators. This is the fastest iPhone release ever.
The official video introducing the iPhone 4S:
Official video introducing Siri:
If you would like to view a video of the entire keynote, it is available on the website Apple.com.
I, on the other hand, am very pleased, the design of the iPhone 4 is perfect in my opinion, and now with the performance of the iPad 2... if it works out, I will definitely not miss the update.
That like Siri really won't work for iP4? They probably don't mean it :( so I definitely have to buy it Sko :(
I'm also quite sorry for that. If at least Cydia came up with a replacement or replica of Siri for the iP4, I would be very indebted to them. It's a great thing and maybe the only reason I'd switch to 4S.
Well, the gentlemen from Apple disappointed me quite a bit. I would be ashamed to present this after such a time, according to their words, as "brand new".
I think the only one who let someone down was yourself. Under the influence of all kinds of rumors, you got the impression that Apple will introduce something terrible. I don't blame you, I had a similar feeling myself, but it indicates something - Apple has no control over the rumors and, as it turns out, it's starting to hurt the file...
It's not my fault, I'm disappointed too. Well, he pulled. I scored again. I won't buy.
I'm also disappointed and as an Apple fan now I wish that Samsung would punish them for this! ! !
well, I see the only change for the better in the camera... such fast transmissions via the new antenna are of no use to us in the Czech Republic, games like Infinity Blade, BackStab and others already look great and the details on the small mobile display are hard to recognize if the application it loads a few seconds earlier, it doesn't hinder my life ;). My iPhone 4 can be left alone, I will pamper it for at least another year... I wanted to buy a new case from which I wouldn't have to take it out, but I was waiting for the new iPhone to see if I would upgrade and no no... I will give it (myself) a new case . And Siri Assistant is also a plus, I like it.
I didn't believe that there would be anything worse than 4s. A year and a half ago, Apple claimed that 4 was so successful and I don't plan to have such success with 5, and as it has already been said, what should be changed on this side? In addition to the CPU, memory and camera (which they changed), I also think of NFC, a new look and a bigger display, which is not much, and as we all know, Apple likes to put up with Boom and it wouldn't do much with this and it would only complicate the writing of the application. News in ios, especially around the cloud, which no one else has integrated into os in such a way as apple, is a much bigger bomb. So, simply, one major innovation is ios 5 and the other will be iPhone 5, but that will be really important...
I'm glad that the iPhone kept its face and doesn't blindly chase changes like other mobile phone gargoyles and it's pretty bloated, I'm looking forward to it
Seems like a very good upgrade to me. More power, a great camera, and if Siri actually works, it's something that hasn't been seen before.
I don't really need to change the appearance or enlarge the display.
I'm probably seriously going to buy this iPhone...
I think that apple doesn't need to change much, IP4 is selling very well, and who with IP4 can resist 2-7x faster 4S with SIRI? Not many Applists will look at the competition, and Apple has time to finish IP5 when the competition starts with something that will finally step on the iPhone's heels. In addition, iCloud, camera, etc. are definitely worth it. I will definitely go to it, I had 3Gs, now I definitely won't miss 4 and 4S.
I don't know, but it seems to me that "after such a time" Apple has again presented something with which the competition will puzzle their heads for some time ... and honestly, always buy phones from HTC, you practically also keep almost the same body style ... yes, of course, make a curve once otherwise it looks like a different phone, but otherwise the shape of the body is quite similar and that's for the simple reason that it worked for them, and likewise Apple, I think this design is really good and I'm not even surprised that they're not in a hurry with a new one ( :
Rather, it seems to me that the iPhone 4S was released "only" as a release candidate, because iCloud is supposed to go into operation, but it has not been properly tested by the user mass. The moment they catch most of the flies that will bother iCloud, they will release iPhone5 with a new design and certainly with new features that will be "awesone" or "cool".
Well, the prices of older models of iPhones look really great, unfortunately they apply to the USA and not to the Czech Republic, where it is the thief operator who charges the dead, cancels his new contracts with another operator on behalf of his dissatisfied customer...etc.
It's the same xindl, but what's the matter, we're little masters at this, so at least we're arguing on the net...
There will probably be a typo in the article! The durability of the phone will be lower than IP4. Nothing was done with the battery. It just got better, because this fall will make more battery life :) Correct the article.
I expected the phone to be thinner. So, in my opinion, with this, Apple has only caught up with the Galaxy S II, which today, in my opinion, is at least as good, if not a little better than the iPhone. Apple certainly wins in integration with its services and devices, and this may be the key criterion for me whether Galaxy or iPhone.
Disappointed and only disappointed again.
