Review: Apple iPhone 4S for AT&T
Apps
iPhone App Store. 500,000 apps. Do we really need to say anything else here? Go dive in and have fun.
Bluetooth
The iPhone 4S supports Bluetooth 4.0 with low energy. That means it's compatible with a yet-to-arrive array of Bluetooth-based sensors such as heart rate monitors, blood sugar monitors, and other health-related doodads that might want to talk to your phone. According to the Bluetooth SIG, the iPhone 4S supports Bluetooth 3.0, as well, but not the 3.0+HS (high speed) profile for fast, wireless device-to-device media transfers. Of course, you can also pair the iPhone 4S with mono and stereo bluetooth headsets. I found audio quality of both to be excellent. Oh, and you can pair with some accessories, such as Bluetooth keyboards.
Clock
The iPhone's lock screen hasn't changed much, but it still offers a decent-sized digital clock up at the top that can be used as a watch replacement.
Game Center
If you're the type to play games in a socially connected way, then Game Center is for you. It supports multi-player over-the-network gaming sessions and serves as a portal to all your gaming needs. it is easy to set up a profile and start engaging with friends (or total strangers, for that matter), and enjoy gaming with others.
GPS
The iPhone 4S ships with the same-old version of Google Maps that has been around for years. It works well, but Google Maps on Android has far outpaced it at this point. It works for basic mapping and navigation, and I found the GPS receiver was very accurate, but it lags the competition.
GPS-based location services seem to grow by the day. Be careful about which apps you grant GPS powers to. It feels like every application you install wants to access your location data. Thankfully, it can all be managed with the settings tools.
Newsstand
Apple put a new magazine-consumption app on the iPhone 4S called Newsstand. It works with the App Store and allows you to download and read magazines on your iPhone. There is already a reasonably good number of titles available. Magazines are rated just like applications. Some are free, some are not. Buying and/or subscribing to magazines is painless if you have an iTunes account all set up. I found the experience of reading magazine suffered on the iPhone a bit. Magazine look and feel much better on the iPad, which has much more real estate for magazines to take advantage of.
Reminders
Reminders is a more powerful version of the age-old To-Do list. It lets you create lists of reminders, lets you check off what's completed and what isn't, set alarms to make sure you don't forget to do them, set priority levels, and so on. It also supports location-based reminders. So, for example, say you have to attend your kid's school play. If you wander past the school, Reminders will notice that and bug you until you remember what you're up to. For the chronically-behind, I suppose it can be helpful.
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