Once a year, Apple would introduce the new model of their very popular iPhone. This year is a first as Apple introduced not one, but two, iPhone models — the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s. So we bought these 2 models to test and review. Check out our full review of the iPhone 5s below.
We’ve always had this dilemma every time we review an iteration (the S model) of a current iPhone since we first encountered the 3GS many years ago. This year is no exception.
The iPhone 5S looks and feels like the 12-month old iPhone 5. We suggest reading up on our iPhone 5 review here first before proceeding, so we don’t repeat ourselves from time to time.
Take note, some parts of this review will be shortened (like the design, display, etc) as we’ve already discussed them in the iPhone 5 link above.
Design and Construction.
If you’re a long-time iPhone 5 user, you’re not missing anything on the design department. It is the same small, thin and hefty device that Apple did not bother to further polish this year.
First is the slightly elongated dual-LED light at the back of the phone, just beside the camera and a small pin-hole for the noise-canceling mic.
Second is the fingerprint scanner embedded into the physical home button. The old one has a perfectly concave but shallow button with a small, squarish mark with rounded corners at the center; the new one has a ridge around the flat, depressed circular area where the Touch ID sensor is incorporated.
Then, there’s the color variants — the space gray which is slightly lighter then the old black one; the silver which is exactly the same as the white model from last year; and the coveted champagne gold which experience huge demand that it’s selling for twice the retail price (Php60k and higher).
Still, the iPhone 5S (like the iPhone 5) remains to be one of the best-looking and solidly built handset in the market. The combination of glass and aluminum alloy is just elegant and refined.
Display.
In the age of full HD displays, Apple’s marketing term — Retina Display — does not seem to count so much as before. While we agree that a pixel density of 326ppi is already enough for the naked eye, we could not deny we’ve been spoiled with a lot of 1080p displays pushing the pixel density to 441ppi and above.
Once you zoom into the display and look a little closer, you will see the difference. The pixels are more prominent and you appreciate the idea of having a higher pixel density.
Nevertheless, with a small 4-inch display, the 640×1136 pixel resolution (even if it’s even lower than a 720p resolution) will do just fine.
OS, UI and Apps.
Just before iPhone 5S and 5C were released to the market, Apple already seeded out iOS 7 to the older models like the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. As such, we’re already familiar with the changes introduced with the new OS.
Since the very first iPhone was released, Apple has never strayed away from their original UI and design. After 6 years, it has finally changed significantly. Again, we cannot help but notice that a lot of the new gestures and layouts in the UI were inspired by Android.
Spotlight was moved from the farthest left of the window to the middle of the app list (shown by dragging any empty space in the middle of the screen).
Icons and windows are now flat and uses vectors instead of the old gradient colors. The Status window pulls down from the top while the shortcuts and quick menus are pull up from the bottom. Even the running Apps list was lifted from HTC’s Sense UI.
Don’t get us wrong — we actually liked the new UI of iOS 7. It’s very much closer to Android now and becomes easy to figure out.
We could spend more paragraphs explaining the new UI features of iOS 7, some of them really great refinements of Android and other UIs, but over-all we feel that Apple is making it more complicated to the average user than before.
Before, it was just the icon and the home button. It was so simple a 2-year old and an 80-year old can both figure it out in a matter of seconds. Now it’s swipe up, swipe down, swipe from the middle, left and right, plus the home button. It’s not as dead simple as before.
Multimedia and Camera.
Except for the improvements in the camera, we could have given the iPhone 5S a lower score in the multimedia department.
Compared to the iPhone 5 from a year ago, you don’t get a bigger screen, not even a full HD resolution for watching movies. There were also no improvements done on the audio quality of the speakers.
The feeling is like upgrading your old 32-inch LED TV from 2012 at home with a new 2013 model that has the same 720p resolution and same 32-inch size. On that this time, you can turn it on in just 0.5 seconds instead of a full second and then channel surf twice as fast from before.
