What's the difference between iPhone 4 + 4s

cococoady

I'm going to meet someone this week about buying an iPhone 4s.
I was wondering is there any way to tell it is a 4s just by looking at it.
I don't want to be handed a 4 and be thinking i got a 4s

Cheers
Coco

biko

They are very similar but there are differences.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-difference-between-the-iphone-4-and-iphone-4s/

Do you have a micro sim for it? If so put that in, start phone up and check it's unlocked to your network.

Then press the home button a second or two, Siri should start up.
Ask Siri a few questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=473SQdcUJik

Is phone supposed to be unlocked to all networks?
Look for a Cydia icon among the icons, if Cydia is installed the phone is jailbroken and depending on ios version could be unlocked to you network that way. Then if you update to ios6 this might make the unlock to stop working.

Look at the side where the buttons are.

4S on the left, 4 on the right. Note the black line at the top of the 4S near the vibrate switch.

flower tattoo

biko wrote: »

They are very similar but there are differences.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-difference-between-the-iphone-4-and-iphone-4s/

Do you have a micro sim for it? If so put that in, start phone up and check it's unlocked to your network.

Then press the home button a second or two, Siri should start up.
Ask Siri a few questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=473SQdcUJik

Is phone supposed to be unlocked to all networks?
Look for a Cydia icon among the icons, if Cydia is installed the phone is jailbroken and depending on ios version could be unlocked to you network that way. Then if you update to ios6 this might make the unlock to stop working.

If its a 4 - it won't have Siri

RobbieTheRobber

biko wrote: »

They are very similar but there are differences.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-difference-between-the-iphone-4-and-iphone-4s/

Do you have a micro sim for it? If so put that in, start phone up and check it's unlocked to your network.

Then press the home button a second or two, Siri should start up.
Ask Siri a few questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=473SQdcUJik

Is phone supposed to be unlocked to all networks?
Look for a Cydia icon among the icons, if Cydia is installed the phone is jailbroken and depending on ios version could be unlocked to you network that way. Then if you update to ios6 this might make the unlock to stop working.

If its jailbroken it could be a 4 with siri on it.

Gumbo

flower tattoo wrote: »

If its a 4 - it won't have Siri

I think thats his point
If SIRI works its a 4S as the OP said he is looking at a 4S.

biko

Here is how I'd do it:

Look for the tell-tale slits in the metal antennae around the phone, as pointed out.
With phone off, put in sim card (has to be micro).
Start phone.
Check that it is using version 6 (latest version for iphone).
Ring someone to check call quality and carrier unlock.
Use Siri once or twice.

If all of this works I'd buy the phone as a 4s.



As there is no untethered jailbreak for ios6 any siri clone won't work after starting phone up unconnected.

Dades

Also if it's running iOS 6, only the 4S will have the panorama option in camera mode.

cococoady

Cheers all.

cococoady

Just one more question.

Is there anyway of checking the EMEI no online to see if its stolen or not?

I tried ringing 3 before but they wouldn't tell me as the phone wasn't in my name.

biko

I don't think so, maybe someone else knows.
If it works with your sim during the test call (at time of purchase) it won't be blacklisted.

Do you have a sim that will fit in the 4s? If not get one before you go to meet the seller. Any network micro sim should work (if the phone is factory unlocked).
You can probably just pop into a phone shop and get one.

Gumbo

cococoady wrote: »

Just one more question.

Is there anyway of checking the EMEI no online to see if its stolen or not?

I tried ringing 3 before but they wouldn't tell me as the phone wasn't in my name.

As long as it works with your sim its not black listed, BUT, thats not to say the owner will then claim it stolen after you buy and it then becomes black listed.

Where are you buying from?
My best advice when buying phones is buy from a verified seller on www.adverts.ie

guil

biko wrote: »

I don't think so, maybe someone else knows.
If it works with your sim during the test call (at time of purchase) it won't be blacklisted.

Do you have a sim that will fit in the 4s? If not get one before you go to meet the seller. Any network micro sim should work (if the phone is factory unlocked).

There is no guarantee that the seller won't report it lost after selling it.

Op I wouldn't buy it second hand unless you buy from adverts from someone with good rep or a friend if a friend. It's too easy to get scammed with iPhones and no matter how much proof you have of buying it legitimately the network will blacklist it if the original owner requests

cococoady

kceire wrote: »

As long as it works with your sim its not black listed, BUT, thats not to say the owner will then claim it stolen after you buy and it then becomes black listed.

Where are you buying from?
My best advice when buying phones is buy from a verified seller on www.adverts.ie

Ye it's from a chap on Adverts alright and he has good feedback.

Thanks for yer help lads

clarklsparkl

Stay away from O2 they are passing off Iphone 4 as Iphone 4s, and when you call customer care about it they say the IMEI number you have is coming up as an Iphone 4s but the good people at Apple will tell you straight away that your phone is just an Iphone 4. I only found out about this when I went to claim for a lost phone and the insurance told me it was an Iphone 4 and that was what they would replace. O2 kept on insisting to me it was an Iphone 4s. This situtation is still not resolved and the way I have been treated by O2 Customer Care is a disgrace, shame on O2 shame on you. If you know of anybody who bought an Iphone off O2 lately check it out as it may not be what it's supposed to be.

Jimdagym

clarklsparkl wrote: »

Stay away from O2 they are passing off Iphone 4 as Iphone 4s, and when you call customer care about it they say the IMEI number you have is coming up as an Iphone 4s but the good people at Apple will tell you straight away that your phone is just an Iphone 4. I only found out about this when I went to claim for a lost phone and the insurance told me it was an Iphone 4 and that was what they would replace. O2 kept on insisting to me it was an Iphone 4s. This situtation is still not resolved and the way I have been treated by O2 Customer Care is a disgrace, shame on O2 shame on you. If you know of anybody who bought an Iphone off O2 lately check it out as it may not be what it's supposed to be.

How the hell would someone not know their brand new phone was the previous model?