iPhone 5S reviewScores in depth TechRadar rating4.5/5 ForPowerful coreTouch ID is a rl step upExcellent cameraAgainstExpensiveNo screen tech changeBattery slightly suspectSee Best Dls iPhone 5S reviewFaster, new camera and a clever fingerprint rder. But is it enough of an upgrade?By Gareth BvisOctober 18th 63 commentsPage 1 of 20Introduction Recommended awardThe iPhone 5S: a phone that looks like the iPhone 5, but goes so much further under the hood. Is that going to be enough to impress the baying hoardes?
We've been here before: the iPhone 'S' conundrum. The new phone comes along, taking the shell of the previous model, adds some new bits and pieces, and then claims to be an entirely new phone.
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Which it is, of course. But also it isn't. Well, mostly is. To be sure, it's the kind of move that only can pull off with any kind of conviction: the notion that it can take the same chassis, have a little tinker, throw in a new CPU, slightly better battery and camera, and call it an all-conquering device.
But then again, such is the clamour to know all about it, is that such a bad move? There are literally millions of people the world over who can't wait to see what the next handset from will be, and there was no surprise with the iPhone 5S.
There are a few who question whether it's 'fair' to launch a phone and then append an 'S' to the same thing a yr later - 's response would likely be that nobody is forcing you to buy the new hardware. And that's a fair point. Yes, this is a phone that brs far too many hallmarks of its predecessor. And yes, this is the third time has done this.
It's also managed to try to pop it onto the market complete as one of the most expensive smart out there, even on 3G plans. You'll be looking at post £50 a month to get one without an upfront fee in the UK, and £549 will be the price if you want the low end model, pushing all the way up to over £700 for the 64GB variant.
But if it was such a bad business move, if the market wasn't willing to accept such a thing, then would have folded as a smartphone brand yrs ago... or at lst been lagging behind the competition.
That said, times are changing in the smartphone landscape. Where before was able to just crte the phone it wanted, and forget the competition in the knowledge that it wasn't going to have to worry about losing consumers to a competitor, now it's been forced to rlise that there are at lst four decent options for a consumer to think about if they want to get a rather good handset.
is obviously aware of this change, be it the aluminium unibody of the One, the new fight into low-light cameras or the need for a strong processor as a hdline to shout about. And to be fair, it's addressed these needs to some degree or other on the iPhone 5S.
iPhone 5S unboxing, in association with O2 Guru
Be it the all-new Touch ID home button (which is excellent, more on that later), the huge jump in CPU power or the fact the camera has, once again, been improved no end, the new iPhone is clrly 's attempt at bringing as much as it can to the party without having to re-design the whole concept all over again.
There are many that think relsing the same design twice is cheeky, and there are others who rlise that sometimes there's no need for change. It's sy to fall into the former camp, and while will happily point out it's not forcing anyone to buy its , its acutely aware the competition is now scarily strong and it needed to bring its best to stay relevant.
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