Last time, I talked about how I’ve wanted to sell my iPhone
3GS and replace it with the iPhone 4S. Apple’s latest release certainly has
appeal, and I stated that just because the company has a particular habit with
naming their iPhones, it doesn’t mean that the iPhone 4S (or for that matter,
the iPhone 3GS) is a simple nominal upgrade. (Can’t understand what I’m getting
at? Read my previous entry.)
So, should I go ahead and sell my old iPhone? I argue that I
should (you’re welcome to follow suit), and below are more reasons why I am led
to that decision.
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Along with the last year’s iPhone 4S release were two
additional Apple announcements that are sure to rock your Apple-fanboy world.
The first was the release of the iOS 5, Apple’s mobile operating system for the
iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the iPad. What’s cool about this latest OS is that,
like the iPhone 4S, it isn’t just any upgrade. In the same way that Windows 7
was a huge leap from the otherwise still functional Windows XP (let us all just
pretend that Windows Vista never existed), the iOS 5 is a significant step up
from the iOS 4, all because of one nifty concept: Centralization.
Just to sample a couple: No longer do you have to jump from
one program to another in order to view specific notifications for each
program. Now, you can access all these messages, missed calls, upgrade reports,
and whatnot through the Notification Center, a program designed to do just
that. In the same vein, the iOS 5 has the so-called Newsstand program where all
of your newspaper and magazine subscriptions are collected in one convenient place
for you to browse through and read.
More amazing than the new reported features of the iOS 5 –
and working in tandem with the operating system – was the announcement of the
iCloud, which, as the name implies, is Apple’s cloud storage system. In much the
same way that the iOS 5 emphasizes centralization, the iCloud is a godsend for
hardcore Apple users looking to connect every Apple gadget they have. Now they
can take photos with their iPhones and upload the pictures onto their iPads; or
they could download music with their iPads and immediately add the new tracks
to their iPod’s tracklist. The possibilities, as you can discern, are
staggering.
This is all well and good, of course, but I bet you’re wondering
why I still need to sell my iPhone 3GS when the iOS 5 (and by extension, the
iCloud) are compatible with it. The answer is this: While it’s true that the
iOS 5 and the iCloud will work on the iPhone 3GS, the mileage will not be as
good. The 3GS wasn’t built with the new OS in mind, and therefore doesn’t run
the OS optimally. To really get full use out of iOS 5 and the iCloud, the
iPhone 4S isn’t just an option. It’s a necessity.
Oh, and lest I forget, the iPhone 4S also has this little
thing called Siri which I’m sure
you’ve already heard about; but that’s a topic for another entry.
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