Then we move on to the camera. Of all the new features of the iPhone 5S, we think this is the one where it made a good lasting impression – the 720p @ 120fps video recording got the most nod from the people we showed it to. It’s basically a slow-mo feature incorporated in the camera app.
The sample video above shows a number of low-light and evening shots taken at full HD using the rear camera. The quality is quite good and has much less noise.
Here’s the slow-mo version of the video taken above.
The first video shows the recording played at 30fps while this second one is the original 720p @ 120fps. It was quite hard to just lift the slow-mo videos straight out of the phone. You can’t even share the slow-mo on Instagram. You will have to either share it via Email, YouTube, FB or Vimeo to preserve the capture.
Here are some sample photos taken with the iPhone 5S.
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With scenarios that there’s ample lighting, we could not spot any improvements compared to the old iPhone 5. Some of the photos above sure do look really great and even the macro shots are actually amazing.
Nonetheless, if it were not for the slow-mo feature, we might not really appreciate what Apple did to the camera of the iPhone 5S.
The two speakers at the bottom of the device is more prominent and the volume is more consistent and even (not too loud and tinny but not too soft either).
Fingerprint Sensor and Touch ID.
The idea of a fingerprint sensor on a smartphone isn’t an novel one. Motorola had the Atrix with fingerprint sensor back in 2011 and the idea did not even caught on to other handsets until the 5S.
The rationale was simple – add a biometric security feature to the iPhone so that users will have easier time unlocking their devices as well as make purchases in the iTunes Store.
The Touch ID was served as an alternative or supplement security feature. You still have the PIN code or the long password as the default measure. The fingerprint sensor comes in as a secondary measure.
Here are the several permutations we tried with the 5S:
1) Directly unlock the phone with a simple PIN code or password.
2) Directly unlock the phone with a finger print scan.
3) If you forgot your PIN code or password , or entered the wrong one 3 times, you can use still use the fingerprint scan to unlock.
4) Completely remove PIN code or password and finger print scan.
There’s actually no option to just use a fingerprint scan and no PIN code. There’s also no option to ask for both PIN code and scan your fingerprint to unlock.
This permutation means you can actually unlock the phone either with a finger print scan or with a PIN code. The same is true with purchasing content directly from iTunes Store – use your account password or run a scan.
We tried to figure out the different scenarios where this biometric scan actually makes practical sense and here’s what we could come up so far:
* Making a long press (around 3 seconds) on the home button to simultaneously wake up the iPhone and auto-unlock it via Touch ID.
* Provide biometric access to the device for up to 5 people without sharing the PIN code or password. The Touch ID feature can store up to 5 different fingerprints. No need to give the password as you can just add their finger prints.
* Eliminate the “Forgot Password” feature and replace it with a biometric scan.
The scanner is very accurate, way better than those biometric login scanners you’ll find in the office’s main door. Based on our repeated tests, we only get about 3 errors in 20 attempts to scan a print.
It’s a nice feature to have but we still think it’s a classic case of a “solution waiting for a problem“. We’d rather that Apple find a work-around to that issue of LTE connectivity getting cut off when receiving or making calls. Or maybe some really cool power-saving feature to extend battery life.
Performance and Benchmarks.
Apple was never the type that would boast the number of CPU cores or crank up the frequency of the chip to insane numbers. So, we won’t delve into the fact that they still use a 1.3GHz dual-core processor.
Instead, we’ll focus on the surprising fact that they’ve developed the first 64-bit mobile OS. We’ve covered this part quite a bit here but in our opinion, it’s an improvement that will never be really felt even by an experienced iPhone user.
The most appreciable explanation we can offer as to the benefits that a 64-bit platform provide over the current 32-bit platform is the ability of the system to handle memory (RAM) beyond the 4GB limit.
This was a huge issue before with desktop computers and laptops – where even if you upgrade the RAM to 4GB or 8GB, the operating system will only recognize 3.5GB.
