The new iPhone 5s and 5c: Prices, features and review

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on November 5 | in All, Other | by Guilherme Neto | with No Comments

Apple has recently brought two new products to the market, with the new iPhone 5s and 5c promising to help the company retaining and and regaining a good piece of market share. As we all know, the mobile device market is highly competitive these days and sometimes a good marketing campaign makes all the difference in the World. Apple has launched their two new products in more than 25 countries last October 25 (mostly in Europe) and we’re happy to finally review them and talk a bit about their prices and special features.

iPhone 5s:

Available colors: Golden, Silver, Gray.

Operating system: iOS 7

Price (16GB model): 699€

Price (32GB model): 799€

Price (64GB model): 899€

Screen size: 1136×640

iPhone 5c:

Available colors: Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow, White.

Operating system: iOS 7

Price (16GB model): 599€

Price (32GB model): 699€

Screen size: 1136×640

Quick analysis and review:

These two iPhones present a top-notch 8-megapixel camera, presenting a real challenge to their high-end competitors, at least in what smartphones concerns. The iPhone 5c is actually making use of most of the iPhone 5 camera hardware, but it’s the iPhone 5s who takes its to a whole new level with a few tweaks and improvements. Just to throw out an example of its new capabilities, the iPhone 5s can record slow motion videos in 720p HD definition, with 120 FPS (frames per second).

One of the most interesting features is being introduced by the iPhone 5s (it’s not by chance that it is indeed the most expensive one). With this smartphone, you no longer need to type-in a security code or PIN to unblock the device, since Apple is now allowing the owner to use his own finger to access his phone. All you need to do is to identify yourself once through the fingerprint sensor and then simply place your finger on the home button every time you want to get access to the iPhone. This feature is also working within the Apple store, so there is also no need to be typing any login for buying online either.

One of the biggest differences between these two Apple smartphones lies in the processing power. While the iPhone 5c still relies on a A6 32-bit system, the iPhone 5s is built on a all-new A7 64-bit system and has a few other extra enhancements that will make this product even more desirable for those who are more fond of gaming apps, fitness apps and other sort of applications that typically consume more energy and power.