Apple iPhone 5S

[Kamal]

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I am listening to the podcast on CNET, Fingerprint sensor, dual flash, 64 BIT A7 processor, 3 colors (White, Champagne, and Grey), M7 motion tracking dedicated chip, 5-element lens with a sensor size that is 15 percent larger and acks in a f/2.2 aperture, 120fps slow-motion camera, iPhone 5C has been announced, I missed the part of the specs, no info on the 128 GB storage one. Wonder what the "One more thing" section of the reveal will present.

Launch date is September 20 for both models.

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iPad fingers crossed.

The spec, it's supposedly 5x faster than the previous, which is way more than the 31% I read about Oh and A7 is 64-bit.

I'm shocked that the 5S still has no NFC. Fingerprint sensor + NFC + iTunes account for mobile purchases, Apple could've swooped in and own mobile commerce.

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Well that was disappointing.

[Kamal]

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What happened? No iPad?

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Yup. Only iPhone 5S and C.

[Huggie Smiles]

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so its not quite caught up to the HTC one or the Galaxy s4 but it does have a finger print scanner?

40 times faster than the first iphone though? Damn.

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I'm expecting user reports of the fingerprint scanner not working well ... I wonder what happens if it fails and locks you out of your phone, wonder if there's a passcode backup to unlock the phone.

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This says it all.........................


"Finger tip scanner.. wtf?
How to print the entire population without any fuss. Next up, Iris and DNA scanner.
Its a telephone, not a top secret lab! The world has gone insane"

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[Kamal]

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How to print the entire population without any fuss.

This is EXACTLY what I thought when I was tuned into the podcast. NSA/PRISM is gonna have a FIELD day with this. Even if there would be a way to disable it, you just would never know. With google laying in bed with legs spread open as well, there just isn't any sure-shot way to conceal your privacy anymore.

[Jenks]

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I keep my phones for years, upgraded from the Iphone 3GS to the 5. Definitely don't see a need to get the 5S, but for the first time in a long time, if I were getting a new phone today, it wouldn't be an apple.

Laptops on the other hand...was hoping there would be new info today on the MBP/Air with Haswell chips. Looks like that's coming October. I'm due for an upgrade, have had my current MBP since '06...what a beast! it has served me well.

[Kamal]

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I might end up buying a discounted iPhone 5 since iPhone 5S: The 64-bit A7 chip is marketing fluff and wont improve performance | ExtremeTech, I couldn't care less for that fingerprint reader and they don't have one in black anymore.

[Kamal]

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Trying to read up on the security / privacy issue of the finger-print reader and found this

Apple - Apple’s Commitment to Customer Privacy

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Well since I am quite happy with my iPhone 5, I will give the 5S a skip.... however I am loving iOS7 (iTunes Radio), so Samsung can keep their S4.... iOS is still butter and I love it. Interested to see what Kitty Kat has to offer though.... final thoughts.... I really really love the colors/case combos for the 5C... aaaaah if only I were a teenager.....

[Kamal]

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Did you snag the Gold release? I installed it on my old iPhone 4 and it's running pretty good, definitely an improvement in performance over Beta 6. I don't know if you'll sense the snappiness on the better hardware of the 5 but it was rather visible on the 4.