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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  • 12 Oct 2013

The only disappointment from Apple is the Iphone 5C. They shouldn't release that phone. Further more they are doing quite good. The company's brand is very strong. The 5S is a good phone. Hope they can amaze with the iPhone 6.

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    • Anonymous
    • utM
    • 12 Oct 2013

    it dosent matter if its dual core or octa core or quard core.. the thing is phone should not get stuck or slow. if we go for samsung.. for 1st few months phone works well aftr tat v ll start hating the phone,,.. it will become so much slow.. so APPLE IS APPLE

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      • Anonymous
      • ajU
      • 10 Oct 2013

      AnonD-105795, 04 Oct 2013Still no battery results ?? It's must be so embarrassing to... more And it is a battery-life-friendly featurephone on top of that. Apple can't make a good phone, as it seems.

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        • pXB
        • 10 Oct 2013

        Sorry GSMarena, but here you are so wrong.

        " regardless of the fact that Apple keeps on falling behind Android flagships in the specs race"

        iPhone 5S has the fastest CPU on the market.

        If you had properly test the A7, which may look outdated with a dual core and 1.3GHZ, you'll find out that it's the fastest chip on the market, because it's a new micro-architecture.

        Compare Geekbench 3 tests, because you can't compare 32 bit ARMv7 SOC's with an ARMv8, 64bit SOC. Plus, in real world applications, which many are programmed (many algorithms can't be any other way) sequentialy (not paralelizable), Apple's chip really shows.

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          • KeithC
          • PA}
          • 09 Oct 2013

          First thing of all, there will be always disadvantages in every phone. Arguing which phone is the best is useless. Why don't you just choose any phone you like the most from reviews, tests, endurance etc etc. I'm currently using Samsung S4 and iPhone5 yet I don't have any complain on it. S4 for gaming & watching vids due to bigger screen and 5 for my daily usage - sms & calls cause it's easier to hold and not as big as S4. I might be getting 5s anytime soon after more reviews on it!

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            • MjE
            • 08 Oct 2013

            origin, 05 Oct 2013I don't understand why you want a big display? it doesn't f... moreFinally someone who thinks as I do
            If people want to walk around with tablets in their huge oversized jeans then go ahead. I prefer a phone.

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              • sGP
              • 08 Oct 2013

              apple this time didn't offered much in the new iPhone except the TouchID which is the only feature that is taking iPhone 5S to the new hype...

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                • MVg
                • 07 Oct 2013

                Is the music louder through the ear/head phones than the iphone 5.

                I had all iphones and the 5 i got now is lower volume through ear/head phones.

                the iphone 4 and 4s was ok just the iphone 5 was lower.

                Is the iphone 5s volume levels the same or louder than iphone 5 please?

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                  • sami ullah
                  • JB1
                  • 05 Oct 2013

                  Ilove Iphone 5s

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                    • Anonymous
                    • PUm
                    • 05 Oct 2013

                    AnonD-105795, 04 Oct 2013Still no battery results ?? It's must be so embarrassing to... more1 day 15 min standby... 7 hr 15 min usage @ 6%

                    Not wow, but not bad., better then before.

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                      • HCA
                      • 05 Oct 2013

                      I don't understand why you want a big display? it doesn't fit in your pocket properly.. the 4" display on the iPhone 5 and forward is fine if you ask me.. it's a phone, not a bloody tablet..

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                        • Postman
                        • uH%
                        • 04 Oct 2013

                        Hey .. Don't buy iPhone 5s Gold. Because stock is low and I want it. Lol.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PGX
                          • 04 Oct 2013

                          AnonD-105795, 04 Oct 2013Still no battery results ?? It's must be so embarrassing to... moreStill haven't run dry yet haha. Standby 1 week.

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                            • xA1
                            • 04 Oct 2013

                            Still no battery results ?? It's must be so embarrassing to post. Based on the iPhone 5c's result, it can't even out perform Android midrange phones.

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                              • Pne
                              • 03 Oct 2013

                              zephyr67, 30 Sep 2013oh my god i made a huge mistake by buying xperia z , damn i... moreOhh Virtually the same unit from the 4s ...

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                                • techie
                                • LIp
                                • 03 Oct 2013

                                no imagination!!!

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                                  • Chupacabra
                                  • kQx
                                  • 03 Oct 2013

                                  iPhone 5S can't do FullHD (1920x1080) and not even HD 1280x720) and it can't do this:

                                  53.9fps with Epic Citaldel game engine @ 1920x1080 with Ultra High Quality graphics setting
                                  http://s18.postimg.org/h4tq40ncp/Screenshot_2013_10_02_22_22_01a.png

                                  597K with Anomaly 2 game engine @ 1920x1080 with High Quality graphics setting
                                  http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/10034306763_5bf76b4537_c_d.jpg

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                                    • AnonD-192562
                                    • a37
                                    • 02 Oct 2013

                                    i think why i should buy this iphone.it is too expensive!

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                                      • uCc
                                      • 02 Oct 2013

                                      AnonD-192352, 01 Oct 2013Apple is lacking innovation. They won't change the screen s... morewell blackberry doesn't sell 9 million phones in 3 days.

                                        No to giant phones, 02 Oct 2013Use iPhone 5s and iOS7 before you come to that conclusion. ... more"And its smarter to make small phone compared to giant phone, when you put all the eggs in one basket like apple who release only 1 model of phone per year." - WOW YOU REALLY HAVE A BRILLIANT IDEA LIKE APPLE....