iPhone 4S hands-on!

It’s not an iPhone mini or anything, but it’s the first iPhone with Siri. And that has to count for something, right? Right ? While it’s no iPhone 5 (not even close, really), the iPhone 4S is far from being “last year’s iPhone,” and the greatly enhanced camera, bolstered A5 dual-core processor and inbuilt voice command should provide plenty of reason for folks to upgrade if they’re near the end of their contract. Furthermore, having the option on Sprint — despite Apple almost announcing it as an afterthought — is bound to make folks already entrenched on the Now Network think twice about what their next phone will come upgrade time. We were able to spend a few quality moments with the refreshed iPhone 4 here at Apple’s campus, and as you might expect… it’s an iPhone 4. But S-ier. Much in the same way that the 3GS improved the overall experience of the 3G, the 4S does likewise compared to the existing 4. The dual-core A5 chip is a laudatory improvement, and whisking about pages, loading the camera application and launching, well, just about everything, just feels zippier. As it should. The 8 megapixel sensor doesn’t look any different from the outside, but we’re trusting that Apple’s re-engineered the interior. As for weight and feel? Just like the old king. We’ll be updating this post with our impressions live from Cupertino, but for now, feast your retinas on the galleria of JPEGs below. Relive the announcement in our liveblog right here ! iPhone 4S hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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