They didn't show anything really exciting up until now, but Siri is very impressive!

Lol AT&T with full bars?

3.5 inch still? Seriously? It is 2011.

So,....

8MP Camera. - Existed on many phones for a year now... tho potentially faster than other phones and maybe better quality than some or most.
Voice control. - Existed in Android for years now... though I'll admit it looks more intuitive... however still can do anything on my phone as was done in that demo.
HSPA+ network - Existed in many other phones for a year now.
Dual core processor - Existed in a few other phones throughout this year.. really a standard going forward. Also comes with same hit to battery as other dual core phones.

So, basically 4S is just a catch-up device to other existing Android phones.

However, its still a preference based choice between the various OSs. With iOS you get apps sooner and typically first. With iOS you get better updates to the OS. With Android you get best selection and versatility. With Android you get best pricing options for latest phones. With Android you get latest features or hardware first (at least for the last couple years and foreseeable future). With Android you can get LTE now (only real 4G). With Android you can get larger screens. With BB you can get ... well ... idk. Nothing unique really unless it pertains to your companies back-end systems. Hell, even BB Messenger is launching on Android. With WM7 you can get better integration with Live.

Otherwise all offer you similar yet different UI experiences. However, Android is the only one that when using various apps, you can actually have any UI you want.

I can't wait for next week on the 11th. New Nexus phone will be detailed. NFC, Google Wallet, etc...

Though I have to say, Siri was awesome and I hope Google's Voice integration follows that path and improves on it.

Apple shares down 5%.

Have to laugh at them. How many times can you release the same thing?

At least when Sony or Microsoft change parts in their ps3/xbox they don't have a conference and call it PS3S! or 360G! That is what pisses me off about Apple, they change a part in the machine and claim it is something totally new!

Anyone who buys that is just a 12 year old following the other 12 year olds because they want to be "cool!"...

1) The megapixels of a camera is just one of several measures of quality you need to take into account, and it seems to be quite a high quality camera.

2) According to the data Apple has given on battery life, it's pretty much the same as the iPhone 4. So there isn't really any noticable hit from what we know.

iPad 1 has the same processor of the iphone 4. iPad 2 has A5 but battery life is the same. No change.

man this siri... its an app available since 2010 in the app-store. sure now it's a new version but i bet this new version would be available now as well if apple wouldn't have bought the company to put it in the new phone from start so everybody thinks "wowow what a unbelievable technology"

why did noone care about this before? apple says "blablub" and everyone will buy the new iphone for a $1.99 app!

This. I pity Apple fans I really do, they claim apple is such an exciting company but where is the excitment, it's a fucking phone that barely changes, there is only so much you can do on it.