Top 5 Reasons to Buy an iPhone 4S

iPhone 4S may look just like its predecessor but the internal improvements are hard to ignore. 

If you're battling about buying an iPhone 4S, take comfort to the fact that you're not alone. My decision to buy an iPhone stretched for months because, let's face it, it's not cheap. I wanted to make sure, like most people would, that when I make the commitment, I'm going to get the value down to the last cent. I bought my iPhone 4S a day after the release date. Do I have any regrets today? Absolutely not. Let's talk about the top 5 reasons why, in retrospect, buying an iPhone 4S was a brilliant decision on my part.

1. Three words: Dual-core A5 chip. Let's leave the technical details to the geeks. What does this mean to you? Web pages load faster, touch response is quicker, apps start smoothly, gaming is superb - everything is just fast! You know what it feels like when you swipe a finger over a touch screen and the graphics just move around like water? No delays, no freezes. Well, if you don't know what that feels then be ready for it. You don't believe me? Go to Best Buy. Try it your self. Better yet, compare it with other smart phones.

2. The Camera - 8 Megapixels and improved optics for better lighting and amazing shots. The flash takes beautiful photos in low light. HDR (High Dynamic Range) feature breathes life into your photos. Let the picture below speak for the iPhone 4S Camera. Go ahead, click or touch to zoom.

With the HDR (High Dynamic Range) feature on, the iPhone 4S camera takes vivid shots in real-life lighting.

3. Siri. If I have to think of two words to describe the virtual assistant embedded in iPhone 4S, those are going to be: creepy and funny. Creepy - Siri actually understands what you mean. It's not just a speech recognition program. She knows that when you say "Is it gonna be hot tomorrow?", you want to know about the weather. She will even suggest that you bring an umbrella if it's going to rain. Funny - ask her to sing a song, what she's wearing, what other mobile phones compete with iPhone 4S. Siri is in Beta release yet it's already blowing minds. Are you fine with the fact that you're missing it?

Siri is more than just about the weather. She can make call, play music, send an SMS, set up a meeting , and more. And  that's just for the Beta release.

4. iMessage and FaceTime. Free unlimited texts messages and video calls over Wi-Fi to all Apple mobile device users all over the world. iMessage and FaceTime is like having Skype except that you don't have to download the apps, sign up for an account, and add contacts. With iMessage and FaceTime, you just turn the feature on, and that's it. No hassles, no payments. It's all about connecting with people that matter.

5. iOS apps - the built-in, the free, and the sold. As of writing there are over 500, 000 apps available for iPhone 4S. Imagine that. The world is constantly developing applications for your mobile needs. You want to play a game? Thousand are available. You want to organize your meetings, write a journal, secure your notes, there are thousands of ways you can do that. With iOS apps continuously being produced, your iPhone 4S experience is never the same each day.

I bought an iPhone 4S and I have no regrets. Sure, it's just a smart phone. But it might just be the smartest. When you buy an iPhone 4S, you're not just buying a phone, you're investing on an awesome experience. Enjoy!

iPhone 4S - My First iPhone

After battling with myself for a couple of months (and without obsessing over a single product review), I finally made the commitment. I bought an iPhone 4S and it is my first official iPhone.

The iPhone 4S first official release is on October 16, 2011 (US)

iPhone 4S is my second Apple product. My first one was the iPod Touch 4th Gen. After four months of using my iPod, there was not a day that I did not wish that I could use it to call or send text messages - well, actually I could, and I did. But I wanted it to be a phone, and independent from WiFi to communicate. And so when the iPhone 4S got released, buying it and ditching my iPod was a no brainer.

My appreciation on the Apple products went through a bit of threshold. I am generally resistant to market hype. I would like to think that I am a smart consumer. It is a common consumer standard that a product has to be worth every cent that you're going to pay for it. On top of that, I also believe that service and  experience are of equal importance to the  product itself. The latest iPhone is just "IT". It's intuitive; you won't find useless or hard-to-figure-out settings. It's smartly designed, fast, and most importantly extremely useful. You can text, call, send emails, surf the web, play, and get organized. It is everything you need in a phone and more. It's just - in my current demands, lifestyle, and standards - perfect. My iPod trial, my background in electronics and software engineering, and the need for a new phone, (and the stars may have also aligned but I did not wait for that) all lead to the big move.

The all-new iPhone 4S home screen shows all the new apps in iOS 5.

This blog is going to be exactly  what  the description says. This will document my daily routine and iPhone 4S's role in it - the good parts, the bad, the new finds, the happy moments, and the technical stuffs I have to learn to make the relationship easy. I hope you guys find the upcoming reads both entertaining and informative. Enjoy!