Apple iPhone 5s review: Step by step

27 September 2013
It’s that time of year again and Apple’s in the usual record-breaking mood at the box-office. This is an S year in the Cupertino calendar but different enough – it may be that two phones instead of one account for almost...

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  • 30 Sep 2013

The trick is to keep evolution in motion - not too slow otherwise users won't upgrade to every new model - and not too fast otherwise nothing new is left for the next model.

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    • AnonD-185909
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    • 30 Sep 2013

    Vizeman, 29 Sep 2013A simple dual core processing unit, a mediocre ram, a tiny... moreOh Really Are you Mad 3x Faster than iPhone 5s Its The Most Fast Mobile Phone Rite Now Dont You Know Anything BENCHMARKS or either that Whats the Diference Betwwen An Core i3 And A Core i7 Apple's Dual core a7 beats Octa-Core Of Samsung Galaxy S4 With 33% Better Than It Thats CAlled Architechture

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      • Claus1973
      • 9yR
      • 30 Sep 2013

      Iphone 5 isn´t slow in IOS7.

        The only one thing i don't interested in iphone is small screen which is i'm not satisfied when i want to browsing, make a note, watching hd movies or playing games on my smartphones.. That's why i've bought xperia ZL for my smartphones and bought ipad 4 for presentation needs..

          Hmmm.. Well the result of this benchmark are make sense since the 64bit dual core with ios and just concentrate to 4" screen.. Soon all the high-end smartphones will be using 64bit processor, so i wonder the result of benchmark if 64bit latest quadcore with android os and 5" screen.. It will be fantastic..

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            • Anonymous
            • v0X
            • 30 Sep 2013

            I love the dual flash..never knew a small smartphone could still handle it. Thanks apple

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              • Anonymous
              • PGX
              • 30 Sep 2013

              Anonymous, 29 Sep 2013Anyone think this might be Apple's most blatant cash grab t... moreiPhone 5 .. iPhone 5C +battery 100mah?

              Samsung galaxy S2 .. Samsung galaxy S2 Plus.. + nothing!

              4 Samsung galaxy S4!! in a year.

              HTC One X .. HTC One X+ + some speed... like that matter?

              .. Everyone did the same man.

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                • AnonD-24096
                • Pvt
                • 30 Sep 2013

                how about haptic feedback?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • rAZ
                  • 29 Sep 2013

                  All that the richest corp in the world could innovate in the past 12 months is a 64bit chipset, fingerprint scanner and a dual led flash. I m an I5 user but apple s got the worst r&d team and a myopic ceo.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • HI8
                    • 29 Sep 2013

                    B, 28 Sep 2013Well Apple continues to provide a very average product yet ... moreAre you an agent of FBI?I'm a simple user and no one will do all of those hard works just to bypass my touch id lock screen.Think before talking,please.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • HI8
                      • 29 Sep 2013

                      AnonD-36554, 28 Sep 2013Can anyone explain me how can a dual core 1.3 ghz come on t... moreMaybe because of the iOS or the great design of the cpu that Apple engineers did.

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                        • carlo
                        • 9x1
                        • 29 Sep 2013

                        HBK, 28 Sep 2013What happened to Quad core Androids? Dual Core IPhones beat... morecan we say.... the guy from the other side of the fence just got a brilliant idea of what to release next.... ooopss copying again...

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 29 Sep 2013

                          Surely the perfect comparison (almost) is the Lumia 925. Comparable specs, comparable build quality at exactly half the cost.

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                            • I0d
                            • 29 Sep 2013

                            Apple.. most people buy it because of the way they present their devices. The words they choose make the device 3x more appealing. Look at samsung's presentations. Their lack of creative word choice doesnot enable them to get the customers. Really, "the next big thing is here". Theyre all great devices.

                              I know 3 people who will be buying the 5s, switching from samsung s3. Good move I say because the 5s is the fastest and greatest smartphone ever.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 29 Sep 2013

                                Anyone think this might be Apple's most blatant cash grab to date?

                                Let's take last years flagship, build it cheaper and sell it for essentially the same price (5C). Let's then take last year's flagship and add a few pointless features that wouldn't rate a mention on most manufacturers devices and sell it for even more.(5S)
                                They've taken the old phone and profited twice off it this year! Who else would do that?

                                It works, unfortunately. Apple fans are usually not that tech minded but ARE fashion conscious.

                                Apple can take it two ways from here.

                                1.) Pocket the cash, with the next Iphone another mediocre upgrade.

                                2.) Use the cash and make the Iphone 6 what it needs to be. A competition crushing smartphone.

                                When the first Iphone was released, it had Nokia mostly for competition. It destroyed all. Now we have the worlds tech giants in the playground and they're taking Apple's toys faster than they can think.

                                PS: For anyone thinking Apple aren't the most money hungry, you tell me another manufacturer that's "authenticated" it's USB cable so you need to buy from them rather than a cheaper alternative.

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                                  • Thomas
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                                  • 29 Sep 2013

                                  When it comes to Apple users there 2 main types, those who just use the phone as a tool and can not be bothered about brand loyalty, it is just a tool, they look at a phone and what use it is to them.

                                  The second type are those that think Apple can't do wrong at all and because they have an iphone they think they are better than anyone else.

                                  Those who look at the phone new iphones that use it as a tool are the ones who really don't think that this is an improvement at all, a bit like painting a room in your house and claiming it is a new house.

                                  So many users are now looking at Apple and thinking about why they should part with the money for something that really isn't worth it. They are feeling that Apple with all its financial resources should have done more and this feels like nothing much of an improvement.

                                  My friends who are iphone users are not convinced at all that there is any realy new here, it a make over.

                                  It doesn't stop there either as looking at every brand out there there appears to be very little in the way of substance, every brand seems to be falling into the same rut, with the classic idea being a bigger screen is something new or fancy colours.

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                                    • 29 Sep 2013

                                    Anonymous, 28 Sep 2013I don't know where the hatred and dislike for apple or anyt... moreI dont want to see a world without Apple, that is only bad for me as a customer. I dont like Apple and their politics - i dont mind good Apple product, thay havent made one that i really really want yet. Also I hate the limits Apple has made to their ecosystem -they lack freedom of choice.

                                    The point of my post was the saddness i feel, cause most i"product name here" users arguement either i like this or its best like this, as they have read from the product quick sheet. As was this post i replied, where 10 points were pointed, out soaked with hate against android.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PU0
                                      • 29 Sep 2013

                                      Vizeman, 29 Sep 2013A simple dual core processing unit, a mediocre ram, a tiny... moreThe apps varity and quality make it all worth it. U haters can curse and doom it year after year, but it won't change the fact

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                                        • KIA
                                        • 29 Sep 2013

                                        A simple dual core processing unit, a mediocre ram, a tiny small screen, but a few innovative distractions and lo selling it at a price tag of 800 $$ +(this much money can buy you a 3 times faster & better unit, if there is common sense), or a contract of same price but a luxury of its own kind, I feel soon apple is going to face fate like blackberry, someone will be buying it in the near future if the current team doesn't lay off its hand of the greed to earn and not to serve.