Apple iPhone 4S User Reviews

christianqwerty posted on 30 Jan 2012, 18:44

10

Iphone4s

christianqwerty has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

This phone is amazing, no problems, reboots, or restarts, it just works. It is sort of boring, thats why there is cydia and the app store. Great camera, it has replaced my point and shoot. Battery is OKAY, was expecting better. I love it, and it looks very snazzy in white

Build quality 10/10 No squeeks, or plastic so make it feel cheap

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10 Very fast, even with it being jailbroken

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10 Typing is so easy

Display 9/10 The screen is really sharp, but it is small compared to more recent phones

Battery 7/10

Pros

• Back camera
• quality
• 4g speeds (att)
• Apps

Cons

• Battery Life
• Small screen
• lousy front camera

Windsponge posted on 06 Jan 2012, 06:37

10

This is more than an I Phone 4

Windsponge has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

This phone has much to offer over the 4. Siri maybe beta but it is better than anything else. It is smooth and the quality of games and other apps are the best. I have Androids that I am not using, they are not bad phones but too many issues for me. I know everyone wants to feel theirs is the best and it is truly a matter of preference. I much prefer the iPhone.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10 Better than most I have used. So this rating is comparative.

Pros

• SIRI
• App quality
• ease of use
• don't have to reset all the time

Cons

• I would like to have a larger screen

Nathan posted on 05 Dec 2011, 00:01

6

Keep your old iPhone 4

Nathan has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

If you have an iPhone 4, I would not recommend upgrading unless you really want too. Just wait for the iPhone 5 and skip on the iPhone 4S. Siri is just in its BETA form and if you have to have it, get it on your jailbrocken iPhone 4.

Build quality 4/10

Reception 3/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 5/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 6/10

Text input 8/10

Display 6/10

Battery 2/10

Pros

• Dual-core processor and great camera.

Cons

• Nothing much has changed...

Nathan alternatives:

Apple iPhone 4

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

Samsung GALAXY Nexus

c.hack posted on 02 Dec 2011, 14:22

10

Great step up from Android

c.hack has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

After going through 3 Droids in 3 months all with buggy OS releases, I finally gave up and got the iPhones 4s with hesitation.

I'm very pleasantly surprised.

Pros
- The multitasking is even better than my DX2
- The phone never hesitates or stalls like all my Droids did
- The phone has been 100% stable - not a single crash in 5 weeks. My DX and DX2 would crash at least once / day
- The camera is awesome - and fast. Puts my old Droids to shame.
- Tons of accessories are available
- Very high quality screen - much better than any Moto Droid I ever used
- All the memory is actually available for apps (unlike Android)
- Great size for one handed use
- Great build quality
- Reception on VZW is as good as my DX and DX2 - much better than the HTC DInc and DInc2 my other family members have

Cons
- Glass back makes the phone fragile - needs a case
- Turn-by-turn nav is not as good as Android - solved with 99 cent app
- Wish the screen was bigger for seeing the nav

I have no regrets

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 9/10

Battery 10/10

hltechie posted on 26 Sep 2012, 08:38

8

Very good smart phone, iOS 6 update not so great...

hltechie has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Updated (after iOS 6 update): Ever since iOS 6 the phone has not preformed as well as it has in the past. Most of my apps are not launching or are just completely crashing... My web browser is not loading as fast... over all I'm very disappointed with this update. And why oh why did Apple completely take away Google Maps!? Or more so why did they replace it with such a horrible one!? >:( Also while I've had the phone it's annoying to have a phone made almost completely out of glass. I've broken it once and now I have to hold it like its fine china for fear of dropping and breaking it again.

Original Review (after one month of owning phone): I have never owned an iPhone before this phone so I am new to all aspects of this phone. Needless to say I was very hyped up to buy this phone. Coming from using Microsoft, BlackBerry and Android OS, this interface seems very simplified compared to all three, although reminds me a lot of Android. The display is very vivid and very responsive to touch, this phone has never frozen or caused me any trouble. Everything is easy to sync, iTunes and iCloud make a lot of worry about loosing potential data go away. Thousands of apps to choose from and limitless amounts of music. Honestly I can find nothing wrong with this phone at all. Data is fast (for 3G), amazing camera, vivid screen, very user friendly, good battery life (for a smart phone), and over all feels very well built. Everyone has their different likes and dislikes when it comes to smart...  

Updated (after iOS 6 update): Ever since iOS 6 the phone has not preformed as well as it has in the past. Most of my apps are not launching or are just completely crashing... My web browser is not loading as fast... over all I'm very disappointed with this update. And why oh why did Apple completely take away Google Maps!? Or more so why did they replace it with such a horrible one!? >:( Also while I've had the phone it's annoying to have a phone made almost completely out of glass. I've broken it once and now I have to hold it like its fine china for fear of dropping and breaking it again.

Original Review (after one month of owning phone): I have never owned an iPhone before this phone so I am new to all aspects of this phone. Needless to say I was very hyped up to buy this phone. Coming from using Microsoft, BlackBerry and Android OS, this interface seems very simplified compared to all three, although reminds me a lot of Android. The display is very vivid and very responsive to touch, this phone has never frozen or caused me any trouble. Everything is easy to sync, iTunes and iCloud make a lot of worry about loosing potential data go away. Thousands of apps to choose from and limitless amounts of music. Honestly I can find nothing wrong with this phone at all. Data is fast (for 3G), amazing camera, vivid screen, very user friendly, good battery life (for a smart phone), and over all feels very well built. Everyone has their different likes and dislikes when it comes to smart phones, every smart phone has it's pros and cons, where this phone might lack the security of BlackBerry or customization of Android, it makes up for it with simple interface, ease to sync, and fun over all. I have had many different types of smart phones over the years and with this phone I was looking for an easy to use phone that will not cause me any trouble, and that is exactly what I got.

