Many reasons to tell you that the iPhone 4s is still good enough

Speaking of the pinnacle of smartphone history, Apple's iPhone is definitely on the list. Currently, iOS smartphones have a market share of about 20% in the world. Even under the heavy pressure of Android devices, the iPhone can still achieve such high data, and its success is beyond doubt.

After the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were released last year, they became hot sellers around the world. Consumers seem to have forgotten the old iPhone models that once created the foundation for the next generation. But if you think about it carefully, are these old models really outdated? Today, let's take the iPhone 4S as an example to briefly discuss this topic.

On October 4, 2011, Apple held a media conference to officially launch the iPhone 4S. The person who gave the speech on stage was not Jobs, but his successor Tim Cook. Jobs could only watch the live broadcast of the conference at home due to poor health.

For Apple fans, the iPhone 4S has a special meaning as it is the last smartphone designed by Steve Jobs.

At Apple, Jobs helped create the PC industry, built a high-quality team, and worked with the team to develop a number of well-designed products such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.

Unfortunately, Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer the day after the iPhone 4S was released, and the iPhone 4S became his last product. Today, the iPhone has been updated to 6 and 6 Plus, but the iPhone 4S is still of great significance in people's minds.

Nowadays, the screens of smartphones are getting bigger and bigger. 5 inches has long become the standard parameter. There are also 7-inch phones that can catch up with tablets. iPhone has also launched a 5.5-inch 6 Plus to meet the needs of users who need a larger screen. But it has to be said that the holding experience of a large-screen phone is not ideal.

Jobs had his own insistence on this aspect. He believed that 3.5 inches was the most suitable screen size for one-handed holding. However, starting with iPhone 5, even Apple itself began to increase the screen size. The visual effect was better, but the good user experience was impacted, which could not be simulated by any so-called one-handed mode.

In June 2014, when Apple released the new iOS 8 system, it clearly stated that it would no longer provide upgrade support for older iPhones and iPads, and the iPhone 4 was excluded from the iOS 8 compatibility list.

However, there have been recent reports that the upcoming iOS 9 may support the old product from 4 years ago - the iPhone 4S.

It is said that Apple has made some optimizations to iOS 9 to make it run smoothly on old products. It has retained the new features in the new system, compressed the size of the update package considering the size of the running memory of old devices, and also made certain optimizations in battery life.

Although it is not completely certain that the iPhone 4S will support iOS 9, the possibility is still high, which may make this aging product shine again.

A classic product will be remembered in history. Although it has been nearly 4 years, the iPhone 4S has not been completely discontinued. At present, its price on some e-commerce platforms is even less than 1,500 yuan. Collecting one may also be a tribute to Jobs.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.