iPhone 4S Multimedia Capability

• Audio

1. AAC (8 to 320 Kbps)
2. Protected AAC (from iTunes Store)
3. HE-AAC
4. MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)
5. Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

• Video/Movie

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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

• Image Processing

1. 8 MP camera having capability to capture HD video with “real-time video image stabilization.”
2. Microscope Feature. Using 5x magnification ball lenses (1 millimeter-diameter) and the high resolution of the camera’s semiconductor sensor, the iPhone microscope could distinguish features on the order of 1.5 microns
3. Spectrometer Feature. Like the microscope, the iPhone’s spectrometer takes advantage of smartphone imaging capabilities

Thanks to Apple and Steve Jobs, no wonder there are lots of applications that can be played with iPhone 4S. I am very sad since Steve Jobs passed away yesterday. I also like to pay homage to Steve Jobs and his legends.