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Apple iPhone 5S review

The marketing agency Millward Brown has recognized the Apple Corporation as the owner of the most expensive brand in the world. During its existence, the American company has earned a solid reputation for itself thanks to the combination of the quality of the devices produced and well-structured marketing.

Each release of a new device from this company causes a huge stir. People line up for new Apple smartphones only to be the first to touch another new product of the corporation and be among the first to become its owner.

On September 20, 2013, Apple began selling two of its new smartphones, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, in 11 countries, including Australia, France, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, China and Japan. Both devices are interesting in their own way, because the iPhone 5C is the company's first budget device, and the Apple iPhone 5S is its next flagship.

Equipment

Apple iPhone 5S comes in a small white cardboard box. On the box you can see the corporation's logo and model name, read the technical specifications and view the image of the purchased device. The previous model of the company had the same packaging. The only difference is that on the box with the iPhone 5 the smartphone itself was depicted in profile, and on the box with the iPhone 5S its front panel is depicted.

The device comes complete with a stereo headset, a charger, an interface cable with a proprietary Lightning connector, a proprietary "clip" to access the SIM card tray, a brief instruction manual and branded stickers with apples.

By the appearance of the power adapter, you can tell which country the smartphone came from. If the adapter is massive and has three prongs, then it came from the UK or Hong Kong. If the adapter is small and with two pins, then this iPhone 5S package is intended for the European market.

The branded Apple EarPods stereo headset is housed in a separate, hard, small case. They have a stylish, minimalist design. The headphones are made of white plastic. The headset is superbly assembled, there are no gaps between the parts.

Apple iPhone 5S owners can separately purchase special leather cases that protect their smartphone from damage. They are available in six different colors. Unfortunately, the developers made a too small hole in the case for sound output, so some headphones cannot be connected. This point must be checked before buying.

Design

Models of the American company with the "S" index do not differ from the basic models in terms of design. The iPhone 5S is no exception. Outwardly, it is almost identical to its predecessor, the iPhone 5: the same body shape, the same controls. But the colors have changed. The previous model was produced in white and gray colors, while the new one is produced in white (Silver), gray (Space Gray) and gold (Gold) body colors.

Many critics were skeptical about the appearance of the gold color of the smartphone. But, despite this, the device in this color received wide demand and immediately with the start of sales it became a shortage in some countries.

The novelty has the same dimensions as its predecessor - 123.8x58.6x7.6 mm. The weight also remained the same (112 grams). To date, Apple iPhone 5S is the most compact smartphone with a very powerful filling. All models of other companies similar in performance have a larger screen diagonal. Of course, it is more convenient to watch videos and play on 5 or 6-inch devices, but at the same time they do not fit so comfortably in the hand and may not fit into a pocket.

Most of the body of the device is made of metal. Aluminum pleasantly cools the hand. There are plastic inserts in the upper and lower parts of the rear panel. The front part of the case is covered with glass, which protects the screen from scratches.

The smartphone is very ergonomic, it fits comfortably in both male and female hands. All controls are located on the body so that they can be reached with the fingers of one hand.

The unbreakable body of the Apple iPhone 5S is completely monolithic. It is assembled with high quality, there are no gaps between parts and structural elements. There are no squeaks when the apparatus is squeezed.

Thus, outwardly, the novelty is almost identical to its predecessor. The smartphone has not only the same design as the iPhone 5, but absolutely the same dimensions and weight. For many users who have previously worked with an iPhone 5, after buying an iPhone 5S, it may feel like they paid for a new device and got an old one.

Control elements

All controls of the device are located in the same places as in the iPhone 5.

On the left side of the smartphone are the volume keys and a lever for activating the silent mode.

On the upper edge of the device, you can see the lock button.

At the bottom of the smartphone there is a hole for connecting headphones or a wired headset, a connector for an interface cable, a microphone and a speaker.

On the right side there is a slot for a nanoSIM card. The card can be changed in "hot" mode, that is, without turning off the smartphone.

One of the main innovations of the iPhone 5S is the Home button, located at the bottom of the front panel of the smartphone under the display. It has become a little deeper and squeezed with a clattering sound, in addition, the square icon has disappeared from its surface. But the biggest change is the fingerprint scanner built into the button.

The novelty and last year's model of the American corporation also differ in the shape of the LED flash located in the upper part of the "back" of the devices. In the iPhone 5S, the flash is larger and oval in shape, rather than the round one in the iPhone 5.

Display

In the new version of the smartphone, the display has not undergone any changes. It's the same 4-inch Retina screen with a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. The pixel density of the Apple iPhone 5S display is 326 dpi. A couple of years ago, such a display stood out very much from the competition. Today, this pixel density will not surprise anyone. There are many smartphones with screens that have higher resolution and higher pixel density, for example, the HTC ONE has 486 dpi.

Of course, the fact that the display of the novelty does not break records does not mean that it is bad. The iPhone 5S screen has wide viewing angles and high levels of brightness and contrast.