For the iPhone 5S, we could not find any practical or noticeable improvements because of this shift. Developers will also find it confusing that they’ll have to deal with 2 current models, one running 32-bit (iPhone 5C) while the other is 64-bit (iPhone 5S).
At least Apple gets to brag about having the very first 64-bit mobile OS in the world.
Nevertheless, we had to do some sort of benchmark to see some numerical differences between the A6 chip of the iPhone 5 and the A7 of the iPhone 5S.
PassMark Performance Mobile Test:
CPU: 36,024 (iPhone 5S) vs. 17,568 (iPhone 5)
Memory: 4,146 (iPhone 5S) vs. 2,788 (iPhone 5)
Disk: 13,266 (iPhone 5S) vs.10,213 (iPhone 5)
2D: 2,462 (iPhone 5S) vs. 875 (iPhone 5)
3D: 1,929 (iPhone 5S) vs. 1,647 (iPhone 5)
Overall: 5,069 (iPhone 5S) vs. 2,800 (iPhone 5)
So yes, the numbers clearly show the iPhone 5S got at least twice the performance boost as the iPhone 5.
Call Quality, Connectivity and Battery Life.
The iPhone 5 has been pretty consistent with signal reception when it comes to making or accepting phone calls. Audio is quite good, loud and crisp although we seldom encounter instances when one party could not hear the other despite the line being clear.
We’ve also noticed that when placed side by side the iPhone 5C, the 5S gets a slightly weaker signal and there were even times it could not find an LTE signal when the 5C just beside it hooks up to the network just fine.
As for connectivity, it’s got everything you’d expect for a flagship phone except for NFC. LTE speed is also great and we’re getting results in the north of 15Mbps downlink and 6Mbps uplink.
As for battery life, we’re still a bit disappointed that Apple didn’t improve it on the iPhone 5S. Been using the iPhone 5 alongside the iPhone 5S for a week now and I don’t see any improvements in battery life.
Conclusion.
The iPhone 5S is sill a solid phone but this is mostly because of the advantages derived from the simplicity and robustness of the OS. Apple no longer has monopoly over good design or even impressive hardware.
With the updates introduced to the iPhone 5S, it seems line Apple is ignoring the big strides a lot of the Android handset makers are doing — bigger and better hardware, more computing power, better displays and longer battery life. The iPhone 5S seems to be lagging behind.
It will, no doubt, sell really well. But once you see people willing to pay twice the price for a gold color, then it’s all about status symbol and blind loyalty; not excellent craftsmanship and superiority.
The Apple iPhone 5S is not yet officially released in the Philippines but the schedule has been set sometime in December of 2013. No official price has been set although regional stores in Singapore and Hong Kong puts the starting price at around Php32,000USD 545INR 46,227EUR 519CNY 3,971 and above.
Apple iPhone 5S specs:
4.0-inch IPS LCD display @ 640×1136 pixels, 326ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Apple A7 1.3GHz dual-core processor
PowerVR SGX544MP4 quad-core graphics
16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage
1GB RAM
DC-HSDPA 42Mbps, LTE 100Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0
8MP iSight camera, LED flash
1080p video recording
1.2MP HD front-facing camera, 720p @ 30fps
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
iOS 7.0.2
112 grams (weight)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (dimensions)
What we liked about it:
* Great performance
* Impressive camera
* LTE support
What we did not like:
* Very expensive
* Same old design
* Gimmicky Touch ID
* Same poor battery life
* Small screen and low resolution
Disclosure: We spent Php45,000USD 767INR 65,007EUR 730CNY 5,585 to purchase this 32GB model of the iPhone 5S in Hong Kong.
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abuzalzal_fan says:
Great! It’s no doubt that it’ll sell like hotcakes.tingnan ko na lang kung ano ang panlalait ni abuzalzal.haha
abuzalzal says:
Boss Yuga, how about a CAMERA SHOOTOUT?
yung extensive, from daylight to lowlight.
