The
iPhone 4S is far more than just a mobile phone, in
fact most users say that phoning is probably the last thing they use it for! iPhone 4S incorporates a very
usable web browser and email program, Google maps with built in GPS so you can see
where you are on the map, an iPod to play music and videos, a camera with flash and even an HD video camera,
and it runs over 350,000 apps covering everything from games to learning languages to weather
forecasts. With all that packed
into one small device, it needs to be easy to use - and it is. iPhone 4S has a very high quality touchscreen display
with probably the best thought out user interface of any consumer device ever. It's powerful and sophisticated but
it's very easy and even enjoyable to use.
See the different iPhone models:
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The iPhone 4S is a great phone building on the success of its predecessors. Most people who own one love it and wouldn't change to any other. The antenna problem that plagued the earlier iPhone 4 (non-S) has been fixed and although it looks similar, this is a much better phone - the best iPhone yet.
There are two ways to buy an iPhone 4S - as part of a contract with a network such as Vodafone or O2 (either directly from the network or through as reseller such as Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4 U or Dial A Phone) or to buy it outright and buy your phone service/SIM card separately. Amazon and eBay are good places to find cheap deals on iPhone 4Ss for outright purchase. We have put together an iPhone 4S price comparison page checking prices from all these sources to find the best deals for you.
Secondhand can be an attractive option, saving you the initial depreciation that happens as soon as you open the box, and if you buy a fairly new secondhand one, all the manufacturer's warranty will still be in place so you will be fully covered in the event of any faults. If you're prepared to go slightly older, you can often pick up some real bargains with last year's model going for a fraction of it's original price. eBay is of course one of the best places to find secondhand iPhone 4S bargains and we have created a page that searches eBay for you to find the best deals. Our unique filtering system trawls through the eBay database selecting only the most relevant offers and best deals to save you time.
The price of goods at auctions is not fixed - it depends upon how much people are prepared to bid and that's why you can pick up some great deals on both new and used iPhones at auction. To give you an idea of what you might pay, here are some completed items so you can see what price they went for:
In the USA, the iPhone 4 comes in two different versions - the original AT&T iPhone 4 and the new (February 2011) Verizon version of the iPhone 4.These phones have different chipsets inside because of the different technologies used by these two carriers (Verizon use CDMA and AT&T use GSM) and are therefore not interchangeable. Be careful if you import an iPhone from the US!
For more information about the different versions of the iPhone see our Guide To The iPhone Range, and also Choosing the right iPhone for you and Unlocked iPhones Guide.
For a very detailed look at the iPhone 4S, the different models, technology and development, take a look at this great Wikipedia article on the iPhone 4S.