Separately, it is worth noting the high-quality oleophobic coating, thanks to which the smartphone screen does not become covered with greasy fingerprints as quickly as the screens of most other mobile devices.

The brightness margin is enough to comfortably use the device in bright lighting conditions. Even on a clear sunny day outside, the information on the display of the device remains clearly distinguishable.

Camera

Apple iPhone 5S has an 8 megapixel camera. The sensor is 1/3 inch. Last year's flagship had a camera with the same resolution but a smaller 1 / 3.2-inch sensor. The camera lens is covered with a sapphire crystal, which can be found in the LG G2. The device uses a five-element lens.

The built-in True Tone flash consists of two LEDs with different color temperatures, one white and the other amber. Depending on the shooting conditions, the power of each of the LEDs can be varied, thereby setting the desired white balance value. So the camera automatically eliminates the complexity of shooting in mixed lighting conditions (in a bar, club, etc.). Of course, the flash is also activated in complete darkness.

The camera of the previous model of the American company had an aperture of f / 2.4. The camera on the iPhone 5S has an aperture of f / 2.2. Of course, there is progress, but many other smartphones boast an f / 2.0 aperture, for example, the Sony Xperia Z1.

The main camera of the device is capable of recording video clips with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at a frequency of 30 frames per second. The maximum photo resolution can be 3264x2448 pixels. Right in the process of video recording, without interruption, you can take photos with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

In low light conditions, the new product shows better quality photos than the iPhone 5. The frames shot on the iPhone 5S are distinguished by better color reproduction, high detail and less noise. In good light conditions, the difference is not so noticeable, both models demonstrate high image quality.

The device has a slow motion video function. The clips are recorded in HD format at 120 frames per second, that is, with a 4-fold slowdown. There was no such feature in the iPhone 5.

In addition to shooting regular single shots, you can perform panorama shooting, continuous shooting and shooting in HDR mode. The continuous shooting speed is 10 frames per second. Photos can be taken in square format with a resolution of 2448x2448 pixels.

In the settings of the device, you can turn on / off the flash. Special effects can be applied to photographs (mono, transfer, tone, photochrome, noir, flow, process, instant). The latter feature appeared in the operating system itself.

In order to manually control shutter speed, exposure compensation and sensitivity, you need to install additional applications.

The resolution of the front camera of the device is 1.2 megapixels.

Performance

Apple iPhone 5S is powered by a new 64-bit dual-core A7 processor that clocks in at 1.3GHz. The volume of the device's RAM is 1 gigabyte. The device has an M7 coprocessor, which takes over some of the tasks. It is responsible for movement and movement based on data from the gyroscope, accelerometer and compass. The smartphone has a graphics accelerator PowerVR 6.

The volume of the internal data storage of the smartphone can be 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes. There is no memory card slot in the device. But all owners are provided free of charge 5 gigabytes of free space on the "cloud" data storage iCloud.

Autonomy

The Apple iPhone 5S has a 1560 milliampere-hour non-removable Li-ion battery. Compared to the previous model, the battery capacity has increased by 120 milliampere-hours. At the same time, the indicators of autonomy have not changed. The battery itself has become a little larger, but this did not affect the weight of the smartphone in any way.

According to the manufacturer, the iPhone 5S can work up to 40 hours of continuous music playback from one battery charge, about 8 hours of web surfing via mobile networks and up to 10 hours of web surfing via Wi-Fi. In continuous video playback mode at maximum screen brightness, the device works without recharging for about 7.5 hours.

Thus, one battery charge is enough for a day of work with an average load, half a day with active smartphone use, and two days with a light load on the device.

Communications

Some modifications of the Apple iPhone 5S, for example, A1457 and A1530, support LTE networks. But this applies only to those devices that were officially brought into the country. Unofficial devices in the fourth generation networks do not work. In 2G / 3G networks, the smartphone works without problems.

The smartphone is equipped with wireless modules Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n and Bluetooth.

The device uses a proprietary Lightning connector for data transfer and charging

There is no NFC module in the device.

Touch ID Fingerprint Scanner

The main feature of the new Apple iPhone 5S smartphone is the presence of a fingerprint scanner on the front panel of the case. It replaces entering a password to lock a smartphone, as well as passwords from accounts in the AppStore, iTunes and iBooks. Of course, if desired, the user can enter all passwords.

A fingerprint scanner to protect device data from unauthorized users is not a new idea.A similar solution is used in Lenovo and HP laptops. Earlier phones with this function were also released, but they did not receive mass distribution.

You are prompted to set up a fingerprint sensor in Apple iPhone 5S when you turn on the device for the first time after entering the Apple ID. You need to put your finger on the sensor and wait for a while until the system recognizes the finger pattern, then you are prompted to enter a password in case the fingerprint is not recognized. All fingerprints can be saved.

