iPhone 4S - Technical Specifications

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Black

Capacity

16GB
32GB
64GB

Size and Weight

Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)

Cellular and Wireless

World phone
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900
MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Location

Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Display

Retina display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch
display
960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
and back
Support for display of multiple languages and
characters simultaneously

Camera, Photos, and Video

8-megapixel camera
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Face detection in still images
LED flash
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per
second with audio
Video stabilization
Front camera with VGA-quality photos and video
at up to 30 frames per second
Photo and video geotagging

Power and Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power
adapter
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours
on 2G (GSM)
Standby time: Up to 200 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours
on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Audio Playback

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC,
MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats
2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+),
Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p
AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd
generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd
generation) at up to 720p
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to
1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple
VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple
Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple
Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to
1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level
4.1 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 per channel,
48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file
formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps,
1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio
in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Headphones

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable Document Types
.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft
Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key
(Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages);
.pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx
(Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text
format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx
(Microsoft Excel)

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP
Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or
later
iTunes 10.5 or later (free download from
www.itunes.com/download )

Environmental Requirements

Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to
45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
(3000 m)

Languages

Language Support
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan,
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek,
Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese
(Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish,
Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Keybord Support
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified
(Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Chinese -
Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie,
Wubihua), French, French (Canadian), French
(Switzerland), German (Germany), German
(Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana),
Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan,
Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji,
Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian,
Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese
(Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/
Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish,
Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Dictionary Support (enables predictive text and
autocorrect)
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian),
French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese
(Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan,
Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian,
Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak,
Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Siri Languages
English (U.S., UK, and Australian), French,
German

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