What'S The Difference Between Iphone 4S And 5

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The iPhone 5 is the lachạy thử entry in Apple’s điện thoại thông minh line. Whether you are filled with desire or feeling a little underwhelmed by its lachồng of evolution, there’s no doubt about the demvà. With over 5 million sold in the first three days, Apple has another smash hit on its hands. Even with supply issues, Apple is expected to lớn sell around 50 million iPhone 5 handsets by the end of the year.

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If you are looking lớn upgrade, there’s no doubt the iPhone 5 will be on your radar, but what about last year’s iPhone? The iPhone 4S was no slouch và if you picked one up you may be wondering whether an upgrade lớn the lathử nghiệm Mã Sản Phẩm is really worthwhile. Alternatively you may want to take advantage of the deep discounts the old iPhone models enjoy whenever a new kid hits the bloông xã.

Join us as we break down the iPhone 5 versus iPhone 4S comparison inlớn individual categories to lớn help you make the right choice.

Before we get started you might want khổng lồ kiểm tra out our full iPhone 5 Reviews và our iPhone 4S nhận xét. Just rethành viên that those Review scores are a product of their times and relate khổng lồ what was available on the open market when each phone was released.

Design & construction

There’s really no mistaking the distinctive sầu look of the iPhone line, but it has evolved và matured a great khuyến mãi since the original 2007 release. The iPhone 5 looks a lot lượt thích an iPhone 4S that has had a growth spurt. It is 4.87 inches tall compared to 4.5 inches và it is 0.30 inches thiông chồng compared to 0.37 inches. When you pick it up you’re struchồng by how light it feels. The iPhone 5 weighs just 3.95 ounces, which is almost a full ounce lighter than the iPhone 4S.

A larger screen and a slimmer size factor have been achieved without compromising on the materials and unique. The iPhone 5 has a brushed aluminum bachồng instead of glass. It is also significantly tougher than its predecessor và has been trouncing the competition in drop tests.

The controls are much the same. The familiar home button is present & correct, the power button is ever so slightly smaller on the iPhone 5, và a Nano-SIM has replaced the Micro-SIM in the iPhone 4S. You’ll also notice that the lightning port is significantly smaller than the old 30-pin dock connector.

Winner: iPhone 5

Feel

With two devices so similar the feel comes down to a couple of minor points. The iPhone 5 is lighter and yet it still feels like a premium construction. The brushed aluminum backing is also more comfortable than the glass backing you’ll find on the iPhone 4S, not lớn mention less prone to smears và fingerprints. The only place where the iPhone 5 falls down is the power button. Despite the fact that the phone is taller, Apple has left the power button on the top và it may now be a bit of a stretch for some people.

Winner: iPhone 5

Screen quality

You have a 4-inch Retimãng cầu display versus a 3.5-inch ‘Retina’ LCD display. Both are rated at 326ppi. The iPhone 5 is 1136×640 pixels and the 4S is 960 x 640 pixels. That extra height definitely counts, although in the short term, many apps will have sầu a blaông xã bvà at the top & bottom rather than stretch lớn fit the new resolution. Movies can now play in 16:9 without letterboxing, which is great.

The iPhone 5 doesn’t just have sầu a taller screen, though; it also boasts warmer colors, greater clarity in direct sunlight, & wider viewing angles.

Winner: iPhone 5

Operating system

If you’ve made the nâng cấp to lớn iOS 6 on your iPhone 4S, then you’re running the same operating system as the iPhone 5. That extra display height enables the iPhone 5 to lớn display an extra row of icons and more content in some apps, but there’s really no other difference between the two phones.

Usually there is a new, exclusive software feature with a new iPhone release. The iPhone 4 got FaceTime and the iPhone 4S got Siri, but the iPhone 5 doesn’t really have sầu anything particularly notable, except for a new Maps phầm mềm & Passbook (which we’re still struggling to figure out).

Winner: iPhone 5 (for its extra icons)

Audio và video

In terms of nội dung, you have exactly the same options, but there are a couple of differences when it comes to audio & video clip. As mentioned before, the taller screen allows for 16:9 movies lớn play on your iPhone 5 when you view it horizontally, which is a nice improvement.

Then there’s the new EarPods that ship with the iPhone 5. They are designed to fit your ears more comfortably và they offer much better sound chất lượng than the earphones that came with the iPhone 4S. The bass is better, although true audiophiles will still want lớn buy good unique earphones or headphones separately. Another tweak is that the audio jaông xã has been moved to lớn the bottom of the iPhone 5 probably because the new lightning port opened up some space there.