You can configure the sensor operation in the "Password and fingerprint" menu item. In order to open this item, you need to enter a password. Here you can change the password, delete or add a fingerprint, select a simple or complex password, turn off the sensor.

The device memory can store up to 5 fingerprints. This information is stored locally and is not uploaded to iCloud.

The fingerprint scanner may appeal not only to smartphone owners who want to hide personal information from strangers, but also to all other users, since unlocking with a scanner is much faster than without it. Touch ID is a huge time-saver when it comes to unlocking the screen.

It is worth noting that in the locked state of the smartphone, you can open the camera and control the playback of music in the player without entering a password or scanning a fingerprint. But in order to get to the main screen, you either need to know the password or have a fingerprint saved in the smartphone.

Operating system

Apple iPhone 5S runs the latest version of the iOS 7 operating system.

The lock screen displays the time, the battery charge level (if it is charging), and the alarm time (if it is on). At the top of the screen, you can see the name of the operator and the level of mobile communication reception. You can open the camera from the lock screen.

The iPhone 5S screen can be unlocked by pressing the Home button with a fingerprint reader. If you don't want to use the scanner, you need to enter a password to unlock the display. If the user does not want to hide his personal data, then to unlock, you can simply swipe the screen from left to right.

In the new version of the operating system, you can open the updated notification panel from the lock screen. On it you can view received messages, missed calls, calendar events and the like. This panel contains a control center for the most requested functions. That is, from the control panel, you can control wireless modules (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), screen brightness, sound volume. From here you can also turn on the flashlight, calculator and camera.

In the new version of the operating system, the appearance of application icons has changed. Previously, they were voluminous, now they have become flat. Not all users like this minimalistic design, but nothing can be done about it.

The background of the smartphone's desktop has a three-dimensional appearance, which is achieved due to the movement of the picture following the movement of the device backward or forward. This function can be disabled in the settings.

At the bottom of the screen are four icons of the most frequently used applications. They are not on the main background, but as if on a separate panel.

The multitasking mode in the new iOS has also undergone a change. The list of running applications is called up by double clicking on the "Home" key. Launched applications are represented by thumbnails, which show what was displayed in the application window at the time of its closing. In the previous version of the operating system, the user could only see the names of running applications and their icons. Closes programs and games by shifting the thumbnail up. This method of closing is similar to the management of running applications in Android.

Folders in iOS7 have become dimensionless. Previously, it was possible to place a certain number of application icons in them, now their number is not limited.Inside the folder, pages with applications can be easily scrolled through.

To open Spotlight search in iOS6, you had to move the leftmost screen to the left. In the new version of the operating system, in order to open it, you need to swipe down from the middle of the screen. The search is carried out not only by name, but also by content. Spotlight searches for contacts, notes, mail, apps, and more.

An Apple iPhone 5S user can set both static and animated wallpapers as the background image.

From the top of the status bar, a dark translucent "curtain" is pulled out, on which there are three tabs - "Today", "All" and "Missed". On the "Today" tab, you can see various events from the calendar for today (appointments, birthdays, memorable dates, etc.). The All tab displays app notifications. On the third tab "Missed" you can respectively view the list of recipients, calls from which were missed by the user.

The updated voice assistant Siri now has a male voice. But the application is not yet capable of recognizing the Russian language. Siri now provides more information in its window, rather than redirecting to the Google search engine.

The new Airdrop function allows you to exchange various data (videos, photos) between iOS devices over Wi-Fi. By enabling this function, you can immediately see a list of nearby devices with which you can establish a connection.

In a browser or in another application, in order to go back, you do not need to look for the corresponding virtual key in the upper left corner of the screen, as it was in the previous version of the operating system, you just need to move the screen to the right.

The Weather application not only provides information about temperature and weather conditions, but also shows an animated image of the situation outside.

The interface of the Music application has changed compared to the previous version of the operating system. Now you can see a simple white background and black letters there. Everything has become minimalistic and comfortable.

The built-in Safari browser has also received an update in the new version of the operating system. The developers have combined the address and search strings. So it became much more convenient. When flipping, the tabs in the web browser become voluminous. The web pages can be shared on social networks, they can be saved to bookmarks and on the home screen.

The calendar is also made in black and white (white background, black letters). The tabs Today, Calendars, Inbox, month names, and today's date are marked in red.

Output

Those who have been waiting for new ideas in the design of the Apple iPhone 5S will be disappointed. The appearance of the smartphone is almost completely identical to the previous model. On the other hand, the corporate design of the American company's mobile devices remains attractive. Apple does not participate in the "diagonal race", it keeps its devices small and ergonomic. Stylish and compact 4-inch Apple iPhone 5S fits comfortably in a woman's or a man's hand, fits into any pocket or small handbag.

If we talk about innovations, then the Apple iPhone 5S is equipped with a new more powerful processor, a better camera and a fingerprint scanner. Do not forget about the presence in the device of the new operating system iOS 7, which recently became available to consumers of the American company.

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