I don't know what apple was doing for 16 months... All they did was take the same processor that's in the Ipad and put it in the Iphone. I don't travel the world so it being a world phone is no big deal, the 8MP camera isn't that big of a deal, and Siri... Siri is already an app on the phone, all they did is integrate it into the phone and make it talk back to you. Disappointed with the hardware update, my ip4 can do everything the 4s can.