Nothing new really
Same as Škoda when they released the octavia tour - a completely normal octava, but yellow and yellow interior fabric seats and fog lamp covers
Only a fool would go to ip4s when he has an ip4
We can only look forward to ios5
Looks like I might be the only one here who is left completely cold by Siri. For example, many mobile phones have had voice dialing for many years, and yet I don't know a single person who uses it. As for controlling the mobile phone, I personally prefer a kind of intimacy of silent control and I definitely do not intend to issue any instructions to it by voice. In short, I probably won't use this function.
As for the design - there was a lot of talk about the new look, some looked forward to it, some rejected it. I was hoping for something newer. Why? For example, because the design of the iPhone 3G(S) seemed better to me and the phone felt better in the hand. The iPhone 4 then slid more in my hand thanks to its angular design. As for the display, I would like the number of pixels like my iPad - I envy the iPad a little for its applications, and I find their versions for the iPhone a bit poor. While maintaining the finesse of the retina-style display, it would not physically be such a significant physical increase and could be beneficial. And then some thinning of the phone would also be useful, I carry it so often myself that I would appreciate it.
How much difference there will be in the optics of the camera, only the experience of using it will show. I hope it will be worth it. A faster processor and graphics will surely please. Although I would rather have the iPhone itself 7x faster and graphics only 2x. :-)
So to sum it up - I'm not thrilled. I will probably go for the 4S, I would like to treat myself to a slightly faster device, but I completely understand those who will stay with the iPhone 4 - they will have the new iOS 5, iCloud and the rest are not so worth it.
"Regarding the display, I would like the number of pixels like my iPad - I envy the iPad a little for its applications, and I find their versions for the iPhone a bit poor. "
I somehow did not understand this. How does pixel count relate to that? (which, by the way, is almost the same, the main difference is the aspect ratio).
Pixel count and aspect ratio are related. And as for the difference, users of both devices will certainly understand it.
I AM A USER OF BOTH DEVICES!
And I don't see a single reason why a phone, already a small device in principle, should have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Does he not understand that the range of the device you are holding in your hand is somehow limited?
By the way, your sentence makes no sense at all:
"As for the display, I would like the number of pixels like my iPad"
If I don't have it, I don't have it. :-D You probably don't make any sense here. :-D The last one, whether they understood each other. ;-)
You're out of your mind.
""As for the display, I'd like the number of pixels like my iPad"
“Pixel count and aspect ratio are related. "
So you change the IP to have 786432 pixels instead of 614400? And how do you solve it, apart from more density? Absolutely nothing.
Don't you happen to want a DIFFERENT ASPECT RATIO?
And even if the aspect ratio were 4:3, like the ipad, do you think that you will then be able to use applications in an ipad-like appearance? No, you won't. It is not the number of pixels, nor the number of sides, but the physical size of the device.
Do you understand? No? It's okay, there's no point in explaining it to the idiot.
"It can handle 8 hours of talk time over 3G, 6 hours of surfing (9 over WiFi), 10 hours of video playback and 40 hours of music playback."
These are almost the same values as for the previous IP4:
"7 hours of 3G talk time, 6 (3G) or 10 (Wi-fi) hours of internet use, 10 hours of video playback and up to 40 hours of music listening"
I am quite satisfied. After all these years of sticking with 3G, it really needs a change and I was afraid that there would be a 5 with a bigger display and bigger overall, which I really don't want. Somehow I don't understand those people who want bigger iPhones and smaller iPads at the same time :D
I'm not even surprised that everyone mocks the owners of something from Apple and calls them sheep. Apple introduces something that is right on the mark and.... The sheep are satisfied, even excited. 8 Mpix camera - funny. There can be 50 Mpix behind that piece of transparent plastic and it will be fine. Processor? On the meaningful side of games, it has a pidi display, and if it loads a second faster, it makes me nervous. As well as support for all passports. I consider the 64 GB version to be the only positive. Did I forget something? Probably not. With this news after more than a year, it's time to stab Apple. Pindys, how perfect it is, that there is nothing to improve, are just honey for brainless people.
I'm glad for this announcement, because Apple is still going its own way and doesn't need to churn out one model after another. Now iOS5 will be released, so releasing completely different hardware (display...) would add work both to them and mainly to application developers. So they released an upgrade that is based on iPad 2 specifications, so you can happily ride on. In the next iteration of iOS, they will already cut the 3GS and can boldly release an iPhone 5 with a completely awesome spec, but at the same time they will keep the same number of different HW, which will be better for developers. Personally, I'm fine with the "ob" cycle for one generation, I have an iPad 1 and I don't need to update, and I won't change the iPhone 4 for an S either. Although the camera upgrade doesn't seem like it, it's quite significant (from my point of view) because the Galaxy S2 takes pictures slightly better optically than the iPhone 4.
