As we did with the iPhone 5c review a couple of weeks ago, we've put the all new Apple iPhone 5s continuously through its paces and now is the time to provide you with my opinion on Apple's shiniest handset. As I mentioned in my iPhone 5c review, we've already done a large amount of coverage on the iPhone 5s. This post will serve to update you if you've missed any of that content.
Apple has, for a long time, intended to make a more substantial effort to capture the Chinese market, and with both the new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s hitting China from the get-go, said this effort is most certainly in motion. To add to this, it would appear that the iPhone 5c and 5s have now passed the mandatory certification to carry radios compliant with China Mobile. Not only is it the largest carrier in China by a considerable distance, but it's actually the biggest network the world over, and the grand launch should be hitting its 750 million users at some point in the near future. More details can be found right here after the leap.
Just like the Xbox 360's famed Ring of Death, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is almost always a sure sign that your PC is in need of a service, but while it has been the bane of Windows users' lives for many a year, it's not something we would usually associate with Apple products.
Apple's engineering team works hard to ensure that as little room inside its products are wasted and as such, nearly every square millimeter within your iPhone, iPad or iMac is put to use. With such a meticulous process involved in arranging everything, it makes for quite an eye-catching spectacle, and if you ever wondered what the interior of your machine / device looked like, but didn't want to open it up, then iFixit has your back with a set of delightful wallpapers.
With each new iPhone that Apple releases it doubles up its photo-taking abilities. Supposedly the world's favorite camera, the iPhone needs to be able to take some top shots, especially with the competition heating up - Nokia in particular seems keen to become the smartphone maker of choice for those taking photographs on a daily basis.
The introduction of the colorful iPhone 5c managed to raise concern levels amongst analysts who feared for the future of Apple, especially when put together with the iPhone 5s that many thought didn't represent a big enough improvement on last year's iPhone 5. Those fears were quickly laid to rest when Apple announced that opening weekend sales of the two devices had managed to break all of their existing sales records. We now have additional confirmation of the success of the new iPhone, with it being reported that the 5s was the biggest selling device on all four major American carriers last month.
So, the iPhone 5s is almost two weeks old, and if you're lucky enough to have gotten your hands on one already, you may be wondering how exactly to make the most of the new features at your disposal. Perhaps you aren't even aware of just how capable the new flagship device is. Whatever your personal circumstance may be, we've outline some quirky and interesting features that you'll definitely want to be familiarizing yourself with, and you can check them out after the break!
Waiting for an iPhone to come into stock at your local Apple Store is something we wouldn't want to wish on our worst enemies. The constant refreshing, the checking of different stores and the waiting game that never seems to end are all things that we have done when Apple hasn't been able to keep up with demand for a new iPhone. The iPhone 5s is no different.
Today's modern smartphones wear so many hats that it's often hard to truly compare them against each other. While it's true that at their core they are all indeed mobile phones, some are more like point and shoot cameras with built-in smartphone capabilities and others are powerhouse computers with a camera attached. When you're making your buying decision, many things have to be taken into account, but it's a fact of smartphone life that we are all taking photos on a daily basis, especially if you happen to be hooked on Instagram-ing everything you go near.
The iPhone 5s was yet another launch in the company's history that almost immediately became unavailable, with consumers seeing October as the next available shipping date. This year's introduction of offering iPhone 5s at a local Apple Retail Store pickup proved extremely popular with iPhone fans but stock levels - or the lack thereof - meant that the new option was almost instantly removed from Apple's site. It now seems that some consumers are reporting that the local pickup option is now available again through the official Apple Online Store.