Winner: iPhone 5

Cameras

On paper, you have sầu exactly the same 8-megapx rear-facing camera, but in practice the iPhone 5 does boast a few improvements. For igiảm giá khuyến mãi lighting conditions you’ll be hard-pressed to lớn see any difference, but in low light conditions the iPhone 5 camera comes inlớn its own. The LED flash seems to be better and there’s less noise in shots. There have also, apparently, been improvements to lớn its HDR capabilities.

They both support 1080p đoạn phim recording, but only the iPhone 5 can take photos while you are recording video clip. The basic quality is also slightly improved thanks lớn better noise reduction, Trắng balance, và image stabilization, but the difference is subtle. Improved compression means that HD đoạn Clip on the iPhone 5 is đôi mươi percent smaller.

Two other differences worth mentioning are that the iPhone 5 camera is faster to lớn capture a pholớn and that the new sapphire crystal lens is incredibly tough, making it difficult to lớn scratch.

When we flip over khổng lồ the front-facing FaceTime camera there’s an obvious improvement. A 1.2-megapixel camera capable of 720p Clip recording has replaced the VGA camera.

Winner: iPhone 5

Hardware specifications

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The iPhone 5 is obviously a jump up from the iPhone 4S when it comes to raw processing power. The new A6 processor is way faster than the A5. The RAM has also been increased from 512MB to lớn 1GB. The phone boots up faster; it loads apps faster; it runs games faster. The improvement in general performance is very noticeable.

Winner: iPhone 5

Voice và LTE data service

The iPhone 5 boasts three noise-cancelling microphones for improved Hotline clarity. It also supports HD Voice, but not on Sprint’s network. We’re still waiting to hear whether any carriers stateside will tư vấn HD Voice, but it has been confirmed on trăng tròn carriers elsewhere in the world, including Everything Everywhere in the UK.

Now you can also enjoy 4G LTE on your iPhone và the improvement is vast. If you use a lot of data then this will be a major enticement for you. Even for casual web browsers the increased speeds for web pages opening are immediately noticeable. How much of a benefit that LTE support is for you depends on your carrier & where you live sầu, but those LTE networks are growing larger every day so it’s a great feature to lớn have sầu.

Winner: iPhone 5

Charging/connecting accessories

At last we reach a category where the iPhone 4S can win. The decision to lớn switch to lớn the new lightning port for the iPhone 5 means that all your old accessories aren’t compatible. The Lightning to 30-pin Adapter will cost you $30. If you want khổng lồ splash out for a replacement charger thiết lập then you’re looking at $38 versus $30 for the iPhone 4S. If you have a range of docks và other accessories that you’re attached to lớn then this is just an extra cost.

Winner: iPhone 4S

Battery life

When it comes to basic 3G talk time, both devices are rated at 8 hours. However, the iPhone 5 will give sầu you 8 hours of browsing on LTE or 3G, versus 6 hours of 3G browsing on the 4S. It also squeezes an extra hour of Wi-Fi browsing in at 10 hours & it should tư vấn an extra 25 hours of standby time, according lớn Apple trang web.

In practice you aren’t going khổng lồ notice much of a difference in battery life, but the fact it has a bigger screen and it’s lighter makes that slight improvement for the iPhone 5 quite impressive.

Winner: iPhone 5

Overall winner: iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 is clearly the overall winner, as you would expect. The real question is how much better is it? It really depends on what you want from your phone. If you are set on an iPhone, but you don’t need cutting edge performance and you want to lớn save sầu a bit of cash then the iPhone 4S could be the better choice for you. Everyone else should go for the iPhone 5.

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Is it worth upgrading from the iPhone 4S? Well, probably not. You get all the benefits of iOS 6 anyway & the iPhone 5 really isn’t a major leap forward. A few employees here at Digital Trends still use the iPhone 4S with iOS 6 & it doesn’t feel noticeably slower, as phones sometimes bởi vì after being upgraded. If you still have sầu a year on your contract, we recommend you wait it out và check out the iPhone 6.

Winners by category:

• Design and construction: iPhone 5• Feel: iPhone 5• Screen quality: iPhone 5• User interface: iPhone 5• Operating system: iPhone 5• Audio and video: iPhone 5• Cameras: iPhone 5• Hardware specifications: iPhone 5• Voice & LTE data service: iPhone 5• Charging & connecting accessories: iPhone 4S• Battery life: iPhone 5