External differences between iphone 4 and 4s. How to distinguish between generations of iPhone

Generations and varieties of iPhone

Since the summer of 2007, when the first generation of the iPhone was released, a lot of models and varieties of Apple smartphones have accumulated:

• iPhone 2G (aluminum)
• iPhone 3GS in two flavors - with old and new bootrom
• iPhone 4 in three flavors - regular model, CDMA model and 2012 model
• iPhone 5 in two flavors - American model and "global model"
• iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

The very first, aluminum iPhone, unlike other generations. A characteristic difference is a large black plastic insert for antennas in the lower part of the rear wall of the case. Although the name stuck to this generation, it does not denote the generation of the iPhone itself, but the generation of cellular networks in which it operates. The first iPhone only supported second generation networks (including GPRS and EDGE).

Has a completely plastic body in white or black. All inscriptions on the rear wall are in gray paint. The iPhone was named so because it supported 3G cellular networks.

Outwardly, it almost completely repeats the look of the iPhone 3G, the only difference is that the inscriptions on the back wall are applied in exactly the same silver mirror paint as the Apple logo.

Old and new bootrom iPhone 3GS

From the perspective of the prospects, there are two types of jailbreak - with the old bootrom and with the new bootrom. Butrom(bootrom) is a non-rewritable hardware device bootloader, and the prospects for jailbreak largely depend on the presence of vulnerabilities in it. The difference between the old and the new bootrom continues to this day: for iPhone 3GS with old bootrom untethered jailbreak is guaranteed on any version of iOS, and for iPhone 3GS with a new bootrom- only tethered (read about the difference between tethered and untethered jailbreak).

It is easy to distinguish an iPhone 3GS with a new bootrom by its serial number. You need to take the third, fourth and fifth digits. The third digit encrypts the year of production (9 = 2009, 0 = 2010, 1 = 2011), the fourth and fifth - the ordinal number of the week of the year in which the iPhone was released (from 01 to 52). The first iPhone 3GS with a new bootrom began to appear in the 40th week of 2009, and from the 45th week, the new bootrom began to be used in all iPhones released. Thus, if the third digit of the iPhone 3GS serial number is 0 or 1, it definitely has a new bootrom. If the third digit is 9, look at the fourth and fifth digits. If they are less than or equal to 39, the bootrom is exactly old, if they are greater than or equal to 45, the boot is exactly new.

You can find out the serial number of the iPhone 3GS without turning on the device, because the serial is printed on the SIM card tray. However, this is not a very reliable method, especially when buying. the tray is easy to replace. You can find out the exact serial number either in iTunes (on the main page of device properties), or on the device itself, in the "Settings-General-About this device-Serial number" menu.

It differs significantly from all previous iPhones, firstly, in design, and secondly in display. Both the front and back panels are made entirely of glass, and the smartphone is surrounded by a metal rim-antenna around the perimeter.

There are three iPhone 4 models:

• common GSM model that looks exactly like the photo above
• CDMA Model iPhone 4 it is distinguished by the absence of a SIM tray and a different antenna design - there is no black stripe on it to the right of the headphone jack.
• second revision of iPhone 4, which began release in 2012, looks no different from the regular iPhone 4 GSM, but its processor has much fewer jailbreak vulnerabilities. You can only distinguish this iPhone model using third-party utilities, for example, redsn0w. Connect your gadget to your computer, download redsn0w for OS X or Windows, run the utility. Go to the Extras-Even more-Identify menu, in the window that opens, scroll down the text and look at the value in the ProductType line. If there "iPhone3,1" is a regular GSM-iPhone 4, if "iPhone3,2" is a new revision of iPhone 4 GSM; and the CDMA model is referred to as "iPhone3,3".

Looks pretty much the same as the iPhone 4 GSM, but the antenna design is the same as the iPhone 4 CDMA, and the iPhone 4S always comes with a SIM tray.

However, the most reliable way to tell the difference between an iPhone 4S is the model code on the back. If the second line below the word iPhone says "Model A1387", you are definitely looking at the iPhone 4S.

It differs from all other generations of iPhone in height - with the same screen width, its diagonal has grown to 4 inches. The back panel of the iPhone 5 is made of aluminum, and there are glass inserts at the top and bottom that cover the antennas.