I really regret the size of the display. Otherwise, I have no problem with this "upgrade" model. I am looking forward to seeing him :)
Two minutes of disappointment :/ but why change something that can't be improved just like MacBook PRO since 2008.
Again, I remember very well the amazement at the presentation of the strange thing "iPad" years ago .. then a lot of comments like "what is it", "I'm not really going to buy it", etc. Well, look how the crowds of those if they didn't like the iPad presentation, they were wrong. It was a gem .. This is an upgraded phone and not exactly a little .. Not to be in the shit and tweezers of the operator here and the prices, so I always have the latest version and this one would not disappoint me, it will last faster and everything they imagined is OK .. just relax with a contract of some 200 bucks. or 300 with a worse contract .. mockery, they would be dismantled in one piece .. Here in the banana, where is the contract for that, which by itself will reach the minimum payment at the level of 10% of the average net income of the republic !! they will want 800 USD for it.. So here, the frequent phone exchanges are a bit more complicated.. but in the US I would change one or two :-)
By the way, how did you come up with BETTER BATTERY LIFE?
The exact opposite was said on keynogte...
The iPhone 4S is amazing and I haven't even held it in my hand yet. It has a lot of new and better things than the previous generation, but we all expected a lot! more. The main problem will probably be in the design - it looks like the previous one. That's not to say the iPhone 4 design was bad, but people just expected something different.
So apple didn't disappoint me, I don't understand why most people are disappointed,
1. Bigger display: Please what?? I didn't like the earlier photos of what the new iPhone could look like and it would be impractical
2. 2 types of iPhone: For what?? The apple brand is about luxury (ie also the price) and not about the fact that everyone will buy their product
3. Siri: in my opinion, Siri is a great thing even in English if you can speak English (for example, I have everything on my device in English) and why isn't Siri on the iPhone 4?? Firstly, apple wouldn't sell a single iP4S and secondly, the iP4 might not have to chase it either
"2. 2 types of iPhone: For what?? The apple brand is about luxury (ie also the price) and not about everyone buying their product"
Good joke. Take a look outside CR sometime…
Unfortunately, the battery life of the new iPhone is actually lower. That's not a very good ad...
My opinion is that the Apple 4 is an amazing phone. I don't understand why someone cries that after 16 months Apple released exactly the same mobile phone in terms of appearance. The interior is completely different, even more amazing, than in the 4 and it is already amazing. A bigger display? What for? It's already a great display for a mobile phone, and if someone wants a bigger one, let them get an iPad. On the other hand, I'm glad that the iPhone has exactly the same look, because I like it the most and I'm glad that Apple doesn't "slap" one plastic scumbag after another on the market like it is with other manufacturers.
I've never trusted a bigger display either, try to pick up an HTC Desire HD with a bigger screen and you'll see that the iPhone just won't have it.. it's not a completely clear step forward, it's a step somewhere into the unknown for a mobile phone it's already too big: -)
Today is not the year 2009 and the iPhone is no longer as far ahead of the competition as it was, and now after a year and a half it needed a kick, not just a mandatory evolution. Or maybe someone expected worse internals?
where there is better durability, less weight, better material than glass.. (oh my god).
What they've been doing there for a year and a half, they could release it in June and beta Siri in October and it would be the same.
I am currently using an iPhone 4 – a personal phone, and a Galaxy S2 – a work phone at the same time. I have quite small hands and the S2 is simply too big and downloading the Android roller blind is quite inconvenient. So I am definitely not a supporter of a larger display in terms of ergonomics.
I am so satisfied. I still really like the design of the iPhone 4, and the set of new internals, including 64GB of storage, is quite a bomb in my opinion. I don't understand that even Apple got carried away by some virtual bubble called iPhone 5. I think it's a logical step and I'm completely satisfied and I'm already looking forward to the 4S.
exactly,
For example, I have a 3GS and this will be a huge leap for me, for example, I was dissatisfied with the iPhone 4 because I couldn't imagine what makes the 4 better than the 3GS, I was simply absolutely satisfied with this mobile phone...
but lately I've been realizing that speed isn't what it used to be and the home bottom reacts badly
the only thing I hope is that they will make a jailbreak soon, because for example sbsettings will be missing, but it seems that with the help of Siri I can turn on wifi or 3G quite quickly...
