Everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C

Everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C

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AUSTRALIANS will be the first to get the new iPhone but, for the first time, Apple fans will have to make a real choice. 

 

 

Apple launched two iPhone models today: the iPhone 5C which has been described as the "budget" model despite a starting price of $A739, and the high-end iPhone 5S which has a fingerprint scanner built in to the home button.
Apple CEO Tim Cook called the iPhone 5S "the most advanced iPhone ever with our most forward-thinking technologies".
Both the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S has the same screen size as the current iPhone 5. They both also have a 8 megapixel camera.
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The iPhone 5S runs on the new A7 chip. Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller said the 64-bit chip was the "first ever in a phone of any kind".

Apple has launched the new iPhone 5C model that will run iOS 7 and is made from hard-coated polycarbonate and comes in various colours.

"I don't think the other guys are even talking about it yet," he said.
The rumours of a fingerprint scanner built into the home button of the iPhone 5S have proved correct.
The Touch ID technology can be used to unlock your phone or to confirm your identity when making purchases at iTunes and the app store.
Apple said each person's identification details would be stored on the phone and not on an Apple server.

CUPERTINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: The new iPhone 5S is displayed during an Apple product announcement at the Apple campus on September 10, 2013 in Cupertino, California. The company launched the new iPhone 5C model that will run iOS 7 is made from hard-coated polycarbonate and comes in various colors and the iPhone 5S that features fingerprint recognition security. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The phone will run on iOS7, the new mobile operating system announced at WWDC in June.
The iPhone 5, which is already the world's most popular camera, is about to be usurped.
The iPhone 5S will have a new lens, made up of five elements, that has a f2.2 aperture, a step up from the f2.4 in the iPhone 5. That wider lens will help boost the camera's ability to take pictures in low light.
The camera remains, like with the iPhone 5, an 8 megapixel camera but also boosting the camera's powers will be a 15 per cent larger sensor and a new flash that adjusts colour and brightness for more than 1000 combinations.

Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks about iOS 7 on stage during an Apple product announcement at the Apple campus. Picture: AFP

The camera will have burst mode, capable of taking 10 frames per second, and a slow-mo video which can shoot 120 frames per second.
The iPhone 5S comes in three colours: gold, silver and "space grey" also known as black. Apple is selling a range of leather cases that come in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red.
Apple says the battery of the iPhone 5S will match or better the battery in the iPhone 5, which might disappoint many iPhone fans who find battery power the biggest weakness of the phone.
Apple says the battery in the iPhone 5S will give up to 10 hours of web browsing on 4G networks.
The iPhone 5S will be available in Australia on September 20 for $A869 for the 16GB model, $A999 for the 32GB model and $A1129 for the 64GB model. The leather cases, which come in six colours, for $A51.
The iPhone 5C comes a polycarbonate one piece case that is available in five colours: blue, green, pink, yellow and white. Reviewers have said that the 5C's price may be low but consumers shouldn't think of it as cheap and nasty. First impressions show that it feels sturdy and reliable.

Apple's new iPhone 5S features a fingerprint sensor, has an upgraded camera, and contains an A7 chip. Picture: Getty

Like the iPhone 5, the iPhone 5C runs on a A6 chip. The iPhone 5C has the same rear camera as the iPhone 5 but an improved front facing camera.The iPhone 5C will also go on sale in Australia on September 20, costing $A739 for the 16GB model and $A869 for the 32GB model.
Vodafone has already announced its intention to offer the iPhone 5S and 5C. Register your interest at Vodafone Buzz. The company has not yet released any pricing information.

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