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September 2013
(86%)
822 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
53 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The iPhone remains the best combination of hardware and platform
You likely already own one
Strong design
Cool fingerprint scanner
Xperia Z2 offers expandable storage
Marginally better camera
Waterand dustproof
Stereo speakers
NFC chip
Amazingly thin and light
Looks as great as ever
Extremely quick and snappy
Retina screen looks fantastic
Touch ID is intuitive
If you want to match the iPhone 5S spec for spec with other smartphones
Then it's a difficult task – but it
Misses the point of Apple's device
Below the surface Apple put together one of the most cutting-edge smartphones around in late 2013
Imbued wit
IPhone 6s has faster CPU and GPU
IPhone 5s is much cheaper
Touch ID is much faster on 6s model
Extremely powerful
Sturdy
Luxurious design
IOS 7 software is simple to use and has some handy new additions
Great camera
Fingerprint scanner works well
Touch ID fingerprint scanner
Improved camera features
M7 coprocessor
The iPhone 5s is a beautiful device - but you already knew this. It always has been
And this year’s flagship model is no different. In fact
It’s almost identical to the iPhone 5
It’s compact
Light and polished
And the four-inch Retina Display is vivid and dangerously sharp. Apple knows not to fix what ain’t broke.There is one major change on the outside
The home button now sports a ring aro
Touch ID works
Smooth performance
IOS 7
The blazingly fast 64-bit A7 processor and the M7 motion co-processor. The new camera features are worth it for photo buffs too
Fantastic fit and finish
Excellent sound quality
Good picture
IOS 7 is impressive
Display quality
Brightness
Colour fidelity
Design
Handling
Build (easy to use with one hand)
Fast
Powerful processing
Improved graphics performances
Excellent audio quality
Better than certain "HD audio" devices
Good camera / Fun SloMo video mo
Touch ID fingerprint sensor
A7 processor
M7 processor
Better camera
Universal 4G support
IOS 7 makes it a cleaner user experience
It just works
Superfast processor
Improved camera and a very cool fingerprint sensor.
IOS lives up to the hype
Truly beautifully hardware
An unbeatable App Store
Fingerprint sensor
Two Tone camera flash
Slowmo video
Faster than iPhone 5
Works with all 4G networks
Futureproof 64bit chip
M7 chip
Fantastic design
Build quality
First ever 64-bit processor
Fingerprint sensor works great
Always-on motion processor
Improved camera
IOS 7 has fresh look and features
Incredibly fast processor
Excellent camera
Easy
To
Use Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Unmatched app selection
Amazing camera
Beautiful design and screen quality
Fingerprint sensor works well
Powerful processor
Best app store available
Touch ID works perfectly
Excellent performance
Great all-round camera
Very light and comfortable in one hand
Super elegant
Fingerprint scanner
The editors didn't like
If you want change Samsung is a good way to go
Still expensive
Screen tech remains the same
IPhone 5s has better storage options
More stylish
IOS better than Android
Lighter and thinner
Design practically unchanged from iPhone 5
No SD slot
You'll need a case for it
I'll start with a different refrain
The screen technology on offer here is what upsets us most. Those people who upgraded from the iPhone 4S back in 2013 would have been disappointed to find they were getting the same screen resolution
Albeit a bit stre
IPhone 6s 16GB model is a poor investment
IPhone 5s lacks newer features such as 3D Touch
Very expensive
Identical design to iPhone 5 might disappoint those looking to upgrade
No removable battery or expandable storage
Display remains same size and resolution
Expensive
Similar to previous iPhones
If you’ve got an iPhone 5
The 5s will throw few surprises your way. Very few. Too few
It’s identically sized
For one thing
So the screen remains as cramped as ever. While plenty of people prefer displays you can reach across with one finger or thumb
It would be nice for Apple to get with the program and offer a larger variant to take on the new breed of Android phablets. If you were hoping f
Fragile chassis
4in feels cramped at times
Touch ID is cool
But feature-limited
Still the same 4-inch display and overall design
Stunning design Similar appearance to iPhone 5
Great performance 4inch Retina display can seem small
Touch ID Fingerprint sensor No NFC support
Top camera No microSD support