G2 vs Z1 vs 5s
Now that would be very exciting!
abuzalzal says:
Apple robbing their customers blind with NO improvements in the aesthetics and battery life department, lol…
CopyCat-droid says:
…Ang tagal na ng SAMSUNG’S Galaxy S4 sa market ngayon lang naisip maglabas ng GOLD color na GALAXY… Gaya-gaya nga naman.
xxgid says:
As a long time reader of this site, I find this review a little disappointing. I am not an iPhone owner but I found this review a little biased. Just a little bit. The author did not made an effort to write in detail about the advantages of these device and instead focused on how it is similar to android devices. I suppose com pairing it to an android device isn’t fair considering that it performs must the same or even better than high-end android devices.
Jyu says:
The dropping of LTE signals during calls are network dependent I think. It’s the same for android
apolfanboy says:
A7 chip made by appple.. isight camera made by sony.. that’s the innovation right there.. :-)
apolfanboy says:
A7 chip made by samsung. isight camera made by sony.. that’s the innovation right there.. :-)
Kami says:
i dont know about you guys but for me the review is kind of lacking of depth or is on the verge of being biased.
this is also the only review of iphone 5S i have read so far na parang ewan lang.
THIS IS JUST MY OPINION THOUGH.
diorarat says:
The review is apparatly a little bit rush. @abe would like a redo of the review for the following:
#1 sensible use for the biometricscan is basically for lazy iuser who is too lazy to type a pin but need some sort of basic security.
#2 the camera is supposidly to be built for low light. I’m surprised there’s no comparison if it really does do change low light quality. Plus no samples for the two tone flash?
#3 you mentioned that it raised the benchmark by as much as 50% from the previous iPhone 5 after you said it basically doesn’t work without sufficient ram. I know it’s a bit complicated but I was looking for you’re insights on the creation and destruction process within the 64bit and how it affects benchmarks. As much as i share you’re sentiment that lack of ram does indeed affect 64bit processors, it shows quite an improvement and I wish you could explain it in a layman’s term.
#4 isn’t the gpu a 3 core instead of a quad core?
@Abe I really hope for a more in depth insight from further study of the iPhone. I’d appreciate it to help me make a decision if it’s a good upgrade from my broken HTC.
bajigjig says:
@Abe
Get ready Sir. Andami mo pinaiyak na Apple crybabies with your “biased” daw na review. LOL
zarne says:
Just my 2 cents about the “Cons”:
“very expensive”- So true but since when Apple started selling cheap products? Apple brand is historically, always more expensive compared to other brands and everyone familiar with Apple knows this. (this is why I don’t own any Iphone and have no plan to buy one)
“Gimmicky Touch ID”- It adds another layer of security and made it harder for phone thieves to sell stolen Iphone 5S. I maybe wrong but I read somewhere that even if the unit is wiped and restored to default settings, the unit will still prompt for owner’s PIN and fingerprint. I can understand if this feature is not listed as one “Pro”, but as a “Con”?? I would like to see mobile hacker try and bypass this security.
louie6380 says:
Nice review… I’ll definitely upgrade my iPhone 5 to 5S this December..
For those who has nothing good to say about iPhone 5s… Just shut up!!!
If wala naman kayong pambili ng iPhone manahimik nalang kayo! Why can’t you just be proud of your Android devices. No matter what you say about iPhone, we users rarely complains anything about it… We’re just proud iPhone users…
la kwenta says:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Android_vs_iOS
abuzalzal_fan says:
Hey people! What’s the point of all these arguments and bashing?!? Taga apple at google ba kayo? Or binabayaran ba kayo ng mga kumpanyang yan para depensahan sila? Cellphone land to mga brad. Bibili tayo kasi gusto natin. Kung gusto kong magjolibee,magja-jolibee ako.Kung gusto kong mag mcdo, mag ma-mcdo ako. Wala kayong pakialam kasi gusto ko. At nasasatisfy ako. Sana ganun lang! Para namang pinapakain kayo ng mga kumpanyang yan para mag away2x para sa cellphone lang! I’m using a Q10 and nobody can tell me not to use it! Kasi gusto ko sya. May iphone ako kasi gusto ko rin sya. Gusto ko magka htc one pero OA naman ang tatlong phone d ba. Pero hindi rason para pag awayan ‘to. Cellphone lang ta. Hindi ito ang nagpapakain sakin. Kung ako siguro may ari ng apple o google pwd pa.kasi yan ang hanapbuhay ko.kaso consumer lng ako e.at may choice ako.