Initially, the iPhone 5 was released in two flavors - "model for America" ​​and "global model". The difference between them lies in the list of supported LTE bands, but for Russia this is practically irrelevant, since none of these models can work on the Russian frequencies allocated for 4G.

You can distinguish between iPhone 5 models by the model code on the back. "Model A1428" gives "American model" and model A1429 "global".

The first iPhone released in a multi-colored plastic case. Available in blue, green, pink, yellow and white.

iPhone 5c came in 6 hardware models - A1532 (for North America and China), A1456 (CDMA model for US and Japan), A1507 (for worldwide model), A1529 (for Southeast Asia), A1516 and A1526 (for China) which differ in the composition of the supported LTE bands.

The first iPhone with a Touch ID scanner. The fingerprint scanner is built into the Home button, which has lost the icon, but has received a metal rim. The other external differences between the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5 are the dual flash and reduced clearance around the Power button and volume buttons.

iPhone 5s was available in 6 hardware models - A1533 (for North America and China), A1453 (CDMA model for North America and Japan), A1457 (global model), A1518 and A1528 (for China) and A1530 (for Southeast Asia) ), which differ in the composition of the supported LTE bands.

An unusual version of the iPhone, as the name suggests. It has no numbers, and the letters SE stand for Special Edition. Outwardly, the smartphone differs little from the iPhone 5s, but its hardware filling corresponds to the iPhone 6s. In terms of performance, here the reduced iPhone is even in the lead, outstripping the top Apple flagships in 2015. There are practically no external differences between the iPhone 5s and SE: SE is available in "rose gold" color, while the 5s is not; in addition, on the back wall of the iPhone SE additional marking is applied - a square with rounded corners and the inscription "SE" inside.

iPhone SE is released in 3 hardware models - A1662 (for America), A1724 (for China) and A1723 (for the rest of the world). It is important to note that the American model A1662 does not support the popular LTE-band 7 in Russia.

In 2017, the iPhone SE line was redesigned, replacing the 16 and 64 GB models with 32 and 128 GB models.

It was marked not only by a change in design, but also by another increase in the screen diagonal. Externally, the iPhone 6 is similar to the very first generation of the iPhone - a lot of metal, rounded corners. But that's where the similarities end: iPhone 6 is much thinner, different in shape and position of the buttons. So, the Power button has moved from the top end to the right side of the smartphone. Another characteristic (and not the most pleasant) difference between the iPhone 6 and previous generations of the iPhone is the camera protruding from the body. The iPhone 6 has only one hardware model that is universal across all regions. iPhone 6 comes in three hardware models - A1549 (for the Americas), A1589 (for China), and A1586 (for the rest of the world).

The only thing that outwardly differs from the iPhone 6 is the size. But this is quite enough, because the difference between the diagonals of 5.5 and 4.7 inches will be noticed by anyone. It is actually the largest iPhone ever. Like the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus has three different hardware models targeting different regions of the world: A1522 for America, A1593 for China, and A1524 for most other countries.

The iPhone 6s cannot be visually distinguished from the iPhone 6, they are completely identical. However, the iPhone 6s is the first iPhone ever to come in a new color called "rose gold". Other notable features of the iPhone 6s include a 3D Touch display with pressure sensing and a 12-megapixel camera. But the turned off iPhone 6s can be unequivocally calculated only after examining the back cover. There, under the iPhone label, you'll see a capital S in a rounded square. Below, the hardware model code will be engraved in small print - A1633 (US model), A1700 (for China), A1691 (for Southeast Asia), or A1688 (for the rest of the world).

With regard to the iPhone 6s Plus, everything that is written above about the iPhone 6s is true. The 6s Plus is also indistinguishable from the 6 Plus without looking at the back cover and making sure it contains the letter "S". Like the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus comes in four hardware models - A1634 (US model), A1699 (China), A1690 (Southeast Asia), or A1687 (rest of the world).

