iPhone 5S Vs. iPhone 5C Spec Shootout

iPhone 5s vs iPhone 5c

Apple just unleashed the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C upon the world this afternoon. Do you want one of them? Well, we’re here to provide you with a quick at-a-glance guide so that you can determine which of the new iPhones is worth picking up.

We’ll be covering the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in much deeper detail, but in the meantime take a quick look at our spec shootout below.

	iPhone 5S	iPhone 5C
Display Specs	4-inch 1136 x 640 (326 ppi)	4-inch 1136 x 640 (326 ppi)
Display Type	Retina Display	Retina Display
Operating System	iOS 7	iOS 7
Processor	Apple A7 (64-bit), M7 Motion Coprocessor	Apple A6
Storage	16 GB 32 GB 64 GB	16 GB 32 GB
External Storage	No	No
Main Camera (Back)	8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Sapphire crystal lens cover, True Tone flash	8 Megapixels, ƒ/2.4 aperture, LED FLash
Secondary Camera (Front)	1.2MP photos (1280 by 960)	1.2MP photos (1280 by 960)
Network	Model A1533 (GSM): UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25) Model A1533 (CDMA): CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25) Model A1453: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26) Model A1457: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) Model A1530*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)	Model A1532 (GSM): UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25) Model A1532 (CDMA): CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25) Model A1456: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev B. (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26) Model A1507: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) Model A1529*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)
Wi-Fi	802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)	802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Battery	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G Standby time: Up to 250 hours	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G Standby time: Up to 250 hours
NFC	No	No
Connectivity	3.5mm Headphone jack Lightning Connector	3.5mm Headphone jack Lightning Connector
Sensors	Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor	Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor
GPS	Assisted GPS and GLONASS Digital Compass Wi-Fi Cellular	Assisted GPS and GLONASS Digital Compass Wi-Fi Cellular
Height	4.87 inches (123.8 mm)	4.90 inches (124.4 mm)
Width	2.31 inches (58.6 mm)	2.33 inches (59.2 mm)
Depth	0.30 inch (7.6 mm)	0.35 inch (8.97 mm)
Weight	3.95 ounces (112 grams)	4.65 ounces (132 grams)
Colors	Space Gray, Gold, Silver	White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Green
Supported Audio Formats	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Supported Video Formats	H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format	H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

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