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Testseek.com have collected 514 expert reviews of the Apple iPhone 4S and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPhone 4S.
Award: Editor’s Choice October 2011
October 2011
 
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514 Reviews
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14 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Improved camera
  • Dualband world phone
  • Faster
  • More powerful processor
  • Voiceactivated personal assistant feature
  • New antenna configuration to improve reception
  • Innovative Siri personal assistant
  • Fast dualcore processor
  • Shoots amazing photos and videos
  • World Phone capabilities
  • Choice in storage capacities
  • Amazing camera
  • Solid design and build quality
  • Strong signal and call quality
  • Decent battery life
  • "world phone."
  • Fast as hell
  • Great camera
  • Best designed phone on the market
  • Incredible screen
  • Snappy performance
  • Camera delivers top notch images
  • Siri saves time and is fun to use
  • IOS 5 and iCloud bring much needed improvements
  • Amazing display
  • Great speed
  • Fantastic camera
  • Camera is stunning
  • Retina Display is still best in class
  • Siri software is incredibly cool and surprisingly useful
  • Upgraded camera from 5MP to 8MP
  • End of death grip problems with the antenna
  • Speed and graphics performance boost
  • Siri
  • Ability to use the volume up button for shutter control via iOS 5x update makes it much easier to shoot photos quickly
  • Quicker access to iPhone camera from lock screen using sliding camera icon helps for capturing spontaneous moments
  • Abundance of qua...
  • The cheapest iPhone 4S available today
  • If you include the plan price
  • Still beautiful
  • Much faster A5 dual core CPU
  • Better camera and Siri
  • What's
  • Smoother performance
  • Superb camera
  • Beautiful display still better than competition
  • Dual-core powerhouse
  • Siri is a game-changer
  • Fast
  • Bright
  • And sharp camera
  • IOS 5 and iCloud built in
  • Relatively long battery life
  • Incredibly responsive interface and touch-screen
  • Notifications bar for events and weather
  • Excellent camera
  • Still the slickest hardware design on any phone
  • High-quality apps at an easy to navigate app store...
  • Speedy dual-core A5 processor
  • Siri is smart
  • ICloud baked in
  • Best arsenal of apps
  • Good voice quality
  • Dual-core power
  • Groundbreaking Siri voice control
  • Sharp camera
  • Unlimited data on Sprint
  • Excellent Web speeds
  • Simultaneous voice and data
  • Terrific camera
  • Solid call quality
  • Siri is intriguing
  • Lots of apps
  • Fast Web speeds. Top-notch camera. Solid call quality. Tons of apps.
  • Beautiful screen. Terrific app market. Easy to use.
  • Thin design is comfortable and easy to use
  • Intuitive navigation and layout
  • Great operating system includes cloud capabilities
  • Dualcore chip keeps it faster than rivals
  • Excellent rear camera for quality
  • Speed
  • Siri makes voice commands natural
  • Accessible
  • IOS 5 helps Apple catch and maybe pass rivals
  • ICloud syncing and backup
  • Long battery life
  • Still a great display
  • 64GB op
  • Excellent hardware construction
  • Easy interface
  • Speed to spare
  • Staffer Brian X. Chen is a freelance technology journalist in San Francisco. Released in June
  • His book Always On examines the impact of the smartphone on society
  • Business and culture
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  • A5 processor
  • 8MP camera
  • Gaming experience
  • Icloud
  • Apple's iPhone 4S has a faster processor and an upgraded camera
  • All the benefits of iOS 5
  • And a useful and immensely fun voice assistant. Call quality on the Sprint model is admirable
  • And the data speeds
  • While certainly not 4G
  • Get the job done
  • Robust processor
  • Excellent call and data performance
  • Siri voice feature works well
  • Carrier options
  • Higher storage capacity
  • Better battery
  • Faster processor
  • 8-megapixel camera
  • 1080p Video
  • Great performance
  • Siri could
  • Eventually
  • Change the game
  • Broader carrier compatibility
  • Minimal shutter lag Large
  • Sharp LCD screen Touch Focus Additional features with Camera App Excellent image quality