In 2016, Apple's long-standing rule that a new digit in an iPhone's model number always meant a redesign of the case was broken. Of course, the iPhone 7 can be distinguished from its predecessors, but only if you look closely. First off, the new generation iPhone lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack. Secondly, the camera is no longer sticking out of the body so much, the protrusion has been smoothed out. Thirdly, the design of the antennas on the case has been simplified - the transverse straight stripes have been removed, only the stripes that go around the upper and lower edges of the iPhone along the perimeter remain. The iPhone 7 is no longer available in space gray and has been replaced by two shades of black - matte and glossy (marketed as onyx black). The iPhone 7 has one of 4 hardware model numbers on the back - A1660, A1778, A1779, or A1780.

In the spring of 2017, a new color for the iPhone 7 was introduced - red.

For the iPhone 7 Plus, what is written in the paragraph above is again relevant, with the exception of the camera. It is difficult to confuse it with other models ... if only because the iPhone 7 Plus has more than one. The iPhone 7 Plus was the first iPhone ever to feature a dual camera design for 2x optical zoom and bokeh. Like the iPhone 7, the iPhone 7 Plus comes in 4 hardware models - A1661, A1784, A1785, and A1786.

In the spring of 2017, the iPhone 7 Plus also began to be released in a red case.

Although the iPhone 8 received the next number in the name, in fact, it was supposed to be called the iPhone 7s. There are really few differences from the "seven": a glass back cover that makes wireless charging possible, updated cameras and a processor. Even their dimensions are the same, which makes it possible to use cases from the iPhone 7/7 +. The iPhone 8 has fewer colors than its predecessors: Silver, Space Gray, and Gold. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus received 4 hardware models: A1863, A1905, A1906 and A1907 for iPhone 8; A1864, A1897, A1898, and A1899 for the iPhone 8 Plus.

iPhone X is the jubilee iPhone, dedicated to the decade of the iPhone era that changed the world. This iPhone is radically different from anything that came before. It does not have a Home button (and indeed there are no buttons on the front) - this alone makes it possible to uniquely distinguish it from other iPhones. It is also the first iPhone with an OLED display and a new 3D face ID authentication technology that replaces the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. The iPhone X has only two body colors: Silver and Space Gray.

The iPhone X has two hardware models - A1865 and A1901.

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

The iPhone XS is a logical continuation of the development of the iPhone X. This generation was the first in history to support 512GB of storage. Unlike the iPhone X, this iPhone was sold in three colors (adding a golden hue to the silver and space gray) and in two sizes - along with the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max.

The Max version of the iPhone XS also received two hardware SIM cards for the first time (in varieties for China and Hong Kong, model A2104), the rest are content with eSIMs. The rest of the hardware models are the US version (A1920 and A1921 for the XS and XS Max, respectively), the global version (A2097 and A2101), the Japanese version (A2098 and A2102), and the XS model for China (A2100).

The iPhone XR is Apple's next big experiment since the dysfunctional iPhone 5c. iPhone XR is deliberately cool - even the name emphasizes that it is only one letter of the alphabet behind the XS. There are not many compromises in it: IPS-display instead of OLED, one camera instead of two and no 3D Touch, but 6 bright body colors.

The iPhone XR has four hardware models - A1984 (US), A2105 (Worldwide), A2106 (Japanese), and A2108 (Chinese, dual-SIM).

On October 4, 2011, Apple finally released the iPhone 4S and it will be available on October 14, 2011. The appearance of the 4S is identical to the iPhone 4, so what's the difference between the iPhone 4 and the 4s? Everything is very simple, the release of the long-awaited iPhone 5 has been postponed until 2012. The iPhone 4S is Apple's first dual-core smartphone. Siri, a new feature in iPhone 4S, is a smart assistant that allows the user to control the phone using voice commands. iPhone 4S is compatible with a wide range of networks. The price of the iPhone 4S is the same as the iPhone 4 in the US, the 16GB model costs $ 199, while the 32GB and 64GB models are priced at $ 299 and $ 399 respectively. Apple iPhone 4 has been on the market for 15 months, but it is still popular and Apple will continue to produce this phone. More recently, the White iPhone 4 has hit the market.

The much-talked about and highly anticipated iphone 4S was released on October 4, 2011. The iPhone is a trendsetter in the smartphone market and is increasing with every new model. It takes one look at the device to see that the iPhone 4S is similar to the iPhone 4. This device is available in black and white.

