nothing will beat the iPhone 4S. 

Damn your videos make me so happy, I really wish this comment gets pinned so everyone knows how much of a good RU-vidr you are.

It really DOESN’T get better! I actually own over 20 4Ss… No joke! I use them as controllers for game shows & trivia quizzes I host at parties. They still work well with simple, local network web apps & the batteries are SOOO much easier to swap than later models!! Plus, I feel good knowing I can give them a better home than a landfill! 😊

The 2010-2013 era of Apple is unbeatable.

This phone came out when I was in middle school. And seeing my classmates having it made me so jealous. The square design of this is so elegant. So as soon as apple brought back the square design to iPhone 12, I bought one. It’s like fulfilling my childhood dream

Ot was a game changer, that you didn’t need a computer or SIM card for activation

Man that subscriber is a legend for giving you that piece of history for free. I own an iPhone 4s running iOS 6, I bought it back in 2015 brand new it was hard to find, I remember unboxing it and the smell of it which still remains and every once in while when I grab it, that smell takes me back, back then I was recently getting into Apple classics, and it was such a beautiful experience. Thanks for sharing these jewels.

iPhone 4s was my first smartphone, I loved it. It’s design, display, feel, etc… I still really like how iPhones today have glass backs like the iPhone 4 started.

One of my favorite iPhones ever, I used mine as a daily as late as 2019. It still serves as my dedicated alarm clock today, I just can’t let it go

Man, I love that I’m not the only one with this fascination of old tech, and I love that you’ve made this same passion into a channel! Been following you for a while now too. It’s been great to see how much more awesome your production quality has come! Keep on going, with this great content, showing to the world how great old tech once (and still) is! I am too, a 4/4S enjoyer, it’s just such a nostalgic and beautiful design, and I absolutely love my 4S on iOS 6, in fact, daily use it for my music playlists along with an old iPod classic 5.5 gen that I got for free!

As crazy as it sounds, I'm actually using an iPhone 4s as my main phone atm! Long story short, I was using a 13, but unfortunately it got damaged to the point where I could no longer use it. The 4s is the only spare phone I have and I'm basically forced to use it until my replacement phone (Galaxy S23) arrives. And yes I can tell you based on my experience, it is incredibly slow and frustrating to use in 2023. But the bright side is that it's taught me to not be on my phone all the time, as well as all the things I took for granted.

also got an iphone 4s with ios 6 on it. its so snappy. sometimes i just pull it out of the drawer and play around with it, just to remember the good old times. beautiful device.

The 4S was the last major iPhone release Steve has a major part in as well. Very iconic device. He passed I believe right before this release.

The iPhone 4s is what got me into  and iPhones. It was so iconic, beautiful, compact in school that I can hide it in one hand from the teachers, good camera at the time and speed. It got me hooked on the iPhone s models (typed this on an iPhone 15 pro).

I miss the skeumorphism UI design so much. I hate the new "flat and minimal everything" design of today

Still have mine (black) with original box, perfect state and all. It’s so nice and tiny and cute with 1st Retina display. I just took it out of storage and charging it right now, see if I can still make it work. I loved it and still am in love today! Thank you for that great flask back nostalgia moment.

The 4S was the best phone ever made hands down. It was astronomic units ahead of anything else. The design, quality, the feeling, the OS! Everything on the 4S was just perfect. Its not even comparable to anything released in the last years. The only phone getting even close enough to mentioned in the same sentence as the 4S is the iPhone X

Great video sir. I’m using iPhone 4s in Mexico as we still have 3g network. I only use it for text talk and RU-vid. Good day to all.

Yes, great video, more like this! As an iPhone user who went from a BlackBerry Curve 8300 to iPhone 4 to iPhone 5S to iPhone 6S, I recently found myself looking back over the Android offerings that were available at the time. I wonder why I went with iPhone over say a Galaxy SII or SIII during the time the 4/4S was available. Just side by side the build quality is just on another level. Though I now have an iPhone 14 Pro Max *and* a Galaxy S23 Ultra, back in the day when $200 was a huge amount of money to me, I could only choose one and I'd make the same choice again. This was an amazing phone. I wish I could have had this and an SIII back in the day. Sigh.

Ngl I miss when Android and iOS felt completely different from each other

I remember having a iPhone 4 during high school back in 2014-15 and it was awesome! Worked like a beauty , my first iPhone and a friend sold it for $60 back then. I remember everyone who had it had issues with the phone calls and had to hold it side ways in order to talk well and still to this day, I have that habbit 😂 I believe the 4s fixed that with the sensors to make calls or something like that. What made me a apple fan after

For me, the 4S was the precursor to the 5. The 5 truly is my favorite iPhone of all time. Perfect size very lightweight beautiful screen, beautiful shape. The only reason I can’t use a phone that small nowadays, though is because my eyes have degraded with age. Otherwise I think I really would prefer to have that small shape rather than a big beefy iPhone XR, which is what I have now which is big and heavy.