Build quality 5/10 Making a phone almost completely out of glass makes it look nice but very very breakable on almost any surface.

Reception 10/10

Call quality 8/10 I can have full service and my calls still come through badly

Internet 6/10 iOS 6 update has seemed to slow down all of my internet speeds and downloads.

Multimedia 10/10 Very easy to use iCloud and iTunes to sync everything

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 5/10 After iOS 6 update most of my apps are crashing or will not load

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10 Amazing screen! All colors are very vivid and bright.

Battery 9/10 It's a smart phone with one big screen, so yes it eats battery quickly. If you have the screen in use constantly and never turn off useless location settings then the battery will die sooner. If you are a wise smart phone user then you know how to milk the battery and make it last for 2 days like me.

Pros

• Easy to sync
• Do Not Disturb option
• Large number of apps to buy
• User friendly

Cons

• Glass front and back
• $$$$
• iOS 6 update has caused many apps to crash/not load
• iOS 6
• lack of Google Maps
• Apple Maps/GPS are not accurate and have also given wrong directions

hltechie alternatives:

Apple iPhone 4

tafree04 posted on 26 Oct 2011, 14:28

9

Awesome Phone!!!

tafree04 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

awesome phone. I've owned a lot of different phones including other iPhone models and this is the best phone that I've used. My only complaint is that the screen could be a bit bigger. I was hoping for a 4 in display. But at least now you can customize notification tones. Hoping an app such as zedge will be available for iOS.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Great display
• Super responsive to touch
• Great feel
• Fast
• Great call quality

Cons

• Not LTE
• Screen could be a little bigger (4 inches prefer)

paddydeng posted on 19 Oct 2011, 13:49

10

Best iPhone i ever own so far.

paddydeng has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have been using iPhone since the first generation, and tried a few Android phones too (Motorola Atrix, Samsung Captivate and HTC Inspire) at the end I always end up with Apple iPhone again, cause the simplicity. I just hated to spend hours to flash and flash the room on my Android phone just to make it run smoother.

Build quality 10/10 It feels really solid on hand, like the best one I ever own.

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10 Not as good as my old iPhone 4, but oh well it's running everything like 2x faster for slightly battery life reduction, it's totally worth it.

Pros

• Great looking
• Runs super smooth
• Excellent camera and video recording
• Much better reception
• Love the Siri assistance, I can now drive and text with Siri =)
• Retina display
• App store

Cons

• Hope they can improve the battery life
• Need to have better quality control

paddydeng alternatives:

Motorola ATRIX 4G

Apple iPhone 4

Samsung Captivate

Apple iPhone 3GS

Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone 3G

KarenV11 posted on 16 Oct 2011, 20:58

10

Pretty good!

KarenV11 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

So I upgraded from the iPhone 4 32 gb to the iPhone 4S 64 gb. I had an initial problem with Siri where it couldnt find the network connection. One of the blogs recommended turning off Siri, turning off the phone than restarting. It worked. Now I can play! Siri is a tad slower than the commercials, but I am getting used to it. The speed of the phone is better, and I am noticing a slight change in battery power. Overall, glad I upgraded and will be looking forward to the iPhone 5!

Build quality 10/10 Same sleek design as the 4

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10 8 mp and 1080 hd

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10 you can use the speaker to talk and it types out your texts

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10 Better than the 4

Pros

• sleek design
• better battery
• 8 mp camera
• 1080 hd
• Siri
• 64 gb
• iCloud

Cons

• same 3.5 screen
• may have to restart Siri to get it to work

KarenV11 alternatives:

Apple iPhone 4 Verizon

iKingTrust posted on 16 Oct 2011, 14:22

10

The best phone out

iKingTrust has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

ihave waited in line for hours for this phone. I am not disappointed. Apple never fails to make me happy. This is THE best iPhone to date. I am in love with SIRI feature. I just cant wait to grow with the future iPhones.

Build quality 10/10 If it aint broke dont fix it. The best build out.

Reception 10/10 Much better

Call quality 10/10 I could not believe how clear my first call was.

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10 It's an iPhone

Camera 10/10 Takes better pictures than my digital cam

UI speed 10/10 Super fast

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10 SIRI makes it easy to text while driving. It is so much safer. Thank you Apple/SIRI

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10 Perfect. I have not charged in almost 2 days

Pros

• Apple made

Cons

jqwalls posted on 16 Oct 2011, 00:08

9

It's pretty nice

jqwalls has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Got a white 16g 4s on release day from sprint. Went from evo 4g. Not really much of a huge upgrade honestly. I really like the iPhone 4s so far but it really isn't much faster if any than my evo (and I'm talking 3G). IOS5 is a nice operating system but android is just as nice and it really just boils down to opinion as to which is better. The small screen is my only huge complaint with my iPhone. (aside from the lack of free music apps). Also when browsing web pages such as phone arena the phone will not auto fit the text boxes to fit the screen after the initial double tap zoom which is REALLY ANNOYONG because you have to keep sliding the screen back and forth to read. ( like I'm doing now). Battery life is much better than my friends regular iPhone 4 in a side by side comparison. Siri is cool but it doesn't process your requests near as fast as it shows on te commercials. Honestly if my evo hadn't developed a dead spot on the screen from its 10000000 th drop I would probably have waited for the iPhone 5. Still, not a bad phone.

Build quality 5/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 7/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Battery
• Camera
• Call quality
• Apps
• Processor speed
• Silky smooth touch response
• Lag free UI
• Great reception

Cons

• Small screen
• Can only manage music thru iTunes
• Not as user friendly as android IMO
• Fragile
• No 4g