The new iPhone 4S 4.5 ″ high and 2.31 ″ wide and is the same size as its predecessor iPhone 4. At 0.37 ″ thin and noteworthy is the improved camera, the iPhone 4S remains the thinnest portable device that many loved. iPhone 4S weighs 140g. The slight increase in the device is due to a large number of new enhancements, which we will discuss later. It has a 3.5 ″ touchscreen display with a resolution of 960 x 640, a screen made of oleophobic coating resistant to fingerprints. The display is named by Apple as "Retina Display" with 800: 1 contrast ratio. The device is equipped with sensors: an accelerometer for automatic rotation, a three-axis gyroscope, a sensor for automatic shutdown and a light sensor.

Computing power is one of the main advantages of the iPhone 4S over its predecessor, which is equipped with a dual-core A5 processor. According to Apple, the processing power is doubled and the energy efficient processor increases the battery life. The amount of RAM of the device, as before, is available in 3 versions of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB. Apple products do not have a micro SD slot for expanding memory. In terms of network connectivity, the iPhone 4S has HSPA 14.4 Mbps, UMTS / WCDMA, CDMA, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The iPhone 4S is currently the only smartphone that can switch between two antennas for transmitting and receiving. Location services work through Assisted GPS, digital compass, Wi-Fi and GSM.

iPhone 4S boots with iOS 5 and comes with common apps like FaceTime. The newest addition to the new iPhone is Siri, a speech assistant that can understand certain keywords we speak, and it does almost everything on the device. Siri is capable of scheduling appointments, checking the weather, setting a timer, sending and reading messages, and more. Even though voice search and voice commands were available on the market before Siri, it takes a new and unique approach and feels more user-friendly. The iPhone 4S has iCloud that gives users the ability to manage content across multiple devices. Apps for iPhone 4 S will be available on the Apple App Store, but it will take some time for the number of apps that support iOS 5 to increase every day.

The rear camera is another improvement on the iPhone 4S, featuring an improved 8 megapixel camera and LED flash. The camera is packed with useful features such as autofocus, photo face detection and geotagging. It is capable of shooting 1080px HD video at 30 frames per second. It has a large aperture which allows the lens to collect more light. The advanced camera is capable of capturing quality images in low light conditions as well as in bright light. The front VGA camera is mainly for FaceTime (video conferencing).

According to Apple, the iPhone 4S battery will last for 8 hours of continuous talk time on 3G and 14 hours on GSM. The device is charged using USB. The battery lasts for 200 hours in standby mode.

IPhone 4 review

Apple iPhone 4 was officially announced and released in June 2010. The phone is available in black and white.

The device measures 4.5 ″ with a more sophisticated design than the iPhone 3G, 0.36 ″ thick and weighs 137g. The iPhone 4 has a 3.5 ”LED-backlit IPS TFT screen, a capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels and about 330 PPI pixel density. At the time of release, the iPhone 4 was crowned the phone with the best display quality. The device has a scratch-resistant liquid-phobic surface. In terms of sensors, the iPhone 4 has an accelerometer for auto-rotation, a three-axis gyroscope sensor, and a sensor for auto-off.

The Apple iPhone 4 has a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor (Apple A4 chipset) paired with a PowerVR SGX535 GPU. It is this configuration that allows you to enjoy powerful graphics on this device. It has 512MB of RAM and is available with 16GB and 32GB of storage. There is no Micro SD card slot, so you cannot expand the storage on iPhone 4. In terms of connectivity, the GSM model supports UMTS / HSUPA / HSDPA, and the CDMA model supports CDMA EV-DO Rev. A, and both have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. connections.

There are audio and video players included and this was the first mobile phone released with a video editor. iPhone 4 lets you record high-quality, active noise canceling audio from a separate microphone. The device has a built-in speaker, as well as a 3.5mm audio jack and TV-out.

It has a 5MP camera on the back with autofocus, LED flash, touch focus and geo-tagging. The camera is also capable of recording 720px video with LED video lighting. There is a VGA camera on the front for video conferencing. True, the megapixel count on the rear camera is not the highest on the market, but the photos from the iPhone 4 look decent.

