iPhone 4S Features and Specs (Order and Price Details – inc Unlocked)

The refreshed iPhone 4S have officially been made available for pre-ordering starting since monring of Friday, October 7, 2011, on Apple online stores or mobile service providers’ online stores in several countries, including United States via AT&T, Verizon and Sprint; United Kingdom via O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Three and Vodafone, Australia via Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile; Canada via Bell, Fido, Koodo, MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, Telus and Virgin Mobile; Germany via O2, Telekom and Vodafone; and France via Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Virgin Mobile.

While the features of iPhone 4S is considered by many to be underwhelming with just minor upgrade from iPhone 4, but the smartphone is still a hit among Apple fanboys, especially with projected huge pent-up demand due to a longer than usual gap of 16 months between release, and is expected to be selling like hotcakes.

iPhone 4S features:

• Dual-core A5 chip (upgraded from single-core A4 chip)
• 512 MB RAM
• 3.5″ Retina display (640×960 resolution with 800:1 contrast ratio and500 cd/m2 max brightness)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• New antenna design which automatically switch between two antennas to provide the best signal.
• 8MP rear-facing camera (upgraded from 5MP)
• 1080p full HD video recording at 30 fps (upgraded from 720p HD video recording)
• f/2.4 aperture (upgraded from f/2.8)
• Video stabilization via built-in gyroscope
• World phone and can work on UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) and CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) networks
• Intelligent Siri voice command personal assistant
• iOS features
• iCloud features
• Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM); Standby time: Up to 200 hours; Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi; Video playback: Up to 10 hours; Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
• Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm); Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm); Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm); Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only) and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• Three-axis gyro; Accelerometer; Proximity sensor; Ambient light sensor

Price of iPhone 4S (with two-year wireless service contract with AT&T, Verizon or Sprint):

• 16GB (Black or White): $199
• 32GB (Black or White): $299
• 64GB (Black or White): $399

Price of unlocked and contract free iPhone 4S:

• 16GB (Black or White): $649
• 32GB (Black or White): $749
• 64GB (Black or White): $849

The iPhone 4S will available in store from October 14 on the above countries, plus Japan. The shipment for pre-order will start around October 14 too.

Shop for iPhone 4S on Apple Store Online (US) or Apple store of respective countries.

Next up will be more countries where Apple customers can purchase iPhone 4S, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,and Switzerland.

There is no news yet on when the iPhone 4S will release on other countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, although Hong Kong and China, which likely to be the hot market for iPhone 4S are rumored to have iPhone 4S by end of November.