This model was hands down my fav. I remember I loved it so much, I never put a case on it and carried it straight. Only iPhone I ever did that with….it was like a tank, indestructible!

The iPhone 4 was really a beautiful phone. I graduated collage in 2011 and my dad bought me the 4s and I was so happy. I still have it! It sure is so nostalgic. Great video!

Definitely one of the most exciting times for smartphones. The days when I was genuinely excited for the next phone that was coming out. I'm more of an Android user and still prefer it but I've also had the iPhone 6 and 7 plus and the experience was nothing but great. Flash back to this 4S and I still remember how it was just in a league of its own. It was that much better than anything else. Apart from the Galaxy S2 (I think this was its direct competitor at the time), most Android phones were steaming piles of unoptimized trash. Obviously, things have come a long way now but you're absolutely right that Apple did set the tone for most of the things to come.

It's so refreshing to interact with people who share the same views as me on old devices, most people just laugh at how "old" it looks, but they're dead wrong! I have an iPhone 4 dual booted on IOS 6/7. We have an iCloud locked 4S, so sadly it's unusable. From my iPhone 4 experience, iPhones from the Steve Jobs era were just something special! Every time I am greeted with the skeuomorphic home screen, every time I send a text on the iPhone 4 and see the skeuomorphic text bubble paired with the iconic "woosh" sending sound effect, I get all excited. I have never gotten excited about any OS in a very, very long time.

Absolutely iconic phone. Especially when compared to the competition at the time. It really felt like it was in a league of it's own, almost jewellery like in it's construction while the competition felt plasticky and toy like. I still have a few in the drawer next to me, I just can't let them go!

Its honestly so smooth!

My first iPhone was an iPhone 4! Loved that phone. At the time the iPhone 4s was the coolest thing I had ever seen though with Siri and FaceTime. Walking into an Apple Store in 2009 felt like a dream. So happy to own these devices today.

iPhone 4s is literally a reason why I bought 13 mini. It reminds me of my old phone 😥

2011 was certainly certainly one of my best years by far.

The very first iPhone I got was a white 4S! The design is iconic even after all these years - kind of makes me sad I sold my 4S after upgrading instead of keeping it. Thanks for the video!

Literally the only reason I upgraded to the iPhone 13 Pro Max was bc it mimicked the iPhone 4 lineup so well. Hope to see a fan edition released one day that isn’t an SE, but a true to form updated model

I have an iPad 3 iOS 5.1.1 that I try to use for web browsing but sadly super slow. I also use it for music! It’s also beyond rare because it’s a Cadillac edition!

This was my first iPhone - massive upgrade from the Sony Satio I had at the time 😂 You can see the legacy of the design in the design of the current iPhones

I remember being a kid and skipping school and going with my dad and seeing my dad getting it. Man I miss thee old apple 🥲

You brought a smile to my face. One of the best devices i ever owned and the memories associated with it, Is priceless. THANK YOU :)

This phone will always hold a special place in my heart that was my first iPhone went to android now back with 14 pro max

This is 100% true, downgraded my iPhone 4s from ios 9 to ios 6, and it’s blazing fast. And ios 6 makes the iPhone LOOK like a iPhone

I used my iPhone 4S from 2012 to 2023, just got a newer phone recently. Perfect size and shape, fits in your hand much better than the larger phones today. Mine is still on original battery, has 70% of original effective charge capacity. In the beginning I was so fanatic about my first smartphone that I downloaded over 300 apps just to see what it could do. Everything from Office suite to sleep tracker to ultrasonic mosquito repeller. Mine was truly the swiss-army-knife phone.

man not to mention the size of the phone! actually able to use it one handed. what a beautiful device

it's a shame they don't make phones this size anymore

It’s my opinion that the iPhone never got more beautiful than this generation.

This brought back so many memories for me, First iPhone I ever bought, got it to replace my aging Samsung Omnia II, have owned nothing but iphones since. I really miss the skeuomorphic designs of the older iOS

Awesome, my first ever iPhone, loved it

Never owned an iPhone but I have always liked the 4S. Its the nicest phone in their lineup even in 2023.

Best iPhone ever!

Even the box is sooo iconic!!!

this was my first iphone, and I never came back to Android after that. lots of memories from your video

If this was relaunched in a today ‘s format I’d buy one! Compact, looks great, good screen size. In its day it had a HUGE screen! Weight is far better too.

My first real Apple iPhone was the 4S. Previously was the Blackberries. 4S was when they introduced Siri. Hence some folks said where why the S. Also the S could be for Steve Jobs. I still have my 4S and use it a few times a year. That is going to be buried with me along with my iPhone 5, 6 Plus, iPad 1, and Apple Watch 1.

I used to have an iPhone 4 back then. It was really snappy and easy to get used to.

This was so cool and nostalgic!

I still have mine, and using it occasionally for video recording!! If it wasn't for the fact is not 4G or 5G, I will still use it!! And still have the case!!