Battery life: 300 hours of standby time, up to 14 hours of talk time and up to 40 hours of music playback.

Briefly the difference between iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S

• iPhone 4S has been available since October 2011 while iPhone 4 has been available since June 2010
• iPhone 4 is the predecessor of the iPhone 4S
• Both devices have a similar design and are available in black and white.
• Both are the same height 4.5 ". The thickness of both devices is the same 0.37 "
• IPhone 4 only weighs 137g, iPhone 4S weighs 140g
• Both phones have displays with the same size and resolution
• IPhone 4 and iPhone 4S 3.5 ”touchscreen displays with a resolution of 960 x 640
• Both displays are protected by a scratch-resistant liquid-phobic surface
• Both have sensors such as an accelerometer for auto-rotation, a three-axis gyroscope, a sensor for auto-off, and an ambient light sensor.
• iPhone 4S runs on a powerful dual-core A5 processor while the iPhone 4 runs on 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8
• Apple says iPhone 4S has twice the processing power of its predecessor
• Apple says iPhone 4S has 7x faster graphics performance than iPhone 4
• In terms of storage, the iPhone 4 comes in 16GB and 32GB, while the iPhone 4S is available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions.
• Both devices do not ship with micro-SD card support, so you cannot expand the storage space either.
• iPhone 4 runs on iOS 4 while iPhone 4S runs on iOS5
• Both versions have FaceTime video conferencing
• Apps for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S can be downloaded from the Apple App Store
• A helpful voice-activated assistant called "Siri" is only available on the iPhone 4S, and is not available on the iPhone 4.
• iPhone 4 comes with a 5 megapixel camera on the back. It is capable of recording 720px video
• iPhone 4S features an improved 8 megapixel camera that can record 1080px video (Full HD video)
• Overall, the camera quality on the iPhone 4S has improved significantly over the iPhone 4.
• The front camera on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is a VGA color camera
• Battery life on both devices is impressive compared to other models in the smartphone market
• The iPhone 4 has 300 hours of standby time, while the iPhone 4S has about 200 hours of standby
• However, both devices have a talk time of up to 14 hours.
• The iPhone 4S looks very similar to the iPhone 4, but the main improvements are in the software and camera quality.

With the advent of Steve Jobs's creations in the world of mobile technology, the concept of cellular telephony has changed dramatically. For millions of people, the iPhone has already become a cult gadget, for which whole queues line up. With the advent of the 4S model, the horizons for using mobile technology have expanded significantly.

The telephone is no longer just a means of communication. It has become a multimedia center ideal for study, work, play, leisure time and for taking photos of the most significant moments in your life.

However, with the advent of the fifth generation of Apple phones, many questions began to arise, including what the difference between the iPhone 4S and 5.

Fig. 1 - iPhone 4s

Rice. 2 - iPhone 5c

Higher, bigger, lighter

To begin with, it is worth noting that when comparing these two phone models, the first thing that catches your eye is the difference in size. The iPhone 4S weighs more and is thicker than the fifth generation model.

At the same time, the iPhone 5 has a great length - an elongated rectangle shape. This immediately puts him in the category of modern communicators.

Second important the difference between the iPhone 4S and 5- display. Apple has provided the new version not only with a large display of 4 inches versus 3.5 of the previous ones, but also increased the screen resolution.

In particular, if earlier you had to be content with the standard resolution of 960 by 640 pixels, today you can take photos and videos in 1136 by 640 pixels.

Rice. 3 Comparison of iPhone 5c and iPhone 4s - appearance

Faster, smarter, stronger

Truly Olympic performance is demonstrated by the new version of the iPhone with an updated processor. Apple has specially prepared the A6 microchip with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz for the fifth generation phones.

This made it possible to make the mobile device much faster, and the solution of operations (including simultaneous ones) without freezes, which were present on 4S.

Rice. 4 Comparison iPhone 5 - iPhone 5c - iPhone 4s - dimensions

In addition, the rapid action of the phone was facilitated by an increase in RAM almost twice. If earlier on the iPhone 4S the amount of RAM was only 512 MB, today the iPhone 5 has 1 GB.