IOS 7 has a great visual design and excellent features Expensive
Especially if you want larger capacity models
Picture can be bettered by some larger
Higher-res screens
The iOS 7 interface isn't as practical for partially sighted users
Speaker could be better quality
SlMo video files
Poor export quality
High SAR
0.979 W/kg (higher than the iPhone 5)
No microSD card slot
Screen still feels small
Screen res remains average
No NFC
ICloud still a mess
Day one and the 5S feels no different from iPhone 5
Optional cases grate with the 5S concept
A new styling would have been even better
Battery life same as before
Screen feels increasingly small
Lacks the liveliness of Android
Currently few ways to use the extra grunt
More expensive than the iPhone 5 was
Screen is small when compared to other highend phones
Near-identical design to iPhone 5
Aluminum shell prone to dings
Only 16GB of storage on $200 model (no MicroSD)
Notification system is terrible
Small display for a top
End smartphone
Many key software features available as free updates for previous models of iPhone
Blazing fast A7 processor. Call quality is excellent, especially using FaceTime Audio. Touch ID feels like the future, and works flawlessly. Vastly improved camera, particularly the slomo feature, is enough to warrant an upgrade
Apple and iOS developers have yet to dream up truly innovative features. Still waiting for Siri to reach her full potential
The iPhone is still a beautiful phone, and iOS is more functional than ever. The redesign of the software makes it feel fresh, even though the phone looks more or less the same as last year. TouchID really works, and it's a huge convenience,
The camera is good, but its flash is a disappointment. Battery life isn't good, especially compared to some of the behemoths out there. And in places, iOS 7 feels unfinished, or poorly thought out
The 5s is full of contradictions. Its iterative, boring, gimmicky, while at the same time taking the first, unsure steps into making the kind of smartphones and software Apple isnt already dominant in. Which is all-important for the company, but less so...
Published: 2013-09-26, Author: Jason , review by: macworld.com
Touch ID fingerprint sensor, Camera flash adjusts to ambient light temperature, Big speed improvement over iPhone 5
Screen still feels small next to other highend phones
The existence of the iPhone 5c as a second new iPhone in Apple's product line gives the iPhone 5s some breathing room. It doesn't have to be the one and only iPhone. Instead, it can be the high-end model, packed with new features that will spread through...
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Abstract: ad#ad-1]The iPhone 5S is a device that comes once a year and sets trends in the mobile industry. The iPhone 5s comes in with some unique specs with a couple of new features;which includes the A7 dual-core chip with the specialized M7 processor. The impr...
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Still stunning looking, great quality, sharp and colorful display, excellent camera, a fingerprint scanner that's actually easy to use
A 4" display on a flagship smartphone in 2013 seems so old fashioned
I confess that I use Android smartphones more than the iPhone, but every year when a new iPhone comes out, I get giddy with excitement. There is a simple magic to iOS devices, with a bevvy of complex engineering, brilliant software design and killer m...
The most advanced smartphone on the market, Cuttingedge processor and graphics performance, iOS 7 is revitalizes the iPhone experience, Slowmotion video capture and photos outstanding, Touch ID a game changer
No option for larger display, Relatively expensive offcontract, No WiFi 802.11ac support, No 128GB option, No 'Swypelike' keyboard
While some people might write off the iPhone 5s as merely an 's' upgrade, they are not taking the time to properly look beyond the surface. Sure, it might look almost identical to the iPhone 5, but it as far removed from the iPhone 5 as the iPhone 5 was f...
Truly elegant / light design, High-speed LTE radios, Double the performance vs. iPhone 5, Strong graphics performance, Refined UI with iOS 7, Beautiful display
Lingering issues with Apple Maps, No NFC, No larger screen option
We said this last year with the iPhone 5, but we'll say it again this year; the latest iPhone (the 5s, in this case) is indeed the best iPhone yet. While it looks the same on the outside, Apple's internal upgrades have delivered a phone that's blisteringl...
