In the very first look, iPhone 5s appears to be a carbon copy of last year's flagship Model, iPhone 5. The good news is that it does carry several good changes within its features and functionalities. Also, iPhone 5s is the first device with 64-bit support, capacitive fingerprint sensor and revamped version of iOS.
Touch ID: Apple iPhone was the first smartphone to come with a fast touch-based fingerprint scanner. The handset maker named its fingerprint tech as Touch ID and it was capable of reading a fingerprint in microseconds.
iSight Camera: Apple has always been known for exceptional cameras on its device, which lack in Megapixels but owing to brilliant iSight camera module produce excellent results. Apple iPhone 5S too comes with an 8 Megapixels iSight camera for stunning images.
Premium Aluminium design: Apple iPhone 5S boasts of premium Aluminium design, wherein the handset maker claims that aircraft grade metal has been used. A good build quality has always been Apple's strength.
Retina Display: Apple boasts of the retina display on its iPhone, which are expected to produce same colors as it is by retina of the eye. Needless to say, it is one of the best display around in the market today.
Non-expandable storage: One of the major drawback of the Apple iPhone 5S is that it comes with a non-expandable storage. Moreover, it does not even support the conventional USB OTG to expand the memory as per convenience.
| General Specifications | Launch Date | November 1, 2013 |
| Brand | Apple | |
| Model | iPhone 5s | |
| Color | Gold, Grey, Silver | |
| Form Factor | Touchbar | |
| Category | Smartphone | |
| Hybrid SIM | ||
| SIM Card | Nano | |
| Waterproof | ||
| Facial Recognition | ||
| Fingerprint Scanner | Front |
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| Network | LTE | |
| Operating System | iOS v7 Upgradable To V9 |
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| Dimensions | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | |
| Weight | 112 grams |
| Processor & RAM | Processor | 1.3 GHz Dual core 64 bit (Cyclone) |
| Chipset | Apple A7 APL0698 | |
| RAM | 1 GB | |
| GPU | PowerVR G6430 |
| Display | Size | 4 inches (10.16 cm) |
| Screen | IPS LCD | |
| Screen Protection | Oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla |
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| Sensors | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope | |
| Resolution | 640 x 1136 pixels | |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi | |
| Colours | 16M | |
| Keyboard | Touch | |
| Screen to Body Ratio | 60.66 % | |
| Stylus | ||
| Other Input Features | Multi-touch |
| Camera | Rear Camera | 8 MP |
| Front Camera | 1.2 MP |
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| Rear Flash | Dual-color LED Flash |
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| Front Camera Sensor | BSI Sensor | |
| Rear Camera Sensor | Back-illuminated sensor (BSI) | |
| Rear Camera Aperture | f/2.2 | |
| Rear Camera Features | Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Burst Mode | |
| Rear Auto Focus | ||
| Front Auto Focus | ||
| Video Recording | 1080p@30fps, Full HD, HD |
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| Zoom | Digital Zoom |
| Battery | Battery Capacity | 1560 mAh |
| Battery Type | Li-ion, Non Removable | |
| Wireless Charging | ||
| Quick Charging | ||
| Talk Time 3G | 10 hr | |
| Music Play Time | 40 hr |
| Connectivity | GPRS | |
| 2G | GSM 1900/1800/900/850 | |
| 3G | HSDPA 2100/1900/1700/900/850, HSDPA 42.2 Mbps | |
| 4G | LTE Cat3 100 Mbps | |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 802.11, a/b/g/n |
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| Bluetooth | v4.0 |
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| GPS | A-GPS, Glonass |
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| NFC Support | ||
| USB Port | USB 2.0 | |
| Edge | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB OTG | ||
| USB Type-C |
| Entertainment & Multimedia | Ringtone | Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration |
| Radio | ||
| Headset | ||
| Audio Format | AAC, eAAC+, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV | |
| Video Format | AVI, H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Speaker |
| Storage | Internal Storage | 16 GB |
| Expandable Storage |
| Calling & Messaging | Phone Book | Practically Unlimited |
| SMS | ||
| MMS | ||
| Instant Messaging | ||
| Additional Information | Items in the Box | Handset with built-in Battery, USB Power Adapter, EarPods with Remote and Mic, Lightning to USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card |