If your home button is going crazy, I recommend recalibrating it. It's done by launching an app - it takes time. Then hold down the "sleep" button until the phone shutdown list appears. And at that moment, press and hold the HOME button until it brings you back to the home screen. And that's all. It works great and I recommend doing it once every 2-3 months :-)
thanks for the tip, but it didn't help me, because the button only reacts to a stronger press
Thanks for the tip! Why don't they write it anywhere?! :D
Otherwise, regarding the launch of the 4S, I did not expect a new model. It would be enough to piss off the owners of the 4-inch iPhone under construction. And the new model would also deserve a wow effect. Which I don't think would come with just a new design and Siri. It has to be something more!
Come on, I didn't know about this in four years? Wow…but it seems to work… Thanks
Wow! home button works again…. Thanks……
Definitely disappointed 4s :/ I think each of us expected something more!!!
I waited min. So I was pleasantly surprised
I wonder what he was waiting for...
I'm just not familiar with all these comments. My feeling? I don't want to be a prophet, but couldn't voice control be the same coup as the touchscreen? It seems so to me. In the future, it can only be a matter of extending this technology to all phone functions. The fact that it is in English does not bother me at all.
Another great new feature for me is the reminder system based on location changes. My calendar and to-do list are full of entries that don't depend on time, but on where I am right now. Of course, if someone has five things on their calendar, they probably won't be very excited, but I'm looking forward to it.
The steering wheel is great, but there is one thing that bothers me about the steering wheels that change position. And the fact that you can only select the address from the phone list... which is quite annoying when I don't have it saved there. Ideally, there should be the possibility to display the map and, classically, mark the position manually with your finger. Well, maybe in pristim firmware :-)
I'm looking forward to iOS5, but after what Apple did to us last time (iPhone 3G users) with iOS4, I really disliked it gentlemen :D. Now I'm still living in fear that when I install iOS4 on iPhone 5, that the speed will go down (not as drastically as on iP3G with iOS4), I know it's probably unlikely, but Apple has caused me some kind of psychological damage :D... fortunately, we have a lot videos with beta versions that work very quickly. Otherwise, I think that Siri on the iPhone 4 is not purely for the reason that the iPhone 4S is sold... I probably wouldn't see the problem that the iP4 would not tighten it... (unless history repeats itself :D ) How do you see it?.)
If I want to purchase an iPhone 4S from the official website, what do I need? Is the subscription somehow related to the monthly payment to the operator? If anyone can answer me, please contact me here or to my email appfresk@gmail.com Thank you
All you need is money. The phone is unlocked, you can put any card there. Above your subscription and the length of the commitment with the operator, you decide yourself.
I'm not disappointed or surprised. You take the history-
iphone 2 - a completely revolutionary phone - the foundations of a user-friendly mobile phone or PC file were laid.
3g and 3gs only hardware update, but nothing new. iP4 revolutionary-retina display, luxurious design, only approx. 9 mm thick. Logically now a hardware update. The change will be enough later. Look at the last one - they stupidly copied the IP and added higher performance. I don't see what I need it for now.
The APPLE feature is a pre-balanced device. The hardware was already long before the iPhone, but who wanted to use an annoying stylus to control the keys, voice control was invented a long time ago, but it was unusable, learned for repairs (t9) a long time ago. But all unusable, because the manufacturers could not polish it to perfection and sell it. That's the main thing about APPLE, don't invent anything revolutionary, but finish it perfectly to make it as inviting as possible. Just
I am interested in SIRI on the new iP and I will believe that it is APPLE
Smoothed to perfection - that would be an absolutely revolutionary system - that is, it will be in the CZ.
The only thing I miss from HW is NFC, that's quite a mistake.
Thank you for the answer, I would still like some information about the commitment.. And if I send the phone to the Czech Republic, it will come with the American version of the socket, right?
They won't send it to the Czech Republic from the US Store, you have to order it from the CZ Store. Or you can buy it from one of the operators.
And if I set up a mailbox in the US via http://www.zasilkovasluzba.com? That should work right? I clicked through the apple website to the address. I chose the operator and clicked through all its options. In the end, I got $56 + the price of the iPhone. I would like to ask if the $56 is paid once or every month
I don't have experience with that, but I have a lot of experience with several complaints, so that's why I buy such things from us. E.g. the last time I bought a new MBA three times - twice it did not survive the first week. I know, there is an international warranty, but...
And that's what you'd pay for a flat rate in the US that you won't use at all?
Do you think that the price of the iPhone 4 will drop here in CR after the launch of the 4S?
What do you think?
I won't buy an iPhone 4S, I'll wait until the 5th :D
I have 3G and it is quite enough
I'm thinking more about the iPad