This is off topic but the 1st gen SE was the best phone I ever owned because it felt and looked like an older phone while having much more powerful hardware on the inside and it had long lasting battery life and it was compact and durable like you could scratch the back of it all you wanted and drop it and it still wouldn’t break! It’s a great phone I would still recommend today lol!

My very 1st iPhone was the iPhone 5C. I have always loved the glossy glass design of the iPhone 4. To this day, I wish I had owned a iPhone 4s

iPhone 4S is the first iPhone that i used, i buyed it in late 2011, and i used it for 3 years, i love this iPhone!

The 4S was my first iphone and the excitement I felt was through the roof. I owned every iphone with the 11 pro max being my last as the excitement just fades away lol. Switched to samsung.

Your right.. the iPhone 4s was perfect… that’s why I have 2

I love it’s design ❤

The last iPhone with the headphones jack on the top, where it made sense

The iPhone 4S was my first ever iPhone and I was obsessed with it. Such a great phone!!

cheers for the video, and yes I got one and it's still working 😊

I agree i still got my all my iphones, and the 4s was the best, that metal on sides was just elite and still no design touches it. the round buttons, perfection.

iOS 9 beat the 4s 💀

...apart from it's system updates

I used my old 4S as an MP3 player with a Bluetooth speaker every night until a few months ago when the power button finally seized. Had enough battery to last all night and then some. Solid unit.

I had an iPhone 3GS back in 2013 and the interface of this phone just brought me back to my teen years.

Petition for 4se? Am I the only one?

I loved the white on the front. I miss phones having this.

the iphone 4 5 and 6 were such an iconic phones

As an Android user i was stressfully trying to find something until i found this iPhone 4s i confirm i am no longer stressed out

It still looks beautiful and it’s size is so perfect!

I’m glad they brought back the flat edges

I remembers my first iphone 4 days. Huge upgrade from the Razr V9X back then. But I still miss the Razr too.

I really love the boxy design

The white 4S was absolutely amazing, but I think the 5 design is the greatest design ever.

I loved my SE (2016), upgrade from a 5C, took me a long time to switch over to a new phone (larger), I tried the 6S, and the a few samsungs, only phone that could replace it was the 12 mini. Technically, I can still use it, with the recently updates, but the 4G run kinda slow.

I ordered one of these on Pre Order day back in 2011 - it was a RUSH - like buying concert tickets! My favorite iPhone form factor of all time!

This phone when in brand new condition still feels fresh, you know that feeling when you have an electronic device thats a few years old and it just feels old compared to new stuff, this doesn't give off that vibe for some reason

I always thought it was the best, even all these years later

You cannot ever forget that this was Steves last Iphone he got to see before he passed. 4S to 5 was the biggest change in iphone history.

omg i remember my friend getting one of these in High School and us setting it up. The icons are so much better. theyre awesome.

I still have mine! But currently using the 12 mini.

this phone was so revolutionary at the time. the 4 through the 5s really were the best. I have a 13 pro nowadays though, and enjoy the boxy design again

Great length for a video like this

3GS and 4S were my first two iPhones. Those were the days.

Last phone Steve Jobs had a Keynote speech on. Made sure I kept mine. Was my favorite phone as well.

I still have my iPhone 4S running iOS 5, and til this day (just purchased the 15 pro) I think the 4S will forever be the best iPhone apple has ever made! and on top of that, the nostalgia that comes with the phone, being in middle school, just all of it together will always be unforgettable for me!

I was absolutely in love with my 4S

Very true! I loved it. And it was also the last phone Steve worked on if memory serves.

Will never forget these boxes ❤ I was 20 years old in 2012 !

I’m curious if that OG RU-vid app works. I must admit that it still looks good to me, plus it looks so nice how snappy it is before all the updates.

The only thing I think would improve it would be a bigger screen with small bezels. But the shape and size of the iPhone 4S is perfect.

The size was perfect for one handed use

I started with 3Gs and continued to upgrade yearly for almost 10 years and the iPhone 4 was the first and only time that someone stopped me and noticed the new model. The nostalgia for me is in that first iPhone though it felt so different,today I have 15 pro max 1T

I Kinđa feel like the only person that loved the ultra thin rounded design of the 6 and 6s the most

I still have a 2011 iPhone 4S that was a hand me down from my younger sister which was handed down from my older sister. I will probably have to jailbreak it sometime to be able to get back into it. Not sure if it’ll work with the current 5G cellular towers, but will specifically use it for recording videos since it’s a lower resolution which takes up less storage. I believe I can still airdrop since that’s what the 2 iPads (one of them is from 2014) and the newer iPhone SE can airdrop as well.

The iPhone 4S was the first Apple hardware I owned. It locked up within the first 24 hours that I owned it. I had to go to a PC and Google how to deal with a locked-up iPhone (press and hold the Home and Power buttons until the phone reboots).

This was my first iPhone my junior year in high school! I've had nothing but iPhone since. I miss this look a lot

The no ads RU-vid tv app. What time it was.