By increasing the number of graphics cores (3 versus 2), manufacturers also managed to increase the quality of displaying pictures on the display.

Rice. 5 Comparison of iPhone 5 - iPhone 4s - front view

Bringing people closer

With the advent of 3G and 4G networks, the possibilities of organizing video calls have also increased. Apple was one of the first to take this initiative by installing front-facing cameras on its latest models.

But, if earlier it was not necessary to boast of the display quality, since the camera on the iPhone 4S has only 0.3 megapixels, today a lot has changed.

Rice. 6 Comparison of iPhone 5 - iPhone 4s - the quality of the resulting images

In particular, one more the difference between the iPhone 4S and 5 lies in the fact that the new smartphone has a front camera of 1.2 megapixels. Of course, this is still not enough to make the display, especially at night, better.

Nevertheless, your interlocutors from Skype, for example, or from another phone, will see you much more clearly.

Respectable quality

IPhone mobile devices have always had two things. Firstly, Apple phones were created and created only from high quality and durable materials.

Therefore, many buyers choose this product despite the relative high cost. Secondly, the design of the iPhone has a special laconicism that emphasizes high style and prestige.

Rice. 7 Comparison of iPhone 4 - iPhone 4s - iPhone 5 - image quality

When creating the iPhone 4S, manufacturers paid attention to the "tenderness" of the device, providing its back cover with a glass layer. The mirror image lent respectability.

However, in the case of the iPhone 5, the back of the smartphone now features anodized aluminum. It not only instills confidence in the durability of the product, but also gives a luxurious appearance.

Little things make life more comfortable

Also, it is worth saying that the difference between the iPhone 4S and- this is also the refinement of some points that customers did not like very much in the previous version. In particular, the headphone jack has been moved from the top to the bottom.

Speaking of headphones, the company is now supplying the kit with a special set of EarPods, while the 4S had standard EarPhones.

Rice. 8 iPhone 5 Comparison - iPhone 4s - Sidebar

Rice. 9 iPhone 5 - iPhone 4s Comparison - Bottom Panel

Rice. 10 iPhone 5 Comparison - iPhone 4s - Top Panel

Perhaps some disappointment will cause buyers to be unable to work with Google Maps. This application is automatically blocked, and viewing them through a browser is not very convenient.

But instead of them, cards from Apple are offered. But despite their design appeal, they are less elaborate and less convenient.

Comparison table of iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S

* network support varies by model

Once upon a time, everyone was eagerly awaiting the release of the supernova fifth generation of the IPhone. Then hardly anyone could have imagined that it would be quite similar to the fourth generation of smartphones. The new model even received the same name - 4S. Therefore, many people before buying a smartphone are faced with the same question: what is the difference between iPhone 4 and 4s, and is it worth changing model 4 to 4S ?

Many apple lovers are not in vain hesitating whether to buy an iPhone 4S. After all, the line of smartphones changes and is updated every year, and the new 4S model is not too different from the fifth. Ordinary users sometimes do not notice significant differences at all, which are spelled out in technical specifications on paper. But do not ignore the differences between model 4 and 4S, in some cases they can be fundamentally important.

• The iPhone 4 was released back in 2010. The manufacturer characterizes this smartphone as an ideal tool for Internet communication, as well as voice and video communication. The phone runs on IOS 4.
• The iPhone 4S was unveiled in 2011. Works on IOS 5.

All the main differences between the iPhone 4 and 4s relate to the "filling" of the apple gadget. So, the four could only be bought with built-in memory of 32 and 16 gigabytes. iPhone 4S comes with 64 gigabytes of storage.

The new iPhone also boasts a more powerful dual-core A5 processor. The battery life has increased. I was also pleased with the graphics processor 4S, now it is 9 times more powerful. Such updates have managed to make the iPhone 4S model twice as efficient.

It should be noted also such updates as the GLONASS navigation system, which can work along with GPS. IPhone 4 only supports GPS navigation system. Also, the "four" is equipped with a Bluetooth 2.1 module, and the 4S - with a 4.0 module.

Photography and filming

Also, the iPhone 4 and 4s differ in terms of photo and video shooting. So, the camera in 4s has become much better and has a resolution of 8 megapixels. Photos and videos are sharper and more saturated, and colors are more and more close to natural colors. By shooting video, the owner of the iPhone 4S can record in Full HD quality.

