If you own an Apple smartphone, you probably know how it can be quite a task to distinguish between Apple iPhone models by just looking at them.
Without a detailed analysis of these devices, you might easily end up with the wrong device or rather, a device that is not of your preference, when considered against your day to day needs of a smartphone. A detailed analysis, on the other hand, will be helpful in getting you to realize the differences and distinctions between the various available iPhone models from Apple. Despite the clarity of some differences being hard to notice, having a clear sight of them is very important as it is these small details that eventually make the whole difference in these gadgets.
So, how does iPhone 5S differ from the 5C model?
Visible differences
Despite the little difference between the appearances of these two devices, there are still some noteworthy points to single out. The most obvious one is the home button of the iPhone 5C which comes with a rounded square image. The iPhone 5S on the other hand features a Touch ID sensor that allows users to switch to a biometric identification system of scanning fingers, rather than the usual password.
Despite this small difference, both the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S come with a 4-inch display screen that features the latest IPS technology and has a screen resolution of 1136 by 640 pixels, delivering a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch. Both the devices come with the Retina display technology and have glass on the front.
Basically, the iPhone 5C has more of a unique build as compared to what the users of iPhone 5S get. However, looks can be deceiving and as such, a more detailed analysis of other aspects will be a better option for further distinctions between the two.
Internal differences
By comparing the internal specs of these two smartphones, you’ll get the bigger picture of how different the iPhone 5C is from the iPhone 5S.
The iPhone 5C is equipped with an older dual-core A6 chipset that clocks a speed of 1.3 GHz and is supported with a RAM of 1 GB. This device has a lower performance potential when compared to the iPhone 5S, which is installed with a much better A7 chipset that is also based on the 64-bit architecture and is ARM based. The support for the 64-bit architecture, a processor speed of 1.3 GHz and a RAM capacity of 1 GB ensures that the users of this device are treated with great performance capabilities than what the users of the 5C model get.
To make matters even worse for the iPhone 5C models, this device comes with a lower internal storage capacity of just 8 GB and considering the fact that Apple devices come without an extended SD card, this storage space can be problematic, especially for those individuals who need more storage space for their multimedia files, applications and games.
On the other hand, users of the iPhone 5S model can have two variants of the phone, where one has an internal storage of 16 GB and another has a capacity of 32 GB. This is a bit fair, considering the fact that this product comes without an SD card slot, just like its counterpart.
When it comes to the operating system of the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S models, both models originally featured the iOS 7 version. However, both devices can also be upgraded to the latest iOS 8.1.2, which was released on 9th December of the just concluded year.
Camera differences
Both the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S come with dual camera features; however, the quality of these cameras differ a lot.
The iPhone 5C comes with a rear camera of 8 MP and it has the ability to record 1080p videos. Some of the features you’ll find on this camera include the f/2.4 aperture, hybrid IP filter, 5-element lens, sapphire crystal lens cover as well as a single LED flash. Other features include panorama mode, tap to focus, autofocus, face detection as well as photo geo tagging. The front facing camera comes with a resolution of 1.2 MP and can record videos of up to 720p with some unmatched low-light performance.
The iPhone 5S on the other hand is better equipped when it comes to the camera features. It features an 8 MP camera on the rear that delivers better quality images thanks to the 1.5 µm pixels it has compared to the 1.4µm you get on the iPhone 5C model. Other features you find on the iPhone 5S rear camera include the f/2.2 aperture lens that allows for more light to be taken in for better quality images in dark areas, dual-LED flash for bettering the view when capturing images during the night.
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