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4S iPhone is already on sale in Portugal

November 14, 2011 at 10:07:53 by Pedro Fonseca      

Three operators

announced availability of the new Apple smartphone.

The iPhone 4S is for sale in Portugal since last Friday on three operators Optimus, TMN and Vodafone. Among the most salient news, Siri is a program that responds to voice commands and executes these commands. However, Siri is only truly innovative for those not familiar Windows Phone as this operating system has, since its first version, something like that.
Announced in early October, when you expect an iPhone 5, 4S has a dual-core A5, an 8 MP camera (with video recording at 1080p HD), and the new operating system iOS 5. It is at this level that the differences are noticeable, with a faster, since the hardware no major enhancements over its predecessor.
Interestingly, the availability of iCloud, a virtual storage system up to 5 GB free , which allows access to files from the iPhone but also computers, for example. As another service like Dropbox, the benefit is the easy registration, synchronization and access to them.
Tested equipment, donated by Vodafone, the integration with iCloud is very easy even for users with little knowledge what is cloud computing services.
The battery despite the rapid update to version 5.0.1 before customer complaints, remains a problem and if you use the WiFi connection (useful for downloads and access online), the energy expenditure is considerable. However, this update is recommended because it also addresses some security issues.
In fact, one of the "200 new" features that Apple did not detail is the ability to update your iPhone without having to connect it to iTunes.
In the three national carriers, the 4S is available from 50 to 160 euros, with loyalty to the versions of 16 GB or 32 GB. Without it, the rates rise to 600 and 700 euros respectively. By the end of the month, Vodafone to launch the 64 GB model, TMN is also anticipated that going to cost 270 euros (with retention) or 850 euros without it.

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Optimus, TMN, Vodafone

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