Apple has finally, finally, announced the launch date of
it’s two new smart phones, the iPhone 5S and the
iPhone 5C.
The two phones are set to go on sale on the 20th of
September, with the
iPhone 5C being a very colourful but cheaper version of
the previous iPhone5. Even though iPhones ‘cheap’
seems to be from another dictionary.
The iPhone5S comes with fingerprint detection but not
the 5C.
TimeTech reportsoth phones will launch simultaneously
on
September 20. Apple revealed the phones during a press
event at its
corporate campus in Cupertino, California on Tuesday
afternoon.
Apple claims the iPhone 5S is up to twice as fast for
both CPU and
graphics and says the new A7 processor housed within
includes over
a billion transistors — twice as many as the A6
processor in the
iPhone 5, while retaining the same footprint (iOS 7 has
apparently
been updated to take advantage of the new 64-bit
architecture, too).
The iPhone 5S will be available in black, gold or silver
colors.
The iPhone 5S also includes something Apple calls an
M7 motion co-
processor, which keeps tabs on the device’s
accelerometer, gyroscope
and compass. Apple says this will enable new types of
health and
fitness apps, such as a new Nike+ Move app that keeps
track of how
active you are.
As expected, the iPhone 5S will include a touch ID
fingerprint sensor
built into the Home button. It’ll scan fingerprints in
any orientation
as well as sub-dermal fingerprint layers, and Apple
noted you can
use it to unlock your phone without a PIN or make
iTunes
purchases without entering a password. Lest you worry
that data’s
being stored in the cloud, Apple confirmed it’s not
backed up or
stored on Apple’s servers, and that it’s encrypted and
locked within
the A7 chip — it’s not directly accessible by software.
Camera-wise, the iPhone 5S’s aperture is slightly larger
than the
iPhone 5′s, the f-number dropping from f/2.4 to
f/2.2 (lower is better).
It’ll also do auto image stabilization, allowing you to
take multiple
photos at once and combine the sharpest parts of each.
You can now
operate in Burst Mode (hold the shutter to snap up to
10 frames per
second) or use a “SloMo” camera app that lets you
shoot video at up to
120 frames per second at 720p.
The iPhone 5C, by comparison, includes Apple’s older
(but still
powerful) A6 processor, an 8-megapixel camera,
polycarbonate casing
without seams or cracks, a higher battery capacity
than prior iPhones
and availability in multiple colors, including white, blue,
yellow, red
and green. It includes a front-facing FaceTime HD
camera capable of
taking sharper pictures. Apple’s listing the unlocked
pricing for the
iPhone 5C on its website as $550(N90,000) (16 GB) and
$650 (N103,000)
(32 GB). Colorized custom cases will sell for $29, and
the cases have
holes in the back, allowing you to create a two-tone
look if you prefer.
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