iPhone 5 or earlier My first love: iphone 4s!

[rwh63]

was using a Motorola Razr at the time. Sexy thin flip phone. Bought an iPhone 4s 64gb off ebay, which started my journey with the iPhone line. I've clung to the small phone design, having used a SE1 since 2017. still have and use the 4s as a music player.

 

[rambo47]

Best iPhone ever, especially considering the times.

 

[eyoungren]

I was due for an upgrade the year the 4s launched, back when subsidized phones on contract were a thing. But I purposely avoided upgrading that year because I did not, do not and still don't not like the stainless steel band around this iPhone.

My first love is the iPhone 5, which I bought brand new and got on launch day in 2012.

13.5 years later I own a black iPhone 4 ($20 off someone on Reddit) and a white iPhone 4s ($25 from a MacRumors member). Still not a fan.



My 3GS, 4, 4s and 5. Note - all of them work.

 

[rwh63]

i like the stainless band.

 

[eyoungren]

i like the stainless band.

If Apple had ever made that band black or even a darker shade I might have gone for it. But that's why I like the iPhone 5 (Black/Slate) so much. The sides are the same color.

For what it's worth, the iPhone 4 and 4s have had a much longer life and are more closely associated with being a 'classic' iPhone than the iPhone 5 ever did or was. The 5 got a single year as the flagship. The 4s had multiple years and is now enjoying a resurgence.

I'm in the minority.

We all like different things; enjoy your 4s!

 

[awshucks]

The stainless band is really unique because it's the only Apple product I can think of that has the stainless steel not polished. I have a 32GB black GSM 4 along with a matching box, a 16GB white CDMA 4, and a 16GB black 4s.

The black 4 works on iOS 7.1.2, but the battery life only lasts a few minutes because the seller said the phones (4 and 4s lot) were in storage for years, which makes sense with the toll it could take on the battery. Power button doesn't work so I may end up doing a battery and power button swap with the white one.

The white 4 is activation locked.

The black 4s works on iOS 9.3.5, but I have jailbroken it and might try to downgrade it to iOS 6.

Although the 5s is my favorite design, the 4 is an easy second place.

 

[eyoungren]

The stainless band is really unique because it's the only Apple product I can think of that has the stainless steel not polished. I have a 32GB black GSM 4 along with a matching box, a 16GB white CDMA 4, and a 16GB black 4s.

The black 4 works on iOS 7.1.2, but the battery life only lasts a few minutes because the seller said the phones (4 and 4s lot) were in storage for years, which makes sense with the toll it could take on the battery. Power button doesn't work so I may end up doing a battery and power button swap with the white one.

The white 4 is activation locked.

The black 4s works on iOS 9.3.5, but I have jailbroken it and might try to downgrade it to iOS 6.

Although the 5s is my favorite design, the 4 is an easy second place.
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I got the white 4s I have for my son's 15th birthday. He and his sister were attending a new school and I needed to get a hold of him. I searched eBay and came up with an 8GB box (it's the later released 8gb model), original instructions, Earpods, stickers, the charging block and 30-pin cable and the warranty info.

He was pretty happy when he unwrapped it. For his 16th birthday he got an SE (NIB) and I got his 4s. That's how I happen to have it now.