For comparison, the previous model could shoot in 720 p. The iPhone 4C is equipped with software stabilization of any image. The camcorder of the new model is 30 percent faster. Videos recorded in motion look especially high quality. The 4S has much lower graininess, so shooting in the dark will be more successful than shooting with the iPhone 4.

A few words about Siri

This is the name of the mobile assistant built into the iPhone 4S model. By the way, the letter in the name of the phone appeared thanks to the presence of this very assistant. This program was created by developers specifically for the IOS system.

Siri can make life a lot easier for the iPhone 4S owner. It is interesting that such a program can easily adapt to any user. True, it will take her a certain amount of time to learn all your habits and preferences. Siri helps you quickly understand all the programs and functions of iPhone 4S, as well as provide all the necessary help information. The iPhone 4C made in America speaks in a female voice, and the model from the UK speaks in a male voice.

Design

What are the external differences between the iPhone 4 and 4S? These two models do not have any special design differences. But there are still a few small points that distinguish the model 4 from the 4 C:

• The volume control button for the 4S is slightly lower than that of the 4.
• The weight of the new iPhone 4C is slightly higher compared to the model 4.
• In the new model, it is impossible to interrupt communication by covering the antenna with your finger. Now in the phone it is located on both sides, which in the best way affects the quality of communication.

The iPhone 4S is generally better connected. The problem when communicating with subscribers occurs at times less often.

These are all the most significant differences between the 4 and 4S models. For some, they are not fundamental, for others, on the contrary, all changes in the 4 C model are extremely important. Therefore, everyone can resolve the issue of buying an iPhone 4S himself, taking into account all the comparisons given.

Despite the fact that many people were eagerly awaiting the new iPhone from the world famous Apple, after the release of the model, most of them knew no bounds to their disappointment. After the well-established iPhone 4 in the market, the improved device 4s went on sale. As it turned out, the differences between the iPhone 4 and 4s are quite insignificant. The new device looks more like a revision and updating of the old model.

The main difference between 4 and 4s lies directly in the implementation of the A5 chip with a dual-core processor, which has a speed of 1 GHz. Of course, the company's fans accepted this state of affairs with enthusiasm, but it soon disappeared, since the price-quality ratio of the new modernized product was not observed. However, despite this, a more powerful processor allows you to significantly increase the performance of your smartphone.

Naturally, the differences between the iPhone 4 and 4s do not end there. The difference between the two smartphones lies in the fact that the new version began to support two communication standards - GSM and CDMA. In fact, virtually all modern devices can work only in a certain region. This is due to the fact that most of the phones support only one standard, which is the link between the terrain and communication. With support for two standards, the new model allows you to use your iPhone anywhere in the world.

One of the positive changes in the new smartphone is a camera with eight megapixel resolution. The development of improved software that is responsible for the functionality of the camera, as well as the shooting mode in FullHD quality are the most attractive differences to consumers for the iPhone 4 from the 4s. It now takes 1.1 seconds to create one photo. It did not go unnoticed and - the stream power increased to 14.4 Mbit / s. Of course, the handling of 3D games and the opening of Internet pages have improved markedly.

I was quite pleased with the voice service controlled by the Siri program. Now it is possible to carry out voice commands, which naturally gave the model a certain personality. Using the program allows the owner to talk to their smartphone. The developers were most likely guided by humanity's idea of ​​creating intelligent artificial intelligence. And it is the possibility of voice commands that elevates this model among the leaders with such software.

The iPhone 4s variants aren't particularly impressive. There are three types, they differ directly in the amount of memory (16, 32 and 65 GB). It should be noted that this significantly affects the price characteristics.

Do not forget that the model in question is, first of all, a phone. In this regard, the differences between the iPhone 4 and 4s are in the number of antennas. The old version of the device has one antenna, 4s contains two. Therefore, the new model has improved communication quality.

You can argue for a long time and figure out whether it was worth modifying the old one instead of a completely new phone model. The external differences between the iPhone 4 and 4s are almost imperceptible, but nevertheless, its internal (that is, technical) indicators have become better.