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iPhone 4S officially announced!

Apple has finally unveiled its next-generation smartphone and, as expected in previous leaks, calls it the iPhone 4S. It looks the same in the outside and all the new goodness are found inside.

The iPhone 4s features a faster Apple A5 chip that’s already found on the iPad 2, an 8MP autofocus camera with 1080p video recording capabilities and a dual-core graphics that promises up 7x better performance.

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The most interesting part is that the iPhone 4S supports GSM (with SIM card) and CDMA (without SIM card) networks. No more separate versions for different networks.

Battery life is impressive too at 10 hours on video playback (just like the iPad).

It’s now also HSDPA capable (now up to 14.4Mbps) and EVDO-capable as well so it will definitely be able to maximize the HSPA+ networks of Globe and Smart (although I’m guessing it will still be exclusive to Globe again).

Apple iPhone 4s specs:
3.5″ display @ 960×640 pixels
Apple 1GHz A5 dual-core chip
16GB, 32GB & 64GB internal storage
HSDPA, EVDO 14.4Mbps
WiFi 802.11b/g/n
GPS w/ aGPS
Gyroscope
8MP camera with LED flash
1080p video recording
2nd front-facing camera
2 mics w/ noise-canceling
Bluetooth 4.0
iOS 5

As for the price — it’s $199 for the 16GB, $299 for the 32GB and $399 for the 64GB — all comes with a 24-month contract with your carrier.

In the Philippines, expect the iPhone 4S to be priced the same as the iPhone 4 — around the Php37k (16GB) and Php42k (32GB) mark with the 64GB possibly hitting the Php47k range. Pre-order starts on October 7 and release is on October 14 but that’s for the US. It’s unknown when it will be for the Philippines but Singapore is getting it on October 28.

And sorry, there’s no iPhone 5.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

73 Responses

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  2. Avatar for Carl Marie Bayoneta Carl Marie Bayoneta says:

    How much is this here in the philippines?

  3. Avatar for JC JC says:

    What month do you think will they be releasing it?

  4. Avatar for Kim Kim says:

    @Awwwww Is iPhone 4s the last iPhone?

  5. Avatar for Kim Kim says:

    Is iPhone 4s the last iPhone?

  6. Avatar for iNewbie iNewbie says:

    @Awwwww
    baka hintayin ko na lang magkaroon ng stock dito sa phil sir. wala pa naman pambili eh. hahaha… just inquiring about the price. kasi kung malaki talaga yung difference baka abroad na lang ako pabili. Pero kung konti lang, wait ko na lang dito satin.. most likely sa UAE ako papabili sabi kasi nila mura daw dun yung gadgets…

  7. Avatar for Awwwww Awwwww says:

    @iNewbie

    I’m not really quite sure kasi wala pa namang iphone 4S dito, judging from prices quoted ng mga gadget sellers, it’ll be around 45 to 50K or baka mas mataas pa. They usually take advantage lalo na kapag wala pang unit available locally. If you have relatives abroad coming home for christmas, especially in Canada you can have them buy the unit for you, it’ll cost you $649 CAD plus 13% tax on 16GB model, so mga around 31K with the current CAD to PH peso exchange rate. If you are willing to wait, siguro mga a few months from now, you’ll get the iphone 4s on roughly the same price.

  8. Avatar for iNewbie iNewbie says:

    @Awwwww

    magkano po kaya price difference kung sa abroad bibili?

    and how much kaya yan kapag dito satin bibilin yung unlocked version?

  9. Avatar for Awwwww Awwwww says:

    @iNewbie

    It will be cheaper but chances are it will be under contract, however recent changes has been made, and apple is selling unlocked iphone 4S now, a bit cheaper than what you’ll be getting here. You’ll get an international warranty so it’ll be honored here.

  10. Avatar for iNewbie iNewbie says:

    ano po ang pros and cons pag bumili ako ng iphone 4 or 4s sa ibang bansa? and yung warranty ba ng phone i-honor dito satin?

    I’m just asking for opinions, sana walang mag react ng nega. thanks! ^_^

  11. Avatar for Awwwww Awwwww says:

    Dipende na sa user yan. Aanin ko ang phone na maraming features like android smart phones kung di ko naman kailangan ang lahat. May widgets ka nga pero affected naman battery life mo. And try buying a cheap android phone and you’ll see how it sucks!! low internal memory, slow and keeps on crashing! So you’ll end up thinking, sana nag galaxy s2 na lang ako, eh di naman cheap yun eh, konti lang naman lamang ni iphone sa price. And I don’t care about the display, I’m not gonna watch a movie with my smartphone, kaya nga may TV at PC di ba?! I prefer iphone kasi solid OS nya at specifically built for the hardware and the battery life is way much better. And now that i’ve upgraded to iOS 5 everything is faster and smoother… try upgrading your cheap adroid phones if you can.. android ecosystem is not unified, different hardware and proprietary UI and not to mention bloatware. Of course there is rooting… I won’t waste my time rooting if I am already satisfied with my android device, right? Not to brag but I have a galaxy ace and s2 and I also have a 3GS and 4G and I prefer the iphones than the samsung ones. My samsung’s sole purpose is for tethering and rooting experiment. My iphone is for daily use because I’m satisfied with it.

    • Avatar for Kaye Kaye says:

      Very well said.
      Depende talaga sa tao ang pagpili ng phone and dapat talaga ang pagbili ng phone hindi “best in the market” kundi yung “it suits my needs”.
      I’m a former iphone 3GS user, and I love my iPhone pero dahil sa mahal ang data plan and I’m a twitter addict I switched to blackberry torch because of the low cost data plan. Plus I can BBM my friends abroad with no international sms cost.

      Blackberry is not the best in the market, but it suits my needs. Besides in the end of the day the most important is you can call and text :)

  12. Avatar for dChen dChen says:

    No need to trashtalk if you do not like the product simply keep it to yourself.

    Apple has its ways of marketing a product just like any other smartphone manufacturer. All products have their ups and downs.

    Best keep discussions clean and friendly rather than trashing around.

  13. Avatar for akrhocalypse akrhocalypse says:

    Damn the iphone here in the philippines is freakin expensive!!!I’ve rather buy an iphone in the US or singapore…XD

  14. Avatar for Nokia boy Nokia boy says:

    nokia padin ako. sa nokia tlga nagsisimula ang lahat ng new techs, so need pa magbayad ng ibang competitors like apple para sa mga patent ng nokia.eh alm nyo po ba ibigsabhin ng i sa iphone?
    kung di nyo alm eh isearch nyo po. Meaning yan, they only innovate. Meaning wala silang original na new technology na discover, kumukuha lang sila ng patent ng iba then innovate nila. icompare mo iphone 4 sa nokia n8 interms of new technology. May USB on the go ba ng iphone, may HDMI out ba ang iphone, may 12mp camera ba iphone and may NFC tech ba sila. Ang panget lang sa nokia is their OS. di cya ganun kagarbo pero user friendly pa din ang UI nila. So para sakin Nokia pa din ako.

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