Apple Unveils iPhone 4S

October 4 came and as expected Apple Inc unveiled the next generation iPhone; iPhone 4S at the company’s media event, Let’s Talk iPhone.

The new iPhone has the same design as the iPhone 4 but it’s different on the inside.

So, what’s really new on the inside?

Well, the iPhone 4S features an A5 processor which delivers 2X the speed of the iPhone 4, has an 8-megapixel back camera with some modifications to provide better pictures and HD (1080p) recording with up to 30 frames per second. Apple iPhone 4S is also the world’s first ‘World Phone’. It is able to switch between CDMA and GSM signals. The iPhone 4S offers download speed over HSDPA+ of up to 14.4mbps, that is twice what the iPhone 4 delivers. It will be available in 16GB, 32GB & 64GB when it launches on October 14.

What everybody is talking about though is Siri, your new personal assistant. You can ask Siri to send an email, set a reminder, tell you about LOL, place phone calls, ask about the weather and a lot more and Siri will do all that with ease…. all by talking to Siri.

I know not a lot of people are happy with the iPhone 4S. Personally, I don’t know if the iPhone 4S will break sales records but lest we forget, the iPhone 3GS had a similar reception when it was announced but it went on to outsell the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4S can do the same.

I think the iPhone 4S is the best iPhone yet and had it not been for the rumours which spilled the specs and features and the high hopes for a teardrop design, people would have been wowed.

If you have an iPhone 4, there is no real need to upgrade to the iPhone 4S. Apple says the iPhone 4S will be available in 70 countries by the end of the year. This means Vodafone Ghana will probably not be carrying it by the end of 2011. My bet is still on Vodafone Ghana to be the first iPhone carrier in Ghana. I will just have to wait to see how much the SIM-free version will cost in the UK or whether the USA will have a SIM-free version as well. Currently, the SIM-free iPhone 4 sells in the UK for £429 (GH¢1,095) and in the USA for $549 (GH¢905). A SIM-free iPhone 4S should be around the same price.

Am I buying the iPhone 4S? Yes!