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iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c: All The Details You Need On Apple’s Newest Devices
Apple’s iPhone event on Tuesday unveiled two new devices: the iPhone 5c, a colorful plastic phone that starts at $99, and the iPhone 5s, a high-end device that includes a 64-bit A7 chip, an enhanced camera, and a fingerprint sensor called Touch ID.
The iPhone 5s
The iPhone 5s comes in three metal finishes: silver, gold, and something called “space gray.” It’s made of high-grade aluminum, with chamfered edges.
iPhone 5s in 3 colors(Image Credit: www.apple.com)
The iPhone 5s offers great, unparalleled performance, calling it a “huge leap forward.” The phone uses the 64-bit A7 system-on-a-chip processor from Apple, and it’s the first and only smartphone to use a 64-bit processor. Apple claims this will make the 5s several times faster than its predecessor.
As rumored, iPhone 5s comes with a nifty new security feature: A fingerprint scanner built right into the Home button. That sensor can read fingerprints with incredible detail, and even supports multiple fingers. Support for that scanner in iOS 7 means you may never need to tap in your passcode again.
The iPhone 5s camera is dramatically improved over its predecessor. There’s a new five-element, Apple-designed lens, with a larger 2.2 aperture, and a 15 percent larger active sensor area. The pixels on the sensor are 1.5 microns. The camera also includes a new True Tone Flash.
The iPhone 5s camera also adds automatic image stabilization. It combines multiple photos taken simultaneously in real-time to stabilize and sharpen images. And the camera includes burst mode too that captures a series of pictures and picks the best one.
The iPhone 5c
“The iPhone 5c is made with all the incredible technology customers have loved with the iPhone 5,” Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller said.
The iPhone 5c is available in a variety of colors: blue, green, white, pink, and yellow. The fronts of the phones are black, while all the rest of the body uses the new color, including the buttons and switches.
When the iPhone 5c is turn on, the default wallpaper is color-matched to the phone’s body. The phone is made of a hard-coated polycarbonate, with a steel-reinforced structure for incredible rigidity. The device features a 4-inch Retina display. It’s powered by an A6 chip, and offers higher-capacity battery performance, an 8MP iSight camera, as well as an improved FaceTime HD camera on the front.
Pricing & availability for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c
iPhone 5s cases(Image Credit: www.apple.com)
The iPhone 5s is available in 16GB for $199, 32GB for $299, or 64GB for $399. Apple is also offering six leather cases for the iPhone 5s at $39 each.
The iPhone 5s will be available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the U.K.
Iphone 5c in 5 colors(Image Credit: www.apple.com)
Orders for the iPhone 5s start on September 20, and they will be available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores, and through AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, as well as selected Apple authorized resellers.
The unlocked prices for the 5s are $649 for the 16GB model, $749 for the 32GB model, and $849 for the 64GB model.
The iPhone 5c costs $99 for the 16GB model, or $199 for the 32GB model, with a two-year contract. The cases are also available in the same six colors; available for $29 each. The unlocked prices are $549 for the 16GB version and $649 for the 32GB version.
iPhone 5c back cases(Image Credit: www.apple.com)
You may pre-order the iPhone 5c starting on September 13; will be on sale September 20 in the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores, and through AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, as well as selected Apple authorized resellers.
Source: theverge.com, macworld.com
