Now this is the phone you really want to get if you’re looking to upgrade to Apple’s latest and greatest. The iPhone 5C is fun with its colors, but the iPhone 5S is all about power and security. On the outside, it may look like the same old iPhone 5 but on the inside, almost everything about it is completely different. We’ll start with the fact that there is a new color now, gold, which I’ve already heard from a bunch of people on Twitter that they want to get, so that looks like the popular color this time around.

Hardware wise, there are a ton of upgrades here that aren’t noticeable at first. I’ll start with the main thing here and that’s the new built-in fingerprint scanner. It’s built into the home button and will read your fingerprint when you touch it. This allows you to securely unlock your device without need for a passcode. You can even use your fingerprint data to make purchases on iTunes. This is huge as security seems to be a huge issue these days and lots of people are too lazy to set passcodes. This will make security on your device much easier.

Other hardware upgrades include a new A7, 64-bit processor that is twice as fast as the old A6. It is accompanied by a new M7 chip, their new motion Co-processor. It measures motion data continuously; accelerometer, gyroscope, compass support. The first app that will seemingly take advantage of this is a new Nike+ Move app. The camera on the new iPhone 5S has also been upgraded with a 15% larger sensor, f/2.2 aperture which allows for 33% increase in light sensitivity, and a new True Tone flash which figures out exactly how much light you really need.

Of course the iPhone 5S also seems to have some exclusive features on it that won’t be available on other iPhones. For instance, the camera app here will allow for slow-mo video at 120 fps as well as burst mode still photos at 10 frames per second. This feature doesn’t seem to be included in the iPhone 5C or earlier iPhones. Of course there also the Touch ID feature for he fingerprint reader that is only available for it as well.

The iPhone 5S will be available for purchase on September 20th in stores with no option to preorder. Be prepared to wait in line if you want one of these. Pricing is on par with previous iPhones with 16gb – $199, 32gb – $299, and 64gb – $399. You can get more official information about the iPhone 5S here on Apple’s site.

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