Apple unveiled two new iPhones: iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, at its media event on September 10. As predicted, iPhone 5 has been discontinued but iPhone 4S remains in the stock. iPhone 5S specs include A7 processor, fingerprint sensor, and a new gold color. iPhone 5C specs, on the other hand, are almost identical to the iPhone 5 but it comes in plastic casing in multiple colors. In this post, we compare the technical specs and features of all the currently available iPhone models: iPhone 5S vs iPhone 5C vs iPhone 4S to see how they stand up against each other.
Processor
iPhone 4S comes with A5 chip that was very capable in its day. iPhone 5C comes with an A6 processor just like the iPhone 5, and the latest and greatest iPhone 5S comes with the fastest A7 chip that’s 2x faster than the iPhone 5C chip and it’s the first mobile processor that comes with 64-bit instructions set.
Camera
The real iPhone photography started with iPhone 4S and iPhone camera has gotten progressively stronger since then. iPhone 5C features the same iPhone 5 camera. iPhone 5S features True Tone flash, which make low-lighting photography better than its predecessors.
Here’s the details specs comparison of all these three iPhones…
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iPhone 5S price and release date
iPhone 5C price and release date
iPhone 5S vs iPhone 5C vs iPhone 4S – Specs Comparison
iPhone 5S
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iPhone 5C
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iPhone 4S
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Body |
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| Device: | Smartphone | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Form Factor | Slab | Slab | Slab |
| Dimensions: | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm |
| Weight: | 112 g | 132 g | 140 g |
| Colors: | Black/Slate, White/Silver, Gold | White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Green | Black, White |
Display |
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| Size (Diagonal) | 4 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Resolution: | 640 x 1136 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels | 640 x 960 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 326 ppi | 326 ppi | 330 ppi |
| Technology: | Retina Display | Retina Display | Retina Display |
| Display Colors: | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Touchscreen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware |
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| System chip: | Apple A7 (64-bit) M7 motion coprocessor |
Apple A6 | Apple A5 |
| Processor: | – | Dual-core 1.3 GHz | Dual-core 1 GHz |
| Graphics Processor: | Yes, M7 motion coprocessor | PowerVR SGX 543MP3 | PowerVR SGX543MP2 |
| RAM: | – | 1 GB | 512 MB RAM |
| Capacity | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 16GB, 32GB | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB |
| Card slot: | No | No | No |
Camera |
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| Primary: | 8 MP 3264×2448 Autofocus, Dual LED flash |
8 MP 3264×2448 Autofocus, LED flash |
8 MP 3264×2448 pixels Autofocus, LED flash |
| Front-Facing Camera: | 1.2 MP 720p@30fps |
1.2 MP 720p@30fps |
VGA 480p@30fps |
| Video: | 1080p@30 fps 720p@120 fps Slo-mo (Slow motion) Digital image stabilization |
1080p@30 fps Digital image stabilization |
1080p@30fps video stabilization |
| Features: | ƒ/2.2 aperture 1.5µ pixels |
ƒ/2.4 aperture | ƒ/2.4 aperture |
Network & Data |
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| Speed: | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; LTE, 100 Mbps; UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A, EV-DO Rev.B |
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; LTE, 100 Mbps; UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A, EV-DO Rev.B |
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi: | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz |
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11n on 2.4GHz |
| GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
Connectivity |
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| USB: | Lightening | Lightening | 30-pin |
| Other: | Computer sync, OTA sync | Computer sync, OTA sync | Computer sync, OTA sync |
| Bluetooth: | 4 | 4 | |
Bettery |
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| Stand-by | Up to 250 h | Up to 250 h | Up to 200 h |
| Talk time | Up to 10 h (3G) | Up to 10 h (3G) | Up to 8 h (3G) |
| Playback Time | Video: Up to 10 hours Audio: Up to 40 hours |
Video: Up to 10 hours Audio: Up to 40 hours |
Video: Up to 10 hours Audio: Up to 40 hours |
| Capacity | – | – | |
Software |
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| OS | iOS | iOS | iOS |
| Applications | Appstore | Appstore | Appstore |
Sensors |
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| Fingerprint identity sensor | |||
| Three-axis gyroAccelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
Three-axis gyroAccelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
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Other Features |
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| SIM Card | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Headphones | Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic Storage and travel case |
Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic Storage and travel case |
Apple Headphones with Remote and Mic |
| Video Calling | FaceTime | FaceTime | FaceTime |