Copernicus says:
Wow, thanks Yuga. This line of yours sums it all about Apple products, esp the new iPhones: ” It’s all about status symbol and blind loyalty; not excellent craftsmanship and superiority.”
hazel says:
ano po ba ang mga problema ninyo? telepono lang yan. basta nakakatawag, nakakapag text at browse tayo at nakakagamit ng apps na gusto natin ok na po yun. ang masasabi ko lang sa inyo e, YABANG na lang yan kaya kayo ganyan sa mga hawak ninyong telepono.
Aaminin ko, nag balak ako bumili po noon ng isa sa mga smartphone na yan. ako ay isang regular na empleyado lamang at kumikita ng sapat lang. pero nung bibili na ako, napag isip isip ko na kailangan ko ba to para makasabay ako sa mga tao sa paligid ko?
sa maniwala kayo at sa hindi, ako po ay nakabili ng isang TV, Aircon, microwave at lo end na washing machine para sa aking ina. hindi niya birthday pero dun ko na lang ginastos yung pambili ko. Pag palain kayo lahat ng Diyos :) salamat sa blog na ito at kahit papano ay na uupdate ako sa mga gadget na naririnig ko sa mga kaibigan ko
Chris says:
I didn’t realize that the colour gold is owned by Apple. lol
abusalsal says:
sabi nga nila, Samsung….for the man who has nothing, will never have anything, but likes to think he’s arrived!
in other words, trying hard kayo haha. apple started it all and all of you are just following our lead, trying to overtake us but later on realized sa ibang direction pala lumiko kaka overtake kaya nagkaka sabit sabit kayo hahahaha, no class, no substance no groundwork for the future. thats samsung.
FruitLoopz says:
SIMPLE LANG YAN MGA DRE: KAPAG BUMILI KAYO NG IPHONE PARA NYO NA RING SINABI NA PALAYAIN NA SI JANET LIM-NAPOLES! OKAY LANG MANAKAWAN! EH INUUTO LANG KAYO MGA APPLE FANS EH. HAHAHAHA
abuzalzal says:
Napaka-ignorante naman ng mga iba dito, ginagamit pa rin yung ”LAG” as an arument sa mga Android handsets …. 2008 pa rin yata ngayon ah, lumabas-labas din nga kayo sa mga kuweba pag may time hahahahahaha
Lu says:
Pansin ko lng ang tlgang hot nga Android lovers, makalait sa iphone. Ala cguro kau pambili ng Apple products. Kung san kau masaya dun kau wag ng manira p or pansinin kung loyal lng b ang bibili ng mga ganun kmamahal. Sa totoo lng Android user ako dati pero nung ngswitched ako sa iphone I never go back to Android. It’s the experience and being user friendly ang d mbabayran jan e. Isa p, pg tungkol sa Iphone o ios ng Apple ganun n lng mka react o mkpanlait, mabuti p mga Apple users khit ilang bese mgupdate ang Android ng os o ng product cool lng kse d kmi naiinggit e ung mga android users??? Alam na tsk tsk. Isa p, ang mganda sa iphone khit iphone 3gs o iphone 4 till now gamit n gamit p rin, hindi feeling out of place e ung ksabayan ky ng iphone4 mgagamit p b ky ngaun?? Ky be wise sa pagbili din. Khit bumili ng mhal ok lng kse pangmtgalang gamit lalo n kung pwede p nmn. I can attest to that, yung iphone 4 n pinaglumaan ng sis ko ipinasa niya sa bunso nmin, walang mgsasabi n ‘ay lumang iphone’ hindi kse hindi mdaling mwala sa ksalukuyang style, carry lng. Yun din cguro ang pwede nming ipagpasalamat sa Apple kinoconsider p rin ung mga d mdalas mg upgrade sa