iPhone 4S vs. 5

cool5353 · Jan 15, 2013, 05:39 PM

Is the battery life on the five better than the 4S? Also, is Siri really better?

MarcBook · Jan 15, 2013, 05:43 PM

Siri is the same, battery life is a little bit better (but not hugely).

MultiFinder17 · Jan 15, 2013, 05:43 PM

You would probably notice a bit of a difference between the two in terms of battery life, favoring the 5.

Siri is identical between the two devices.

Prime85 · Jan 15, 2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cool5353

Is the battery life on the five better than the 4S? Also, is Siri really better?

Siri is the same, its the iOS version that updated siri not the phone.

Also there is a very large difference between the 4s and the 5. The 5 is similar to or better then the battery life on my old 4.

dukebound85 · Jan 15, 2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Prime85

Siri is the same, its the iOS version that updated siri not the phone.

Also there is a very large difference between the 4s and the 5. The 5 is similar to or better then the battery life on my old 4.

having had both the 4 and 4s, I can't tell a difference in batt life to any substantial degree

corvus32 · Jan 15, 2013, 06:12 PM

Battery life remained the same, but performance double in some areas and tripled in others.

Prime85 · Jan 15, 2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

having had both the 4 and 4s, I can't tell a difference in batt life to any substantial degree

Well every phone is different, maybe my 4S had a bad battery :-/

Beeplance · Jan 17, 2013, 05:19 AM

Siri may be slightly faster due to the processing power of the A6 chip.

Battery life is slightly better.

Mr-Kerrse · Jan 17, 2013, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by EthaWa

result - Iphone 4s better

The 5 is way better i think there is a huge difference in speed & i owned both

sagar4995 · Jan 17, 2013, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EthaWa

result - Iphone 4s better

disagree.
result - iPhone 5 better

emma777 · Jan 17, 2013, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EthaWa

result - Iphone 4s better

battery of iPhone 4 is better than 5......

Grayburn · Jan 17, 2013, 06:57 AM

I'm favouring the 5 over the 4S, battery for me is much much better.

With the 4S i had to turn off 3G to get me through to early evening (19:00). On the 5 i dont have to and it can last most of the day (from 07:30 - 22:00/23:00)

Appl3FTW · Jan 17, 2013, 07:27 AM

battery life- iphone 5 is better... ip5 > ip4 > ip4s

browsing- now this is where iphone 5 shine imo with LTE. (granted ur area has a good LTE service) i'm killing it with 43.41mbps DL and 16.88 UL

ValerieDurden · Jan 17, 2013, 08:02 AM

5 hands down.

praktical · Jan 17, 2013, 08:09 AM

Overall better technology. Sadly to say nothing significantly new with software. I sincerely believe Apple needs some fresh ideas for iOS

BiggAW · Jan 19, 2013, 01:08 PM

LTE is the killer feature for the 1% of the time you need it, and for the other 99% of the time, you can turn it off, and probably get much better battery life than the 4S.

Bahroo · Jan 19, 2013, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by emma777

battery of iPhone 4 is better than 5......

Not in my case. I get a little better battery life then my old 4 with LTE on and brightness up higher with a bigger screen

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Originally Posted by praktical

Overall better technology. Sadly to say nothing significantly new with software. I sincerely believe Apple needs some fresh ideas for iOS

Im sure Apple knows iOS 7 has to be a big update. I dont see them completly changing iOS but there will defitnetly be alot of tweaks. Improvements in notifications , multi tasking and others

Xenomorph · Jan 19, 2013, 02:58 PM

The whole "you can bend it into the shape of a U" thing bothers me with the iPhone 5.

Then again, the whole "better prepare for a long surgery" threat if I break my 4S screen also scares me.

I'd like a hybrid iPhone 5/4S, with a little extra:

- Same shape as the iPhone 5, but with a thicker, firmer build of the 4S. I don't mind the weight of the 4S.
- Same "front comes off" style of the iPhone 5. Keep the metal back. I'd rather have scratched up back than a shattered back.
To top it off:
- Same internals of the 5, but as *thick* as the 4S. Why? For a bigger battery.

That would be an amazing phone that I'd have no issue getting on Day 1.

617aircav · Jan 19, 2013, 03:07 PM

The 5 is better as its a little faster if you notice those things. Personally i feel the phones are too similar. Using the iPhone 5 doesn't feel like I'm using a different phone for the most part.

Bahroo · Jan 19, 2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 617aircav

The 5 is better as its a little faster if you notice those things. Personally i feel the phones are too similar. Using the iPhone 5 doesn't feel like I'm using a different phone for the most part.

Your right but i absolutely LOVE LTE and the bigger screen

Jan 15, 2013, 05:39 PM	#1
cool5353 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	iPhone 4S vs. 5 Is the battery life on the five better than the 4S? Also, is Siri really better?
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Grayburn macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London/Essex, UK	I'm favouring the 5 over the 4S, battery for me is much much better. With the 4S i had to turn off 3G to get me through to early evening (19:00). On the 5 i dont have to and it can last most of the day (from 07:30 - 22:00/23:00) __________________ iPhne 5 64GB
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Beeplance macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Singapore	Siri may be slightly faster due to the processing power of the A6 chip. Battery life is slightly better.
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Jan 17, 2013, 07:27 AM	#13
Appl3FTW macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2012	battery life- iphone 5 is better... ip5 > ip4 > ip4s browsing- now this is where iphone 5 shine imo with LTE. (granted ur area has a good LTE service) i'm killing it with 43.41mbps DL and 16.88 UL
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ValerieDurden macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA	5 hands down.
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praktical macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma.	iPhone 4S vs 5 Overall better technology. Sadly to say nothing significantly new with software. I sincerely believe Apple needs some fresh ideas for iOS
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BiggAW macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Connecticut	LTE is the killer feature for the 1% of the time you need it, and for the other 99% of the time, you can turn it off, and probably get much better battery life than the 4S. __________________ MBP 15", 2,2 i7, 8GB ram, 10.7.x 160GB OCZ Vertex 2 in Optibay (Boot), 640GB HDD (storage) Black iPhone 4S 64GB AT&T 6.1 JB'ed, 2GB Data Pro SGS III, White VeriPad 3 32GB 6.1 JB'ed
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Jan 19, 2013, 02:58 PM	#18
Xenomorph macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. Louis	The whole "you can bend it into the shape of a U" thing bothers me with the iPhone 5. Then again, the whole "better prepare for a long surgery" threat if I break my 4S screen also scares me. I'd like a hybrid iPhone 5/4S, with a little extra: - Same shape as the iPhone 5, but with a thicker, firmer build of the 4S. I don't mind the weight of the 4S. - Same "front comes off" style of the iPhone 5. Keep the metal back. I'd rather have scratched up back than a shattered back. To top it off: - Same internals of the 5, but as thick as the 4S. Why? For a bigger battery. That would be an amazing phone that I'd have no issue getting on Day 1.
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617aircav macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012	The 5 is better as its a little faster if you notice those things. Personally i feel the phones are too similar. Using the iPhone 5 doesn't feel like I'm using a different phone for the most part.
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