Apple unveils iPhone 5S and 5C


Apple officially announced its new iPhone 5S live on stage during its event that took place on the company’s Cupertino campus. The new iPhone 5S largely retains the same glass and aluminum design as Apple’s previous generation iPhone, but it does include upgraded internals, and
a new gold color option and fingerprint sensor that we previously reported. The new iPhone 5S comes alongside the announcement of Apple’s much rumored lower-cost, plastic iPhone 5C unveiled during the event earlier yesterday.

There are just two major differences between iPhone 5C and 5S.
1. iPhone 5c has weaker processor
2. iPhone 5c has polycarbonate (plastic) shell with different colors while iPhone 5S comes in a new gold color option in addition to the white/silver and black/slate (now called space grey) options that we’re previously available on the iPhone 5.



 Here are the features of the new iPhone 5S:


New Micro-processor


The iPhone 5s includes a new A7 chip, which Apple notes is the first 64-bit chip in a smartphone. Apple says the new chip includes 2x general-purpose registers, 2x floating-point registers, and includes over 1 billion transistors on a 102mm2 die size. A7 makes the iPhone 5s over twice as fast in terms of speed, according to Apple, and also provides a 40x increase in CPU performance and 56X faster graphics. The new iPhone 5s hardware will also support Open GL/ES 3.0 and will still support 32 bit apps.

Fingerprint Sensor




Apple is also including a fingerprint sensor in the new iPhone 5s for a new security feature dubbed “Touch ID.” Embedded into the home button, the Touch ID capacitive sensor is 170 microns thin and will not only allow users to unlock their device, but also authenticate iTunes purchases. Apple says that all fingerprints will be encrypted, stored securely and never uploaded to iCloud or its own servers. It also noted the fingerprint sensor will be able to support multiple fingerprints with the same device

Motion Co-Processor




The new iPhone 5s also include a new motion co-processor called the “M7″ that Apple says works alongside the A7. It’s able to measure motion data continuously, as well as measure gyroscope, compass, and accelerometer data.
M7 knows when you’re walking, running, or even driving. For example, Maps switches from driving to walking turn-by-turn navigation if, say, you park and continue on foot. Since M7 can tell when you’re in a moving vehicle, iPhone 5s won’t ask you to join Wi-Fi networks you pass by. And if your phone hasn’t moved for a while, like when you’re asleep, M7 reduces network pinging to spare your battery.
The new chip will work with new CoreMotion APIs in iOS 7 that will allow developers to identify user movement. The first to take advantage of the technology is Nike with a new app called “Nike+ Move”.

Strong Battery life



Apple says the new iPhone 5S will get 10 hours of 3G talk time, 8 hours of 3G browsing,a nd 10 hours of LTE and WiFi browsing. You’ll also get around 250 hours standby and 10 hours of video, according to Apple.

Camera

The iPhone 5s packs in a new camera system with a dual LED true tone flash, a new five-element lens designed by Apple, a F2.2 aperture, a sensor with a 15 percent larger active area, auto stabilization, and bigger 1.5 micron pixels. The camera also includes a new burst mode that will continuously take photos a rate of 10fps, and the 120fps slow mode.

Prices


iPhone 4S is now Apple’s free model, the iPhone 5C starts at $99 (comes in different colours) , Apple’s new iPhone 5S will sell for $199 for the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model, and $399 for the 64GB model on the usual two-year contract. The device will be available to purchase on September 20 in the
US, Australia, China, Canada, Germany, France, Singapore, UK, and Japan. There are also new cases from Apple that will sell for $39. Apple plans to roll out the new iPhones to 100 countries and 270 carriers by December.

We will update you on the prices they will go for in the Nigerian market.
Both phones have just launched and will be available for pre-order in the US from next week and we will keep you updated about the dates for release in Nigeria.

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