Apple iPhone 4S

The iPhone is no doubt a very great device. When the iPhone 4 came out, people were amazed by the design and the display and at first, I didn't much care for the design until I got use to it. After this device came out, people were in much anticipation for the next iPhone to come out (after all It took longer than a year). In much dissappointment, the iPhone 4S remained the same throughout such as the design and display but has upgraded specs.

Some specs of the phone:

-3.5" 960x640 retina display, 326ppi
-Siri voice assistant
-Fingerprint-resistant oleo-phobic coating on front and back
-8MP camera with autofocus w/LED flash
-1080p video recording at 30fps
- Dual-core A5 chip
-1,432mAh battery
-512MB RAM
-16GB, 32GB, or 64GB internal storage

Is the iPhone 4S a fail or win? Lets find out:

IQRP

Hardware (5): .

Camera: The camera on the iPhone features high-quality optics that really brings out the quality of pictures. It also includes 1080p video recording as well. The fact that this isn't the only phone with an 8MP camera and 1080p video recording, I can't give this phone a perfect score, but I can score it a litter higher due to optics. I'll give this a score of 0.9.

Processor: A lot of phones nowadays features a dual-core processor for intensive gaming or other applications with some phone even having a 1.2 dual-core and a 1.5 dual core. The iPhone features a 1 gigahertz dual-core chip. I'll give this a score of 0.7.

Display: The iPhone 4S features a highly quality display. However, there are some faults. People were expecting a 4" display on the new iPhone as a distinguishing factor between Android or IOS. Apple kept it the same with a 3.5" display. I'll give this a score of 0.6.

Battery: The battery is really important because it determines the longevity of the phone between charges. I constantly have to charge my iPhone 4S everybody because of the underpowered 1,432mAh battery which in today standard is very poor. Considering the fact that the battery takes up over half the phone is poor design. I'll give this a score of 0.3.

RAM and Storage: The RAM is also underpowered on the phone also. It features a 512MB chip instead of a 1GB chip because of power consumption. The phone is fast but mainly due to the processor. The processor is the speed of applications while the RAM is the holder of applications at a single time. Modern phones features a 1GB RAM chip to complement the dual-core processor, but not on the iPhone. On the other hand, the iPhone can hold up to a max of 64GB if you shell out an extra $200. Great idea for people who have a vast amount of music and photos. Also, the iPhone is lacking a micro-sd card which they always have. It's like a rollercoaster when it comes to ram and storage on this phone. I'll give this a score of 0.4.

Hardware IQRP: 2.9

Software(5):

When it comes to software score, I don't look for individual components. I look for an overall representation. In difference the other operating systems, there isn't much change in iOS 5 among other iPhones unlike Android. iOS has a great interface. You turn on the phone, and you are taken straight to your menu of apps. This can tend to be quite boring to some people (like me). With Android, there's so many customization options you can do to make the phone "yours." iOS also features iCloud as a backup manager which is a great addition due to the increase in cloud computing. iOS also has the largest market for apps. In relation to today's operating systems, iOS is on par with Android because of some similar features. I'll give this phone an overall score of 4.2 because of it's lacking customization.

IQRP: 7.1 C-

So is this phone a fail? Almost, but not quite. If it wasn't for a great operating system, the phone would be a flop. However, the hardware needs some serious rework for this phone to shine.