The ‘cheaper’ iPhone 5C launched alongside the brand-new hard-core iPhone 5S last night. Apart from 64-bit performance, there is now a very hard-core camera, flash and fingerprint scanner. Click to check it out..

Below is everything you need to know. We can’t wait for these bad boys to hit the shelves at DIGICAPE.

iPhone 5C

the iPhone 5C is available in five colours and is priced lower than the iPhone 5S – with a 16gb and 32 gb model available (note, no 64gb). The materials used to make this new model have allowed the price to come down – they’ve used a single hard-coated piece of polycarbonate strengthened by a frame of reinforced steel. It still rolls with a 4-inch Retina Display, A6 processor, LTE data and 8MP camera.

According to Engadget:

There is absolutely nothing about this setup that makes us believe it’s not capable of handling wear and tear, and the reinforced steel frame convinces us that it’s even going to survive falls without a problem. the 5c has a glossy finish, but we were quite happy to find that it’s not the fingerprint magnet that we’ve come to expect on other devices. It sufficiently handled the greasy fingerprints of a couple hundred journalists, so we doubt you need to be concerned about this phone looking dirty when it’s just you handling it. In fact, it has a subtle shine to it that serves to complement the vibrant colors.

Overall, the 5c offers the same speed and performance as the existing iPhone 5.

Watch this video for more.

Below this video is more info on the top of the range iPhone 5S.

The iPhone 5S

Fingerprint Scanner

In the same place as your traditional home button on the front of the iPhone (at the bottom), is a fingerprint scanner. Which means you no longer have to type in a code to get into your phone. And if you don’t have a code, you’re a fool. This means that if someone steals your iPhone they won’t be able to access it without your fingerprint – which they won’t be able to copy or gain access to, as that information is stored in your phone.

According to Gizmodo:

Think about it, you’d never again have to smear up your display typing in pass codes or swipes. Not only does that improve your video quality, it eliminates the chances of a thief guessing your code by the greasy blotches or watching you input it before taking the device. To spoof a capacitance scanner, the thief would have to also get a print sample from you, jury-rig a fake fingerprint on a mold-able but non-deforming medium, and scan that instead. And since most stolen iPhones are destined for distant lands than decryption stations, it’s easier to just steal that iPhone 4 from the guy next to you. Don’t feel bad, the march of technology always treads upon the shoulders of late adopters.

It also packs:

A True-Tone flash

At the center of this new push is a flash system that’ll keep the blast of a strobe from ruining your photos. Apple’s solution to the flash problem is to use “True Tone” flash, which is just dual-LED lights of slightly different colors—one warm and amber and one cool and white—rather than a single bulb. The idea is that the LEDs can fire in concert, balancing out the light that’s thrown on the scene so that it looks more natural.

Improved Sensor

According to Apple, the 8-megapixel iSight camera no has a 15 percent-larger image sensor, which makes for bigger pixels. According to Apple, they’re 1.5 microns across, which is ever so slightly larger than the Pixels on top Nokia phones like the Lumia 925 and Lumia 928. The lens is now slightly faster, too. It’s f/2.2 instead of f/2.4. Bigger pixels mean more light, and that fast aperture lets plenty of light in on its own. Apple says the new camera is 33-percent more light sensitive than its predecessor. And while we’re on improvements, here’s a bold claim: Apple’s doubled the autofocus speed, which the company says puts it in DSLR territory. We’ll believe it when we see it.

Video

The camera has also been optimized for video and shooting action. It can shoot 1280 x 720 video at 120 fps, which can then be played back at 30 fps for slow-motion. While you’re recording video, you’ll be able to zoom in on a subject without stopping. In the same vein, you’ll also be able to capture stills in a new continuous shooting mode at 10 frames per second.

Camera app

Besides improving the core hardware, Apple’s juicing the camera app with features in hopes that you might actually use it instead of jumping directly to other apps. The square photos and gauzy filters are ripped pretty much straight from Instagram, whereas the new 28-megapixel panorama mode is basically an improvement on the pano feature the camera had before. We’re fond of the new iOS 7 look for the camera app. The old one was starting to get stale.

Here’s a hands-on video of the iPhone 5S:

[source: gizmodo/engadget]

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