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iPhone 5s

Released September 2013

The iPhone 5s is Apple's 2013 flagship iPhone, keeping the iPhone 5's 4-inch Retina display and aluminium design but adding the 64-bit A7 chip, Touch ID and a camera with True Tone flash and 120 fps slo-mo, suited to collectors and anyone comparing older small iPhones.

Model history · 7 models, 2007–2013

Screen: 4″
Display: LCD, 60 Hz
Chip: A7
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 16 GB – 64 GB
Main camera: 8 MP
Zoom: –
Battery: 1,560 mAh
Weight: 112 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Both reviews praise the 5s's speed, improved camera and the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, and Trusted Reviews found it light and comfortable in one hand. Both found the 4-inch screen small against rivals; CNET noted the design unchanged from the iPhone 5, and Trusted Reviews found battery life only average and extra storage costly.

From cnet.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 4″
Resolution: 1136 × 640
Sharpness: 326 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Peak brightness: 500 nits
Display type: Retina display; 4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Pixel density: 326 ppi
Brightness detail: 500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)
Screen protection: Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Display features: 800:1 contrast ratio (typical); full sRGB standard

Performance

Chip: A7
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
CPU: A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor; dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (GSMArena); 1 GB of RAM (GSMArena)
GPU: PowerVR G6430 (GSMArena)

Cameras

Main camera: 8 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Telephoto camera: None
Optical zoom: None
Front camera: 1.2 MP
Main camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, sapphire crystal lens cover, True Tone flash, backside illumination sensor, five-element lens, hybrid IR filter, autofocus
Front camera: FaceTime camera with 1.2MP photos (1280 by 960), ƒ/2.4 aperture, backside illumination sensor
Zoom: 3x video zoom
Video recording: 1080p HD at 30 fps; slo-mo at 120 fps; time-lapse; video stabilisation; take still photos while recording
Front video: 720p HD
Camera features: Auto HDR; burst mode; auto image stabilisation; exposure control; face detection; panorama; photo and video geotagging

Battery and charging

Battery: 1,560 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 10 hours
Wireless charging: None
Battery life detail: Talk time up to 10 hours on 3G; standby up to 10 days; internet use up to 8 hours on 3G and 10 hours on LTE or Wi-Fi; video playback up to 10 hours; audio playback up to 40 hours; 3.8 V, 5.92 Wh, 1,560 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging: Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 112 g
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Height × width: 123.8 × 58.6 mm
Materials: Glass front with aluminium back and frame (GSMArena)
Colours: Space Grey, Gold, Silver
Buttons: On/off, sleep/wake; volume up/down; ring/silent; Home/Touch ID sensor
Biometrics: Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Sensors: Touch ID; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 7

Connectivity

Mobile network: Model A1457: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE; LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
SIM: Nano-SIM (GSMArena)
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
USB: Lightning connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning: Assisted GPS and GLONASS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation

Storage options

Storage
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

First iPhone with Touch ID, built into the Home button
64-bit A7 chip with M7 motion coprocessor
8MP camera with 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, True Tone flash and 120 fps slo-mo video

Cons

4-inch display at 1136 × 640, unchanged from the iPhone 5
Up to 10 hours of video playback, the same as the iPhone 5
1.2MP front camera

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
AppleiPhone 5c	4″	LCD, 60 Hz	A6	1 GB	8 GB – 32 GB	8 MP	–	1,510 mAh	132 g	Sept 2013
AppleiPhone 5	4″	LCD, 60 Hz	A6	1 GB	16 GB – 64 GB	8 MP	–	1,440 mAh	112 g	Sept 2012
MotorolaMoto G (1st generation)	4.5″	LCD	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400	1 GB	8 GB – 16 GB	5 MP	–	2,070 mAh	143 g	Nov 2013

Previous model: iPhone 5. Newer model: iPhone 6.

Sources

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