The iPhone 5S AND 5C :Â A much-hyped Apple event held recently. Two new phone models was released – Premium iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. The iPhone 5s is the first 64-bit smartphone with touch ID. It will cost 649$ for 16 GB. But the cheaper model,the iPhone 5c was a disappointment for the people.
News of iPhone 5s and 5c:
Targeting growth of market around the world, The iPhone 5c was supposed to give direct competition to the mid-budget mobile phones. However, at a price of 549$ for 16 GB, it is just 100$ less than the premium model. The phone works out cheap for an Apple product, but not for the consumers. Apple users can upgrade to iOS 7 from September 18 on iPhone 4, 4s and 5, iPad 2, 3 and 4 and iPad mini.
Specifications of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c:
Comparisons of iPhone 5s and 5c:
|               iPhone 5s                   APPLE’S “MOST FORWARD-LOOKING PHONE”? |             iPhone 5c                          HERE’S WHAT’S NEW: |
| DESIGN: The premium phone will be available in three colours- gold, silver and grey – with a sapphire crystal in the home button. | DESIGN: Marketed as “beautifully”. The phone has a polycarbonate wrap-around the back.It is made from plastic. It will be available in five shades- a first time for an apple product. |
| FINGERPRINT SENSOR: This is the first phone to introduce Touch ID – a fingerprint identity sensor. It can be used to unlock the phone. It also approve purchases from the iTunes store, the App store, and the iBook store. |
A6 CHIP:Â Apps launch faster, downloads take lesser time and games come with console-level graphics. Power is the main pro. The battery life will be much durable. You could expect 10 hrs LTE browsing and talk time. |
| 64-BIT SMARTPHONE:Â The A7 chip ups CPU and graphics performance up to 2x faster than the A6 chip. And gaming gets hardcore with OpenGL ES version 3.0. It delivers detailed graphics and complex visual effects. |
CAMERA:The 8MP iSight is connected with a new camera app. It allows you to click images in a square format. |
| M7 PROCESSOR: It is designed to measure motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass. This could be a gateway to the rumoured iWatch. | FACETIME HD CAMERA: Provides larger pixels and an improved backside illumination sensor. It increases its sensitivity in low light. |
| ACCESSORIES:Â Premium leather cases were also launched along with the product. |
APPS:Â Five exclusive iOS productivity apps – Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iPhoto and iMovie. It will come free with every new iPhone from now. |
Price of iPhone 5s and 5c:
The price of iPhone 5s in India will be around Rs. 42,000.
The price of iPhone 5c in India will be around Rs. 36,000.
Release Date in India:
iphone 5c and iphone 5s has been launched on 1 November, 2013 in India.
