The secret is that, more than any iPhone because the iPhone 3G (when the App Store was introduced by Apple), it is a platform rather than a product. Three of the major advances of this phone, the A7 processor, coprocessor M7 movement, and the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, is used less now than I suspect in the future. That makes the 5s the best bet for anyone who wants a future-proof, forward-looking phone that runs an unrivaled range of apps.
Physical Features and Wireless and Data Quality
At first glance, it is hard to tell the 5s and the iPhone 5 apart. At 4.87 by 2.31 by 0.3 inches (HWD) and 3.95 ounces, it is the same size and weight. The materials are very similar, too: glass front, aluminum edge, metal-and-glass back. All the buttons are in the same place, so you can use the iPhone 5 case 5s, as the Home button uncovered, and the camera cutout is large enough to accommodate the new dual LED flash. Looks like the glass will be as fragile here, so you'll probably want to cover up the phone. Here are our favorite iPhone cases 5s.
The 4-inch, 1136-by-640, 326-pixel-per-inch Retina display is one of the more disappointing aspects of the experience on the iPhone now. It is needle sharp, but the 5s panel is exactly the same model last year, when most of the competitors ranges between 4.5 and 5 inches. I'm glad big fan of the handset, but as more people use their smartphone as their primary portals to the Internet, there is room to make that window a little bigger while still keeping it single-handed friendly. The Moto X Masters this feat.
The other physical changes from 5 5s are relatively mild. The small plaza in the middle of the Home button is gone, because now button Touch ID fingerprint sensor. I found that using a sensor created quite a smudge in the middle of the button, the first time I saw a fingerprint smudge fit the design of the phone. On the back of the phone, the little circle flash now longer oval.
This creates a problem for owners 5s, and this is part of why the color gold is in such high demand: The people who paid for a new phone you want it to look like they have a new phone. Our test phone Space Gray, which is a bit different from the black iPhone 5, but it may not be enough to satisfy those looking for an easily discernible difference. They are going to have to wait for the gold model, which is more difficult to obtain, but it is attractively low key and not as gaudy as you might think.
We tested the iPhone 5s 5c abreast with the iPhone, Verizon iPhone 5, and the Samsung Galaxy S4, Choice our other editors', in Midtown Manhattan. In a series of speed tests, I got the iPhone 5s generally the same disappointing result LTE 1-3Mbps down and 1Mbps up about the iPhone 5 scored; Verizon network became super-Saturated recently, and even though we are getting sub-1Mbps result of downloading, which EvDo Rev. 0-class.
In the basement of our office building, we make test calls and ran a speed test data with iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, the LG G2, and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Showed all the phones on one board or bar of 2G coverage. Galaxy S4 had the least trouble connecting calls, followed by two more new iPhone, then the iPhone 5, and Finally the LG G2.
Sound quality is good, not great, as is typical with the iPhone. The earpiece is loud enough, and there was little sidetone, but the conversation was marked by harsh sibilance, and no way to adjust the audio like you can with the Galaxy S4. Transmissions, on the other hand, sounds great on the other end of the call thanks to the excellent noise cancellation, and the powerful speakerphone bottom ported. The iPhone 5s, like the previous iPhone, there is no problem connecting to a Bluetooth headset and the Siri voice-activated assistant.
It became obvious that the quality of calls is limited by the network when we compared a standard voice call Verizon Apple FaceTime Audio, using the data network. Verizon voice network, the people were cut off sound and sometimes computerized. In a FaceTime call Audio over our Wi-Fi network, the voice became more beautiful; We heard the person on the other end breathing and typing on a keyboard as he was talking.
On the other hand, Audio FaceTime requires a data connection with a decent quality of service, in which the carrier is not currently guarantee. In a park in Midtown Manhattan with three circles of LTE signal, we were able to connect voice calls, but can not get FaceTime Audio to work because the data connection is too slow, and too Saturated.
The 5s are five models, two of which are on sale in the US Verizon and Sprint use the same model (supporting CDMA) and AT & T and T-Mobile use the same model (which does not). The phone supports all the frequency band T-Mobile for 3G and LTE services Verizon, AT & T, and, but only one of three Sprint LTE bands, the 1900MHz band. That's going to create problems for Sprint iPhone, as the company is trying to use a combination of 800MHz, 1900MHz, 2600MHz and LTE to balance speed and coverage. Right now, the LG G2 is the only Sprint phone to be able to take advantage of the LTE band carrier.
By default Verizon iPhone will roam around the world fastest 3G network to find it. Verizon open spaces of the SIM card after 60 days if your account is in good standing, so you can pops a foreign nano-SIM.
You get Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, just like the iPhone 5; Losing two buzzwords 802.11ac wireless and NFC, none of them has been widely implemented in US. And like other iPhone Verizon, can not make this model simultaneous voice and data; While our other Editors' Choice, the Galaxy S4, possible. The 5s are using the new Apple Lightning connector, so if you are moving up from an iPhone 4 or 4S, you'll need to upgrade your accessories as well. Apple Along with its surprisingly good-sounding earbuds EarPod box.
We are currently testing the battery life, but for now, it looks like the time to be the talk of the iPhone 5 is only about 10 hours. That is less than the leading Android-powered smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4, but the iPhone 5 will have a smaller screen, which requires less force than 5-inch displays do.