pamamagitan ng d papalit palit n itsura taon taon. Mad mainam n ang paunti unting innovation pero tlgang ngddictate p rin ng market kesa labas ng labas ng mga bago gang sa wala ng maisip. Kya lng nmn galit n galit mga Android users kse solid ang Apple users tlgang matindi p rin sa market. Karamihan p sa mga mkpanglait jan for sure ni hindi p nkgamit ng iphone tsk tsk. Ako android ako dati pero d gusto flatform bukod sa d user friendly. Gusto ko lng sa Android ung pwede ibahin ung font. Yun lng but then again pwede din nmn ibahin font sa jail break n iphone. Payo ko lng, yung mga malakas mkpanlait jan, cguraduhin niyo munang nranasan niyo n iphone ha pr may K kau manlait, kung d p nmn e purong pagkainggit n lng yang nraramdaman niyo iligo niyo n lng.
Anthony says:
to iOS users: please naman. tigilan niyo na ang pagmention ng “lag” sa mga android phones dahil sa Samsung. Samsung lang naman kasi ang manufacturer ng Android na nagsasanhi ng lag sa system. tignan niyo kaya ung Nexus 4 at Motorola Moto X, super bilis naman diba? sa lagay na un, ang Moto X ay parang iPhone 5S din na dual-core lang at pareho pa silang may 2 low-power cores. labas-labas din sa Apple Ecosystem niyo pag may time :) PEACE! :)
John says:
Actually, iPhone 5s’ processor is topnotch, superior than any other smartphones like the G2, Note 3.
The design is still superb compared to S4 or G2.
A7 is manufactured by Samsung, but it’s designed & engineered by Apple.
Touch ID is not gimmicky, it’s very useful in so many ways as what I’ve read from most of the reviews I’ve seen.
The only thing down is the screen size I guess.
The reviewer here is ignorant compared to Anandtech’s or other professional reviewers.
Yes I’m an apple fan, but also an Android fan, I own Apple tablet/phone and android tablet/phone. Windows phone is the only os I don’t like.
wew says:
ung mga nagrereklamo na kulang sa detalye ung review,oo tama kayo pero sinabi na rin un sa intro nitong article na may parts na di na ilalagay o ung iba ay di na masyadong idedetalye dahil parehas lng naman ang masasabe tulad sa iphone 5…tska ung mga nagaaway tungkol sa iphone at samsung(sina kat at ung mga followers daw nya lol)be matured enough cellphone lang yan bilangin nyu man ng ilang beses ang mga features ng magkabilang phone,sa user experience pa rin yan babagsak aanhin mo ang touch id kung di ka naman naglolock ng phone mo…aanhin mo naman ang camera features ng samsung mo kung di ka naman talaga into photography at kung ginagamit mo man ito pangkuha ng litrato di ka naman mahilig magedit?nakakatawa kayo parehas kayong nagsasabihan ng bobo eh parepareho lng naman kayo.
gambit16774 says:
Look at all you children of a God loving country, quarreling and disrespecting one another over on who’s got better specs on their phones blah blah blah. Just like someones religion is better than others,my principles are better than yours, which unfortunately most certain leads to fighting and inevitably WAR !!! Grow up and learn to respect one another. These manufacturers could not give a rats ass if you start shooting each other, at the end of the day all they care about is your hard earnt money. PEACE !
