IPhone 4S, 7 times faster than before, CPU and GPU dual core

Apple finally announced "iPhone 4S" officially.

Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event October 2011

The dual core CPU "A5" adopted for iPad 2 is carried and the GPU also dual core. It is up to 7 times faster than the iPhone 4.


For the battery, 8 hours of talking time with 3G, 14 hours of 2G, 6 hours of browsing in 3G, 9 hours of browsing using wireless LAN, 10 hours of video playback, 40 hours of music playing only It has become.


Supports up to 14.4 Mbps of downlink which is twice the conventional model (upstream maximum 5.8 Mbps, downward maximum 7.2 Mbps)




Camera to 8 million pixel camera.


, 73% brighter than iPhone 4 which adopted backside illuminated CMOS, shooting time is reduced to one third.



F2.4 wide-angle lens with 30% saving size achieved.



26% better auto white balance performance


It is strong for shooting and continuous shooting, it is iPhone 4S.


Equipped with camera shake correction and noise canceling function, it can shoot Full HD (1080p) movies.



AirPlay mirroring


In addition, the function to operate by voice "Siri" will also be added. For example, when asking "How is the weather today?" On the iPhone in English, it seems like we can display weather, set reminders, and do something quite extensively.


What is different from simple voice operation is that even if it is a different kind of question, "What is the weather today?" "Is it possible to use an umbrella?", Read the meaning and give an appropriate answer "The weather will be like this" Points to return


"What is going on in Paris?", Etc. are also examined, and it is possible to set the alarm as it is with voice as it is.


One piece of stock price information


Sort the nearest Greek restaurants by sorting in order of score


It also answers the distance from your current location to your destination


You can also set the calendar by voice only


Since reminders can also be set by voice alone, completely hands-free operation is possible


Examination linked with Wikipedia is also possible, judging fairly wisely


It is really amazing that various actions are possible only by talking to the microphone


That is "Siri".


Beta test started in English, French and German.




This is the feature of the iPhone 4S.


The iPhone 4S has three models of 16 GB (199 dollars, about 15,300 yen), 32 GB (299 dollars, about 23,000 yen), 64 GB (399 dollars, about 30,600 yen) lineup. For the iPhone 4, the 8 GB model is $ 99 (about 7600 yen), iPhone 3 GS is free.


The release date is October 14th and the reservation reception is October 7th.


Scheduled to be released in USA, Canada, Australia, UK, France, Germany, Japan.


On October 28 the target country will be increased significantly.


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