It’s that time of the year again. That’s right; the new iPhone has been announced. It’s like Apple’s version of Christmas.
This year, however, is different. Instead of one phone, Apple unveiled two new phones. It’s time to indulge once again by spending hard-earned money on the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S.
If the iPhone 5C is the artistic younger brother in the iPhone family, then the iPhone 5S is the mature older brother who graduated from college with a business degree at the top of his class and is on his way to becoming CEO of a company.
I know what you’re thinking: “Wait a second. What’s the difference between these two new phones?” Well, the iPhone 5C costs less than the 5S and comes in five different colors: green, blue, yellow, red and white. Customizable cases are also available in those colors, as well as black
Each iPhone 5C also comes with a built in A6 chip. The A6 chip is the same processor used in the iPhone 5 used to make the iPhone 5 and 5C run the whole phone much faster than its predecessors. In addition to the A6 chip, the iPhone 5C includes an 8 MP iSight camera, 1.2 MP Facetime camera, 4-inch Retina display, and LTE, which is the same technology used in the iPhone 5. LTE is wireless data, similar to 3G and 4G, that most smartphones have. LTE allows you to surf the internet and check your Facebook at higher speeds than 3G and 4G alone. The iPhone 5C has better battery life than the iPhone 5, now being able to last 10 hours of LTE time, talk time and video playback. The new plastic back of the iPhone 5C, which has no seams or lines, allows for more durability and higher scratch-resistance. Each iPhone 5C comes with colored wallpaper at startup as well. The iPhone 5C 16 GB version is only $99 with a contract and the 32 GB version is $199.
In terms of appearance, the iPhone 5S looks very similar to the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5S comes in space gray, silver, and now gold. The casing on the back is made of the same materials as before, but,
as mentioned before, comes in added colors
It also features an A7 chip. The Apple A7 is Apple’s newest processor. It is more than 2x as fast and the graphics power has been doubled in comparison to the Apple A6. The A7 chip comes with 64-bit architecture. For those of you who don’t know, no other phone company has been able to make a 64-bit phone before. What does that mean? Having 64 bits means that the phone can have higher graphics for games, use and grab memory much more efficiently, all while having the ability to access more RAM, which speeds up the phone.
The 5s also includes a fingerprint identity sensor. There may be some concerns pertaining to privacy of the fingerprints, but Apple assures customers that the data containing your fingerprints is stored in an embedded portion of the A7 chip. In other words, it’s kept in a private area in your phone that only you can access.
The iPhone 5S comes with a M7 co-processor chip. The M7 is designed to measure motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass. This new, efficient way of sensing motion data will allow for longer battery life. For example, if your phone hasn’t moved in a while, like when you’re asleep, the M7 reduces battery loss even more. The iPhone 5S 16 GB model costs $199, the 32 GB version costs $299 and the 64 GB costs $399.