FanBoy says:
I’m not a big fan of iOS or Apple, even though my daugther has one of each. As much as it really pains me to accept it, Apple/iOS is the first to implement it, iOS 7 specifically, is using multi-path TCP!!! Damn! How the hell was Apple able to implement this ahead of Android!! Damn!
bajigjig says:
But once you see people willing to pay twice the price for agold color,then it’s all about status symbol and blind loyalty; not excellent craftsmanship and superiority.
Couldn’t have said it better, Sir Abe. :)
tmcr7 says:
Alam mo na ngang gold plated lang yang iPhone 5S bibilhin mo pa sa halagang 70k? Eh may mabibili ka nang malaking singsing na yari sa tunay na ginto nyan. May pambili ka nga, tanga ka naman.
komar says:
“..status symbol and blind loyalty.”
’nuff said.
Anonymous says:
Kita talaga ung bias ni Sir Yuga dito. Gumamit sya ng “blind loyalty” na never nyang ginamit pag nagrereview ng android phone na ganun din naman minsan ang nilalabas ng OEMs – konti lang ang nabago. Alam din natin lahat na mahusay ang pagkakagawa ng apple sa mga products nila (pinuri nga nya ng maraming beses ang pagkakagawa nga mga products nga apple) kaya ung word na “Excellent craftsmanship” eh i think eh karapatdapat pa rin naman ipang describe sa iPhone 5s. Hindi madali maglagay ng fingerprint scanner sa isang handheld device na gagamitin mo lagi araw-araw. At mapagkasya sa maliit na katawan ng iphone ung mga piyesa. D pa ba matatawag na excellent craftsmanship un? Kung di pa antaas nga ng standard nyo. Minadali ang review na ito. Sana mag stick ang Yugatech sa mission nito na iinform ang tao sa mga features ng mga phones.
Berkanoshow says:
When you compare fingerprint scanner in the 5S to your average office biometric device, you forgot the fact one is used exclusively by an individual while the other is often shared by hundreds or thousands of other people. It is a bit unfair then make a comparison. The failure in accuracy with those biometric scanners stem from the fact that other people have used it before you, leaving residue on the glass and not necessarily because they are crap.
Berkanoshow says:
When you compare fingerprint scanner in the 5S to your average office biometric device, you forgot the fact one is used exclusively by an individual while the other is often shared by hundreds or thousands of other people. It is a bit unfair then to make a comparison. The failure in accuracy with those biometric scanners stem from the fact that other people have used it before you, leaving residue on the glass and not necessarily because they are crap.
Justin says:
Eto na lang para happy tayong lahat!!!
iPhone 5 running Android Jellybean! :D
http://hallohallomall.com/healthy-gadgets/iphone-5-android-jelly-bean-16gb/index.html
FanBoy says:
Closing thread… ay pot! kala ko forum ito lol buti na lang ako happy sa android, ios at wp :)
Anonimous says:
napakabiased ni sir yuga.. Nasa payroll k din b ng shamesung?? wala man lang akong nabasang ecosystem ng Apple ung appstore.. ung 64 bit, ung m7 co-processor kung anu ung magiging future nito. “bigger and better hardware, more computing power, better displays and longer battery life.” Apple is known for superb performance per watts. Btw, you look ridiculous when having a phone call with a big phone, para kang nakikipag-usap sa brick. FUNCTIONALITY NOT SPECS… suggest ko sa iyo sir yuga. magbasa k din ng ibang forum or website na pagbabasehan mo ng review doon marami kang makukuhang idea..
zarne says:
@ Mang Kanor: Your worthless comments do not add any value to the conversation.
abusalsal says:
abduljakul ayan yang note 3 mo haha http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Samsung-caught-cheating-with-Galaxy-Note-3-benchmark-scores/articleshow/23416276.cms?
unknown says:
People who like samsung and apple wont shut up……. Both brands have pros and cons. So deal with it…
Kennethcole says:
Para sakin mas secured ang 4-6 digit PIN compared to fingerprint scanner. Why?
