The Apple iPhone 4s (5th Generation) is a smartphone designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2011 to 2014 as part of the iPhone series. The next generation of the iPhone was introduced on October 4, 2011, and its price started at $199.
This iPhone features an 800 MHz Apple A5 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 3.5″ Retina LED-backlit IPS multi-touch LCD Display, GPS, 3G data capability, two colors; Black and White, 8 GB / 16 GB / 32 GB or 64 GB of flash memory, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 8.0 Mpix rear camera / 0.9 Mpix front camera, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, Digital compass, Dock connector, 3.5-mm headphone jack, and 8 hours of talk time on 3G and 14 hours on 2G.
This iPhone was named “4s” where “S” stood for Siri an iPhone 4s-exclusive intelligent personal assistant that was later included in future generations of mobile Apple products. Retaining most of the external design of the iPhone 4, the 4S hosted major internal upgrades, including an upgrade to the Apple A5 chipset, and an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording. It debuted with iOS 5, the fifth major version of iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system, that introduced features including iCloud, iMessage, Notification Center, Reminders, and Twitter integration.
This iPhone was discontinued on September 9, 2014, and replaced by the iPhone 5. Today iPhone 4s is 12 years old!
iPhone 4s Details
| Introduced | October 4, 2011 (16 GB / 32 GB & 64 GB) – 12 years ago September 10, 2013 (8 GB) – 10 years ago |
| Released | October 14, 2011 *1 – 12 years ago October 28, 2011 *2 – 12 years ago November 11, 2011 *3 – 12 years ago November 24, 2011 *4 – 12 years ago December 16, 2011 *5 – 12 years ago January 13, 2012 *6 – 12 years ago January 27, 2012 *7 – 12 years ago |
| Discontinued | September 20, 2012 (32 GB & 64 GB) – 11 years ago September 10, 2013 (16 GB) – 11 years ago September 9, 2014 (8 GB) – 9 years ago February 17, 2016 (India) – 8 years ago |
| Last Software Update | July 22, 2019 – 4 years ago |
| Time on the Market | 52 months (4 years) |
| Time of Support | 93 months (7 years) |
| Model Identifier | iPhone4,1 |
| Model Number | A1387 (Worldwide) A1431 (China) |
| EMC | 2430 |
| Generation | 5th |
| Order Number | MF261LL/A (8 GB Black Unlocked) MF262LL/A (8 GB White Unlocked) MD234LL/A (16 GB Black Unlocked) MD237LL/A (16 GB White Unlocked) MD241LL/A (32 GB Black Unlocked) MD244LL/A (32 GB White Unlocked) MD257LL/A (64 GB Black Unlocked) MD260LL/A (64 GB White Unlocked) MF263LL/A (8 GB Black T-Mobile) MF264LL/A (8 GB White T-Mobile) MF257LL/A (8 GB Black AT&T) MF258LL/A (8 GB White AT&T) MC922LL/A (16 GB Black AT&T) MC924LL/A (16 GB White AT&T) MC923LL/A (32 GB Black AT&T) MC925LL/A (32 GB White AT&T) MD270LL/A (64 GB Black AT&T) MD272LL/A (64 GB White AT&T) MF259LL/A (8 GB Black Verizon) MF260LL/A (8 GB White Verizon) MD276LL/A (16 GB Black Verizon) MD277LL/A (16 GB White Verizon) MD278LL/A (32 GB Black Verizon) MD279LL/A (32 GB White Verizon) MD280LL/A (64 GB Black Verizon) MD281LL/A (64 GB White Verizon) MF269LL/A (8 GB Black Sprint) MF270LL/A (8 GB White Sprint) MD377LL/A (16 GB Black Sprint) MD378LL/A (16 GB White Sprint) MD379LL/A (32 GB Black Sprint) MD380LL/A (32 GB White Sprint) MD381LL/A (64 GB Black Sprint) MD382LL/A (64 GB White Sprint) MC918LL/A (16 GB Black AT&T sold by Apple) MC920LL/A (16 GB White AT&T sold by Apple) MC919LL/A (32 GB Black AT&T sold by Apple) MC921LL/A (32 GB White AT&T sold by Apple) MC919LL/A (64 GB Black AT&T sold by Apple) MD269LL/A (64 GB Black AT&T sold by Apple) MD271LL/A (64 GB White AT&T sold by Apple) |
| Original Price | $0 (8 GB on a two-year contract) $449 (8 GB) $199 (16 GB on a two-year contract) $649 (16 GB) $299 (32 GB on a two-year contract) $749 (32 GB) $399 (64 GB on a two-year contract) $849 (64 GB) |
| Colors | Black White |
| Weight | 4.8 oz. – 136 Grams |
| Dimensions | 4.5” H x 2.31” W x 0.37″ D 11.43 cm H x 5.86 cm W x 0.93 cm D |
| Predecessor | iPhone 4 |
| Successor | iPhone 5 |
*2 Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Sudan & Eritrea.
*3 Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, USA (non-contract).
*4 Colombia, Moldova, India, Croatia.
*5 Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Kuwait, Bahrain, Israel.
*6 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and, Caicos, Uganda, Jordan, Venezuela, Lebanon.
*7 Costa Rica.
iPhone 4s Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple A5 |
| Processor Speed | 1 GHz (running at 800 MHz) |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
Storage
| Storage | 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB |
Memory
| Memory | 512 MB LPDDR2 |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | PowerVR SGX543MP2 |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
Display
| Display | 3.5″ widescreen Retina LED-backlit IPS LCD Display |
| Resolution | 960 x 640 |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi |
| Brightness | 500 cd/m2 |
| Contrast Ratio | 800:1 |
| Input | Multi-Touch |
| Display Modes | AirPlay Mirroring |
Controls
| Buttons | Volume + / – Home Sleep / Wake up Mute |
Sensors
| Sensors | Proximity Ambient light Accelerometer 3-axis gyroscope |
Connections
| Networks | UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz only) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| SIM slot | micro-SIM |
| Ports | 1 – 30-pin dock connector 1 – 3.5-mm headphone jack |
| Camera | 1 – 8.0 Megapixels (Rear) 1 – 0.9 Megapixels (Front) |
| Location | Assisted GPS Digital compass GLONASS |
| Audio In | 2 – Microphones |
| Audio Out | Speaker |
Media
| Audio Formats | AAC Protected AAC MP3 MP3 VBR Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3) Apple Lossless AIFF WAV |
| Video Formats | H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats |
Software
| Original OS | iOS 5.0 |
| Maximum OS | iOS 9.3.6 |
| Intelligent Assistent | Siri |
| Handoff | Supported (sharing iPhone calls only) |
| iTunes | iTunes 10.5 or later |
| System Requirements | Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later |
Power
| Battery | 5.3 W Rechargeable Lithium-Ion |
| Battery Capacity | 1432 mAh |
| Battery Life | Talk Time: Up to 8 hours on 3G / 14 hours on 2G Standby: Up to 200 hours Internet Use: Up to 6 hours on 3G / 9 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours |
| Power Adapter | Apple 5W or 12W USB Power Adapter |
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