Courtesy of Apple
OK, so there’s no iPhone “5″ today. However, there are many new features in iOS 5, and the new iPhone 4S hardware has many appealing updates that could arguably be called a fifth-generation iPhone. What’s in a name? It might as well be called an iPhone 5 – there’s that much difference in my view.
Here’s some of the major improvements:
* New 2x faster A5 dual-core processor with 7x faster graphics
* Split antenna for transmit/receive
* Faster downloads
* World phone – GSM and CDMA built in
* 8MP camera with 5 element lens
* 1080p video with stabilization
* 64GB version
* Improved battery life
There are literally 200+ features in iOS 5 – see here for details.
Five iOS 5 features that caught my attention today:
*Siri – full voice control app integration
*iMessage – IM with iOS users on any iOS device
*iCloud integration – sync photos, docs, music across devices, even backup your device
*Friend mapping – find your friends that have opt in and your kids and even your dog
*iTunes match – obtain Apple-format music you already had in other formats
The bar has been raised. Android has some work to do! Other OSs have even more to do.
Tags: Apple, Dan Zeck, iPhone 5, Mobile Mastery
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