When Apple unveiled its ‘cheaper’ iPhone 5C a few days ago, it was criticized by many quarters. Coming at a price of $549, many cited how far it was from being a cheap handset. However, the smartphone is now being offered for $99 with a two-year contract, a deal which may sound lucrative to many.
Apple just announced of it’s new two flagship phones, iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. Currently the new iPhone are not even available yet, but Wal-Mart already reduced price from it’s announced retail prices for both the iPhone model.
Ever so often, we have seen in movies how the criminals would hack off a person’s finger simply to get his fingerprints to unlock a high-security facility. Rest assured, this is not happening with iPhone 5S because the Touch ID sensor of the handset doesn’t work with a ‘dead’ finger.
Apple has just unveiled its new top-end smartphone, iPhone 5S. Whereas it costs you significantly if you purchase it, together with a two-year contract in the U.S., the handset is being offered for free by carriers in Japan. Of course, you’ll have to sign up for a two-year contract to avail the offer.
Ideally, smartphone vendors should attempt to reduce battery size over the years by relying on smarter technologies. But since newer smartphones pack more gear, the battery sizes are inevitably increasing. In the case of the new iPhone 5S handset, the battery size has been increased by 10%.
The pre-orders for Apple’s new iPhone 5C were supposed to become available today. The company has lived up to the schedule it announced and now, you can finally place your pre-order for iPhone 5C.
We have recently reported that Apple’s new top-end handset, iPhone 5S, packs a fingerprint scanner. With the scanner, all you need to unlock the handset is the touch of your finger. However, a little girl has now discovered a critical flaw in the security offered by the Touch ID sensor.
This year, Apple has undertaken the unusual step of launching two iPhone versions – iPhone 5S as well as iPhone 5C. Whereas iPhone 5S is the regular, top-end smartphone but iPhone 5C is the cheaper, low-end alternative. So why exactly did Apple divide its iPhone portfolio this year?