Apple has unveiled two new iPhones today, the iPhone 5S and
iPhone 5C. With the launch of iPhone 5S, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 5(not
in India yet as new iPhone is not yet available here) that was rolled out last year.
Let’s take a look at both iPhone 5S & 5C one by one.
iPhone 5S
It is the new premium device with very little new innovation for which apple is known. The iPhone 5S has a 4-inch 1136×640pixel IPS display, which is identical to the current iPhone 5. What’s new in the iPhone 5S is: a faster processor, improved camera, colour additions(gold) and a fingerprint scanner.
According to Apple, it’s the “most forward-thinking phone we’ve ever created.”
The most important improvement in it is the A7 chip, a 64-bit desktop-class architecture which is the first ever of its kind in a smartphone and is twice as fast as previous processors in performing tasks and rendering graphics which makes it truly a computer shrunk to a 102mm size.
The new GPU supports OpenGL 3.0, which is one of the newest frameworks for 3D games (which also recently came to Android 4.3).
Another most important addition to the device is a digital fingerprint scanner and is inbuilt into home button. Called Touch ID, “it reads your fingerprint at an entirely new level,” with 500ppi resolution and 360 degree readability.
It can be used to unlock iPhone. Apple says Touch ID has been deeply integrated into iOS 7. All fingerprint information is encrypted and stored on the chip itself. Touch ID can also be used as a secure way to approve purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store or iBooks Store. It allows you to authenticate purchases using just a slight depression of the home button. There is a sapphire crystal lens that takes a photo of a user’s fingerprint and analyses it for consistency.
The camera is also improved with an 8MP camera, which comes with dual-LED flash. The camera's 15% larger active sensor area than that of its predecessor and offers better low-light performance.
Apple claims that this phone's camera can take 20 photos in two seconds, features auto image stabilization new burst mode at up to 10fps. The software analyses multi-photo series and chooses the best one(similar to Best Shot from the HTC One and Galaxy S4) and can records 720p videos at 120 frames per second (which is the highest for any smartphone). 1080p videos are recorded at 30fps.
iPhone 5S also has an all-new M7 chip that tracks motion data without waking the A7 chip and interacts with health apps to give fitness data. However, Apple claimed the two-chip system does not affect battery life of the device, which promises 10 hours of battery life from LTE browsing and 3G talk time, along with 40 hours of music playback and a staggering 250 hours of standby.
The iPhone 5S comes in a new gold colour, in addition to the existing white and slate.
Availability
Pre-order for the iPhone 5C will begin on the 13th while the iPhone 5S can be booked starting from the 20th. iPhone 5S(with contract) will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 for the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model. The 16, 32 and 64GB unlocked variants have been priced in the US at a hefty $649, $749 and $849, respectively.
In first phase, iPhone 5S will start retailing in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK on September 20.
iPhone 5C
There is not much in the iPhone 5C to say and looks as if iPhone 5 has been packed in new design on seeing it specs, it is have most specs same as older iPhone 5 with just new iOS7, a new HD FaceTime camera on the front & polycarbonate body instead of aluminium body. Rest is all same as iPhone 5, a 4-inch display with 1136×640 pixel resolution, A6 chip and 1GB of RAM & an 8MP iSight camera on the back with BSI, IR filter and 5-element lens.
Connectivity options in the new handset include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and will be available in green, yellow, blue, white and red colour.
It looks as if iPhone 5 coming with new design & and a name change iPhone 5C.
Availability
The 16GB variant of this smartphone will cost $99 on two-year contract, while the 32GB version has been priced at $199. The unlocked 16 and 32GB versions of the iPhone 5C have been priced at $549 and $649, respectively. The company also announced cases in six colours for this handset, which will cost $29 a piece.
Considering its price it doesn’t looks any way cheap? Tell us what your take on two new iPhone 5S & 5C in comment box below.
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