iPhone 4S Launches Around the World, Death Grip Be Gone!

[Maura]

So by now the iPhone 4S has launched in countries all over the world, including on the East and West coast of the US. Initial reports and unboxings are coming in thick and fast, as the day’s events unfolded. MacRumors has a very good round-up, with including a report from the record line of 778 people outside the store in Regent Street, London, where a poll found that nearly half the crowd was upgrading from iPhone 4 to the 4S, and 35% were buying their first ever iPhone. 37% of those polled outside the Regent Street store said that the new 8-megapixel camera was the “standout feature” of the new phone, with Siri coming in second at 34%. Interestingly though, 33% of the crowd in London thought that Siri was a “gimmick” rather than something useful.

Elsewhere, MacRumors reports that it seems that the launch has been so successful that people are having trouble activating their new phones, with Apple’s servers really struggling to cope with the demand. As with the launch of iOS 5 earlier in the week, I think it’s just a case of keep trying and keep patient!

Finally rounding up the launch news, MacRumors also confirms that the entire ‘death grip’ issue that beset the iPhone 4seems to be well and truly laid to rest, after several users have already carried out early tests.

Source: Thousands line up to buy iPhone 4S - Oct. 14, 2011
iPhone 4S Seems to Fix 'Death Grip' Antenna Issue - Mac Rumors
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