Apple releases iPhone 4S
- An A5 processor like the one used in the iPad2.
- HD quality video (this is a huge plus for me!)
- Higher quality 8 megapixel camera
- New operating system with more features
- Faster download speed
- Improved reception with multiple carriers including Sprint
- Available in black or white color
- Price: 16GB for $199; 32 GB for $299 and the 64GB for $399
iPhone 6 Features
With Steve Jobs' passing, one must wonder how the next generations of the iPhone will look. I absolutely love my iPhone 4 and will probably be ready for a new phone when the iPhone 5 or 5S is released. My favorite features of the iPhone 4:
- Face Time: Face time is face to face chatting with your phone. Anyone who has had the iPhone 4 or 5 knows how great face time is. Anyone with another iPhone can communicate with you via face chat.
- Multitasking: I was recently shown this feature. Simply by double clicking the home button you will be shown all of your opened apps. Click on the app you'd like to open and it opens the app from the last place you were when you were working on that app. One thing I recently learned is that your phone uses its memory to keep these apps open. It's a good idea to close the apps that you aren't using. To close the apps, hold down one app until they all start to wiggle. Then click the X button and the app will close. This should speed up your phone, especially if you have a lot of apps open.
- Video and photos: The iPhone is only getting better with its video and photo quality. I presume the iPhone7 will have even better resolution with HD quality video. If you haven't downloaded iMovie for your iPhone. I highly recommend it. You can edit video right from your phone, add pictures, movies and other edits very easily.
- Find your phone using Mobile Me. Apple gives you step by step instructions on how to set up your iPhone so that if it's lost or stolen, you can easily find it!
- Folders for Apps: Organizing your iphone is so much easier now with Apps. I have created a folder or two for each of our girls with their apps, a health folder, a finance folder, a games folder, etc.
- I can only imagine the next generations of the iPhone will be even better. I'm excited to see all of the new useful things Apple has in store for the iPhone 6 and 7.
When will the iPhone 6 be released?
The iPhone 4S was released on October 4th, 2011. The iPhone 4 was released on June 24, 2010 around 16 months before the iPhone 4S. If we use this as an example, the iPhone 5 will be released in the winter of 2012 and the iPhone 5S will be released in the early part of 2013. With that logic, the iPhone 6 will be released in the Spring of 2013. As we get closer to the date, we'll keep you updated on any chatter that is occurring.
How much will the iPhone 6 cost?
Apple has stayed fairly consistent with their pricing over the years, with a little fluctuation making the phones cheaper. I don't think the price will change very much especially since they consistently add more GB to the phones and better features. I would expect the $199, $299, and $399 numbers to be fairly static for the iPhone 6.
iPhone as your Phone
iPhone is a mobile phone that uses touchscreen technology. You can make a call by pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, your favorites list, or a call log. You can easily sync all of your address book from your Mac or PC. It is simple to merge calls and you can listen to voicemail in the order you choose, like an email application.
iPhone as your iPod
The iPhone can be used as your iPod. It will sync music, videos, TV shows, or audio books directly from your Mac or PC. It works as a wide screen iPod that uses screen touch controls. Album art is displayed and you can even search your library by this art.iPhone as your Internet Device
iPhone uses Safari as its Internet browser and a rich HTML client for its email. Apple has partnered with Yahoo! and Google for their search engines capabilities. The device is able to multi-task: downloading email while searching the Internet. And of course, an Apple device wouldn't be complete without its widgets: stock reports, weather reports, maps, etc.A couple more cool features:
- If you're reading a horizontal article on the web, you can turn the iPhone horizontally and it will readjust the picture; if you're reading a vertical article, you just hold the iPhone in a vertical manner.
- When you need to type, a QWERTY screen appears and you touch the letters needed. It is predictive, so it prevents and corrects mistakes as you type. There isn't a QWERTY screen unless you need one.