“The first thing that strikes you about Apple’s latest smartphone is how it is virtually indistinguishable from its previous model,” Dwight Silverman reports for The Houston Chronicle. “The iPhone 4S is a dead ringer on the outside for the iPhone 4.”
“But once you start using it, the differences are clear, and in some cases dramatic,” Silverman reports. “It’s noticeably faster overall, and the Safari Web browser is jaw-dropping in its speed.”
“The iPhone 4S has the same A5 processor, developed by Apple, as the iPad 2,” Silverman reports. “As a result, it’s more responsive than the iPhone 4, something you notice almost from the start. Apps open quickly, and tasks are performed almost instantly.”
Silverman reports, “The 4S’s browser scrolls through these pages very smoothly, more like a desktop than a mobile browser. Note that this same browser is included in the iOS 5 upgrade available to iPhone 3GS and 4 owners, and it’s also faster on those phones . . . but not like this. Whoa.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Forget the “Whoa,” Dwight. Hi-yo, Silverman, away!
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