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In China Apple launched the iPhone 5S & the iPhone 5C amidst huge expectation and coverage over its features and pricing.

Apple iPhone 5S Features

Display & Body : Screen display on the iPhone 5S will be the same at 4.0 inches with a pixel density of 326 ppi. The design is also similar to iPhone 5.

64 bit A7 chip and M7 motion co-processor : The iPhone 5S is with the new A7 chip which Apple claims to be the world’s first 64 bit desktop-class architecture in a smartphone. M7 motion co-processor gathers data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass to offload work from the A7 for improved power efficiency. Apple allows developers’ access to the new CoreMotion APIs that take advantage of M7, thus allowing them to create better fitness and activity apps.

Touch ID – Fingerprint Scanner : Built into the home button, Touch ID uses a laser cut sapphire crystal, together with the capacitive touch sensor, to take a high-resolution image at about 550ppi of your fingerprint. Touch ID will allow you to authenticate App Store purchases and app updates besides providing security lock to the iPhone 5S.

8MP iSight Camera with True Tone Flash : The iPhone 5S claims a new 8MP iSight camera, which features a larger f/2.2 aperture and a new, larger sensor with 1.5µ pixels for better sensitivity and low-light performance. The camera has capability to shoot 10 frames-per-second in burst mode, and 120 frames-per-second slow motion video at 720p.

The dual LED Flash : called the True Tone Flash by Apple adjusts colour and intensity for over 1,000 combinations to give better images under dark light conditions.

Colours : The new iPhone 5S is likely to come in three new different colours called Gold, Silver and Space Grey. Apple has also introduced new leather covers for the device with 6 colours to choose from i.e. beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red.

iOS 7 : The iPhone 5S comes with iOS 7, Apple’s latest redesigned UI along with the option to download the iWorks apps Suite for free which includes iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps that are otherwise paid for apps.

Availability and Pricing : The iPhone 5S will be priced as 16GB at $199, 32GB at $299 and 64GB at $399

you can expect it to be priced at around Rs. 50,000 in India for the 16GB version and upwards for the others.

The iPhone 5S will be available starting Sep 20th in the US, while it is expected to be made available in India sometime during mid-November.

Apple iPhone 5C Features

Body & Design : The iPhone 5C comes in a new polycarbonate shell design which we feel, resembles the Nokia Lumia 620 a bit. It’s available in five colours viz, blue, green, pink, yellow and white.

Other Features : It sports the same features as the iPhone 5 which include:

4.0 inch Retina display
8MP iSight Camera
The A6 chip
iOS 7

The iPhone 5C comes with iOS 7, Apple’s latest redesigned UI along with the option to download the iWorks apps suite for free which includes iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps that are otherwise paid apps.

Pricing & Availability : The iPhone 5C is priced as 16GB at $99, 32 GB at $199. The iPhone 5C is expected to be priced at around Rs. 35,000 in India. While the iPhone 5C will be made available in the US on the 20th of September, it is expected to arrive in India only by the mid week of November.

iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5: Pricing & Availability

The iPhone 4 has been discontinued by Apple and as such won’t be officially available in the market. You can expect the iPhone 4S to get a price drop and become available at Rs. 25,000 for the 8GB version. The iPhone 5 has been discontinued, though the existing users have no reason to worry as the device will keep getting timely updates in the future.

Important Notice : iOS 7 upgrade will be available for the entire Apple devices starting from iPhone 4 & iPad 2 from September 18th. But the iWorks apps are free only for newly bought devices with iOS7 installed on it. The prices mentioned above are from our sources in the market and there is no official confirmation by Apple India yet.

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