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For anyone on the fence about going from 4 to 4s do it!
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It's not a one size fits all scenario.
I prefer my 4, my wife likes her 4S.
If Apple increases the display size, then I am a buyer.
I am a 4 owner that was going back and forth on the 4s (would have Ebayed my 4).
I'm not upgrading. I don't begrudge anybody who made the upgrade and I can afford the upgrade if I wanted it. I also love the form factor of the 4/4s so it has absolutely nothing to do with wishing that they had released the "5" with a new form factor.
I see three main reasons to upgrade; speed, camera and Siri.
The 4s definitely looks faster when viewing comparisons on Youtube. Whether that is a slight or monumental difference is subjective. In my opinion it is noticeable but not game changing. If watching a side by side video of the speed comparison didn't blow me away (which is going to play up the difference) I don't think I will miss the speed increase just using my 4 (which is still lightning fast compared to my old 3g and many other phones I've seen not named 4s.
Camera - I love the camera on my iPhone 4. My wife has an Evo Shift and her pictures look like crap. We have gotten some of the best pictures from my iPhone 4. It does exhibit some white balance issues indoor at times but this takes all of 3 seconds to fix using editing software. 90% of my photos come out fine without having to touch them afterwards. I'm sure the camera on the 4s will be better but the 4 is plenty good for me. I don't need my 4s to put aside my point and shoot. And for true low light pictures you really will need a DSLR or a camera with a good flash. I've seen low light pictures with the 4s and while they look better than the 4 they still don't look great. There are just some areas that phone cameras haven't gotten to yet and low light is one of them.
Siri - This is a tough one to evaluate. On the one hand it looks really cool, on the other hand it could get old. On the deciding hand it was pretty much shown today that Siri could easily run on the iPhone 4 and Apple basically withheld it for marketing reasons. I'd be really pissed if I upgraded for Siri and then it got released to the 4 in a few months. If I wanted it that bad I guess I would jailbreak (as it appears it will soon be available there) rather than upgrade solely for Sire.
Just my $.02. YMMV
I'm not upgrading. I don't begrudge anybody who made the upgrade and I can afford the upgrade if I wanted it. I also love the form factor of the 4/4s so it has absolutely nothing to do with wishing that they had released the "5" with a new form factor.
I see three main reasons to upgrade; speed, camera and Siri.
The 4s definitely looks faster when viewing comparisons on Youtube. Whether that is a slight or monumental difference is subjective. In my opinion it is noticeable but not game changing. If watching a side by side video of the speed comparison didn't blow me away (which is going to play up the difference) I don't think I will miss the speed increase just using my 4 (which is still lightning fast compared to my old 3g and many other phones I've seen not named 4s.
Camera - I love the camera on my iPhone 4. My wife has an Evo Shift and her pictures look like crap. We have gotten some of the best pictures from my iPhone 4. It does exhibit some white balance issues indoor at times but this takes all of 3 seconds to fix using editing software. 90% of my photos come out fine without having to touch them afterwards. I'm sure the camera on the 4s will be better but the 4 is plenty good for me. I don't need my 4s to put aside my point and shoot. And for true low light pictures you really will need a DSLR or a camera with a good flash. I've seen low light pictures with the 4s and while they look better than the 4 they still don't look great. There are just some areas that phone cameras haven't gotten to yet and low light is one of them.
Siri - This is a tough one to evaluate. On the one hand it looks really cool, on the other hand it could get old. On the deciding hand it was pretty much shown today that Siri could easily run on the iPhone 4 and Apple basically withheld it for marketing reasons. I'd be really pissed if I upgraded for Siri and then it got released to the 4 in a few months. If I wanted it that bad I guess I would jailbreak (as it appears it will soon be available there) rather than upgrade solely for Sire.
Just my $.02. YMMV
