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with the release of the iPhone 4s Apple is taking a big bet instead of going with an all-new design they chose to stick with largely the same 16 month old iPhone 4 with internal upgrades at first glance the phones are nearly indistinguishable with the same 3.5 inch Retina display everything is housed in between two sheets of glass held together with a metal band that doubles of the antenna while most phone design becomes stale out for a few months there's no denying that the iPhone 4s still looks and feels like a truly premium product one of the major new features is the Apple a5 dual-core processor coupled with the iOS 5 operating system the 4s is very quick opening apps and multitasking with ease the responsiveness and little touches have always been one of the best reasons to go for an iPhone and the feeling of using a well-oiled machine is alive and well in this latest iteration another major upgrade is the new 8 megapixel camera on both backside illumination and an F 2.4 aperture the photos you grab are very impressive for a phone the depth of field is quite reasonable and there is lots of detail in most lighting situations video is another upgrade in the 4s you can now shoot Full 1080p video at 30 frames per second and as you can see here the results are quite good well I need a raincoat tomorrow Siri is arguably the biggest new feature by holding the home button for a few seconds you can ask Siri a wide range of questions schedule a meeting for tomorrow at 10 a.m. it's not quite perfect for example it can't open an app or do anything too complicated it also requires a data connection but overall series one of the best new features of the iPhone 4s it's not all good news though while the 4s did gain a slightly larger battery between iOS 5 the new dual-core CPU and Siri the battery light seems to have fallen off a bit in comparison to the iPhone 4 while you still should be able to get through a full day of moderate usage if you are a heavy user more than likely you'll run the phone out before the end of the day iOS 5 comes with the iPhone 4s and has several nice new features there is now a slide down notification tray similar to Android that allows you to take a look at your new notifications at a glance you'll also find a new reminders app which works well with Siri and helping you keep track of everything you need to do the addition of wireless syncing with iTunes iCloud backups and over-the-air firmware updates are all very nice additions but on the whole of it iOS remains largely the same as in previous versions it should surprise no one that this is the best iPhone yet it also shouldn't be a surprise that it really isn't a huge upgrade there is no 4G support no larger display no new design and worse battery life for some this may be a deal-breaker however personally I'm quite happy with the 4s it might not be the absolute best phone in all categories but it's still an iPhone the speed and responsiveness is very solid the new camera is excellent and the design has roost stood the test of time now as a world phone available on several new carriers and with up to 64 gigabytes of capacity I think the iPhone 4s remains to be one of the best phones you could buy if you enjoyed this review be sure to leave the video a thumbs up and save it to your favorites if you're interested in more reviews like this then definitely be sure to subscribe