-During daytime, pag nasa office or bahay ka and gising, ano mas secured?
*BOTH
di naman nahuhulaan ang PIN, except of course kung birthdate gamit mo. Di din magagamit fingerprint mo kasi nga gising ka.
-During nighttime, ano mas secured?
*PIN
mahuhulaan ba ng wife mo or girlfriend mo PIN mo? hindi! Pwede ba nila scan finger mo while you’re sleeping? Yes! So goodbye privacy!
-Party/Drinking sessions. Ano mas secured?
*PIN again
When you pass out, nado-drawingan ka nga sa mukha e. What makes you think na hindi gagamitin ng barkada mo phone mo? They can easily swipe your finger and ayun na. Pati Facebook and Twitter mo maoopen na. Bigla nlng may magpopost sa status mo ng “I’m gay”. Pwede pa nila i-like fan page ni Justin Bieber habang lasing ka.
Thanks Apple, secured na secured nga yung iPhone 5s.
Meh says:
Sige mga kapatid, ganito na lang. Tanong ko, mai-coconnect nyo ba ang android phone/tablet sa projector for a powerpoint/keynote presentation?
Sir Abe pwede nga po ba? Hehehe… Sorry…
Okay lang na meh magalit sa akin, kase ang intesyon ko lang naman ay magtanong.
Kung ang apple device nai-coconnect sa projector, pwede din kaya ang android phone?
Verne Arase says:
Wow … you guys really missed the boat there.
Here’s a handset that blows away just about ever other handset speed-wise, and you complain about its processing power?
It’s the A7 SoC which enables the fast fingerprint matching and camera tricks.
The image stabilization which captures up to four images and finds the best elements of each and assembles them into a single image. The 10 fps 8 mp burst mode which takes up to 999 full sized images and scans them for composition, exposure, and facial expression (and closed eyes) and picks the best shot(s). The 1080p30 image stabilization, and the 720p120 HD slow motion video (when played back at 30fps).
Take a look at the improved Safari browser, Javascript engine, and A7 and compare its render time to other handsets.
Oh … and before I forget … the passcode is required because it uses the passcode to encrypt the contents of the phone. If you don’t use one, the phone’s data isn’t encrypted.
Lisa says:
Basta ang mahal pa din nito for a phone. At the end of the day. Sa mga bibili, mawawalan ka ng 40-80k for a PHONE. imagine? For a phone? Ok bye ;)
Raymond says:
IPhone 5s= luxury Samsung s4= durability need extra income just go to this link http://www.getpaid4visits.com/index.php?refcode=6069
Benjie says:
Bakit nang ilabas ng Microsoft ang Windows 8 UI eh marami na ang gumaya sa style ng Windows Glass UI kagaya ng iOS.
Pero in fact. Maganda ang iPhone ngayon ah…
iphone 5s review says:
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I’m not very web smart so I’m not 100% certain. Any tips
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takash says:
I’m uglee.
Jan says:
i like the finger print sensor but this is too expensive and they’ll just release another one soon
Jacinto says:
the finger print scanner is not that smooth :|
scks says:
this phone suuuuuuucks!
thomas tagle says:
hi.., i am from philippines & i just bought iphone 5s 32gb last month been using it now.. maybe for the bnew released price i think it is not worth the it.. but for the price of only P5,500 for a refurbished or a 99% smooth unit of an iphone 5s today 2017, i am really happy & blessed to own it.. for someone like me who has no financial capability to own latest & expensive smartphones, it is a dream come true to finally have an iphone 5s.. i am also very satisfied with the bettery life exept it lacks in external memory.. but 24gb user memory space is large enough because i am used to transfer the files to my old laptop.. it is also enough for my apps & games.. still able to have 13gb of free space.. the camera is unbelievably great i really enjoyed taking pictures & uploading them.. the best of all is handy,, i can do all stuffs with it just one hand while my other hand doing something or eating my favorite snacks.. great phone!!..
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