The editors didn't like

  • No change in design from iPhone 4
  • No 4G
  • Costly
  • No flash integration
  • Outdated contacts menu
  • The display is too small for comfortable use
  • Glass on the front and back has proven to be fragile in the past
  • Relatively expensive at $199.99 to $399.99 with a two year agreement.
  • Glass back breaks easily
  • Higher capacity models are expensive
  • Carrierlocked GSM models can't roam internationally
  • You have to use the AT&T SIM card.
  • Pricey
  • Glass back can easily shatter
  • IOS is beginning to show its age
  • Improved 3G speeds don't seem very improved
  • Especially compared to LTE devices
  • Glass and metal design is beautiful
  • But easy to shatter
  • Upgrades (other than camera) really don't feel vastly improved from iPhone 4
  • Battery life issue
  • Image quality still not on par with even entry-level dedicated digital cameras
  • Noisier than digicams
  • Especially at higher ISOs (but you already knew that)
  • Still no user control over shutter speed
  • ISO sensitivity
  • Metering mode
  • Exposure compensatio...
  • Much more expensive than other Virgin Mobile smartphones
  • Glass front and back more likely to crack if dropped
  • Glass front and b
  • Siri not always accurate
  • You can only upload video in 1080p
  • Lacks 4G data speeds
  • No Facebook integration
  • Photo Stream only works over Wi-Fi
  • ICloud data sync costs after a miserly 5GB
  • Most of its best features available as a software update to older iPhonesLook and Feel...
  • Display relatively small
  • Sluggish 3G speeds
  • Poor social-networking integration
  • On-screen keyboard is quite small
  • No 4G. Poor social-networking integration
  • Very expensive. Not available in several major Cricket cities
  • Can't remove battery or casing
  • Still no 4G
  • Instruction manual is less informative that we'd like
  • Siri only goes so far
  • No thirdparty apps
  • Not enough voice feedback
  • Call quality just soso
  • Might benefit from a larger screen
  • 3G stops at 14.4Mbps
  • No real 4G yet
  • Design still somewhat fragile
  • Video a bit prone to CMOS effects
  • Smallish screen
  • No user replaceable battery
  • Siri is limited in what it can do and understand. Looks the same as the iPhone 4 — what's up with that? A twoyear contract means you may not be eligible for the best upgrade pricing
  • Same design
  • Siri isn't yet fully capable in the UK
  • Battery performance is unchanged
  • No 4G connectivity
  • It's about time we get a larger screen
  • Can't use data and voice at same time with Verizon version
  • Siri doesn’t work offline -- in any capacity. 100 hour drop in battery’s standby time. Slow HDR photography. Some battery issues cropping up
  • Zero visual differentiation
  • No LTE
  • Placement of the lens takes some getting used to No manual control of ISO and White Balance A larger
  • Dedicated shutter button would be nice.

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  Published: 2017-03-15, Author: Sam , review by: lifewire.com

  • Amazing display, Great speed, Fantastic camera
  • Pricey, Glass back can easily shatter
  • As I noted above, owners of the iPhone 4 may be right: with the exception of Siri, the iPhone 4S is more a refinement of an already-very-good device, rather than a must-have upgrade. If you're an iPhone 4 owner happy with your phone, you don't need to rus...

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  Published: 2016-04-14, Author: Nathan , review by: headfonia.com

  • Abstract:  Man expects groans and pushback from Holier than Though audiophiles. Dilution of their hobby by consumer goods is anathema, and chief among consumer brands is Apple. Still, man yanks it out, sharing both measurement and anecdote.Black or white – which I p...

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  Published: 2015-03-19, Author: The , review by: goodhousekeeping.com

  • Thin design is comfortable and easy to use, Intuitive navigation and layout, Great operating system includes cloud capabilities
  • Can't remove battery or casing, Still no 4G, Instruction manual is less informative that we'd like

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  Published: 2013-10-09, Author: Dan , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  Many will no doubt be tempted by one of the new devices but with iPhone 5S stocks low and prices high, the iPhone 5C could prove enticing. Furthermore, coupled with its lower price is the fact the device comes in a raft of bold, brash colours, which could...

 
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  Published: 2012-10-16, review by: whatdigitalcamera.com

  • Abstract:  What's all the hullaballo, it's only a phone, right? Well yes, but the Apple iPhone 5 is no ordinary phone, it's the latest incarnation of what's widely regarded as the best smartphone on the market, and the overwhelming phone of choice among photograp...

 
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  Published: 2012-10-01, Author: Madeline , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  HERE WE TEST the latest Apple Iphone against its predecessor, to see whether its worth it for Iphone 4S owners to splash out on an upgrade...

 
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  Published: 2012-09-26, review by: phonearena.com

  • Abstract:  When the iPhone 4S was unveiled last year, feelings of disappointed started to engulf many people, as it turned out being nothing more than a revamped iPhone 4. Well, one year later, and the industry finally got what it wanted in the iPhone 5 – regard...

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  Published: 2012-09-21, review by: barefeats.com

  • Abstract:  Added iPad 3 on September 22nd; also added link to Anandtech article. Our iPhone 5 was delivered at 2:52pm PST (Sept 21). So we rushed to get these benchmark results to you. Geekbench 2 runs two processor tests (integer and floating point) and two memo...

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  Published: 2012-08-16, review by: barefeats.com

  • Abstract:  With all the stir surrounding the Apple vs Samsung court case, I thought it was a good time to compare both companies' best smartphones: iPhone 4S and Galaxy S III. Let's start with some performance tests. SunSpider Javascript benchmark tests the Jav...

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  Published: 2012-07-19, Author: Sascha , review by: pcmag.com

  • Beautiful screen. Terrific app market. Easy to use.
  • Very expensive. Not available in several major Cricket cities
  • The iPhone 4S is the most powerful handset on Cricket, but it isn't available in all Cricket cities and it costs too much....

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