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iPhone 4s review: The 2011 iPhone that introduced Siri to the world.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2011·$649
Overall
24/100
Class rank
#2 of 3
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The iPhone that gave the world Siri.

The iPhone 4s introduced Siri and an 8 MP camera. It is a historically significant device — and today, a collector’s item.

01Display

40/100

40/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

TypeRetina IPS LCD
Size3.5 inches
Resolution960 × 640 px (330 ppi)
ProtectionGlass front and back

02Camera

36/100

36/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

Main8 MP, f/2.4
Selfie0.3 MP (VGA)
Video1080p @ 30 fps

03Performance

16/100

16/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

ChipsetApple A5 (45 nm)
CPUDual-core
GPUPowerVR SGX543MP2
RAM512 MB
Storage8 GB / 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

04Battery

34/100

34/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

Capacity1,432 mAh
Wired~5 W (30-pin dock)
WirelessNo

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

06Value

26/100

26/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2011.

What works
  • Introduced Siri — the first mainstream voice assistant.
  • First 8 MP iPhone camera with 1080p video.
  • Iconic glass-and-steel design.
  • Sold in huge numbers.
What doesn't
  • 3.5-inch low-resolution display.
  • 512 MB RAM; 30-pin connector.
  • No LTE; stuck on iOS 9.
  • Discontinued — a vintage device.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .