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5C same experience as 5S

DAVIDUGLY

DAVIDUGLY

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Have both the 5C and 5S...
Same thing guys.
After one week with both phones, in my view it comes down to:
Do you like awesome colors with a grippy case...
Or the old 5 style with a less grippy but nice leather-looking case.
Otherwise, same experience.
 
DAVIDUGLY said:
Have both the 5C and 5S...
Same thing guys.
After one week with both phones, in my view it comes down to:
Do you like awesome colors with a grippy case...
Or the old 5 style with a less grippy but nice leather-looking case.
Otherwise, same experience.
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Minus the fingerprint sensor, faster processor, better camera, you are correct.
 
Personally the fingerprint sensor held little appeal for me, and whilst the dual LED flash is handy, burst mode & Slomo have mostly been gimmicks to play with whilst drinking.

If the 5C had been available in 64GB I would have gone for one. In hand it reminds me of the 3G/3GS, its just as fast as I need and the colour is a nicer gimmick IMO
 
noobinator said:
Minus the fingerprint sensor, faster processor, better camera, you are correct.
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I think he's just expressing his lack of perceived differences other than the FP sensor.

For many people there's not much of a noticeable difference.

Lostanddamned said:
Personally the fingerprint sensor held little appeal for me, and whilst the dual LED flash is handy, burst mode & Slomo have mostly been gimmicks to play with whilst drinking.

If the 5C had been available in 64GB I would have gone for one. In hand it reminds me of the 3G/3GS, its just as fast as I need and the colour is a nicer gimmick IMO
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The FP sensor turns out to be a pretty convenient feature if you lock your phone. I find trying to do the same on my iPad Mini :)

Cheers,
 
DAVIDUGLY said:
Have both the 5C and 5S...
Same thing guys.
After one week with both phones, in my view it comes down to:
Do you like awesome colors with a grippy case...
Or the old 5 style with a less grippy but nice leather-looking case.
Otherwise, same experience.
Click to expand...

I have a 5s and my wife has a 5c. I compared both a lot and the 5s is the faster phone for sure. Heavy apps open a good chunk faster on the 5s. The camera and graphics are better too. It just feels faster. I would say they are similar but not the same. The reason the difference might not seem that big is that the 5c is already fast.
 
I believe we'll see the 5S pull ahead in a year or so, when more apps take advantage of the 64 bit architecture.

I have a 5C and it is extremely fast, I'm 100% happy with it.
 
panzer06 said:
I think he's just expressing his lack of perceived differences other than the FP sensor.

For many people there's not much of a noticeable difference.



The FP sensor turns out to be a pretty convenient feature if you lock your phone. I find trying to do the same on my iPad Mini :)

Cheers,
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Haha I do the same now with my mini. Fp sensor has become so convenient for me
 
Lostanddamned said:
Personally the fingerprint sensor held little appeal for me, and whilst the dual LED flash is handy, burst mode & Slomo have mostly been gimmicks to play with whilst drinking.

If the 5C had been available in 64GB I would have gone for one. In hand it reminds me of the 3G/3GS, its just as fast as I need and the colour is a nicer gimmick IMO
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Maybe I'm the minority but burst mode is no gimmick to me. In fact I think it is an awesome feature. Taking pictures of unsteady kids or dogs is a breeze with burst mode, just hold it down, one of the 30 shots are bound to be great, delete the rest if unwanted..
 
DAVIDUGLY said:
Have both the 5C and 5S...
Same thing guys.
After one week with both phones, in my view it comes down to:
Do you like awesome colors with a grippy case...
Or the old 5 style with a less grippy but nice leather-looking case.
Otherwise, same experience.
Click to expand...

5S is a much better overall experience IMO. My 7 y/o daughter has the 5C and whilst it's a great phone....Its not the 5S.
 
iKidWare said:
Maybe I'm the minority but burst mode is no gimmick to me. In fact I think it is an awesome feature. Taking pictures of unsteady kids or dogs is a breeze with burst mode, just hold it down, one of the 30 shots are bound to be great, delete the rest if unwanted..
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This is the major difference. I have neither a dog nor children. So it is a gimmick for me Its cool, but I don't have a use for it.
 
DAVIDUGLY said:
Have both the 5C and 5S...
Same thing guys.
After one week with both phones, in my view it comes down to:
Do you like awesome colors with a grippy case...
Or the old 5 style with a less grippy but nice leather-looking case.
Otherwise, same experience.
Click to expand...

Yep they sure are.

Just like Toyota, Mazda and Ford are the same as Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi. :rolleyes:
 
If the 5C was the same as the 5S the 5C would be $199 for a 16gb on contract.

Not saying the 5C is a bad phone, but saying the 5C is the same as the 5S is like saying the 5 is the same as the 5S.
 
Thierry ba said:
You gotta be kidding me. Ive played with the 5S today and it's not noticeable at all. Its only noticeable when you have proffesional stopwatch to measure launch times. ;)
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I'm not talking about launch times. Actually, we can talk about launch times. Plants Vs Zombies 2 loads significantly quicker if my memory serves correctly, for example. Stock apps don't load noticeably faster, of course.

In any case, the Safari browsing experience is much smoother on the 5s.
 
Here's the difference - The 5S will last you longer

.. and be a usable phone for longer, because it has better processor. It's more "future-proof" as Tim Cook said in the keynote.

As soon as app manufacturers start to upgrade their apps to take advantage of the new processors, and graphics, it will all get a bit rubbish for older iphone models. Most app manufacturers tend to design and test their apps to work best on new models of iphone. Ignoring or putting as second priority at least, the capacities of the older ones.

That's what I found with the iphone 4, it all got terribly slow. Because the apps got 'upgraded' to.. practically useless. Lord knows what it was like for people with iphone 3's and earlier!
 
Marky253 said:
.. and be a usable phone for longer, because it has better processor. It's more "future-proof" as Tim Cook said in the keynote.
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While I agree with that, I also feel that most 5s users who are "worried" about a future-proof'd phone aren't the type of users who are planning on owning their 5s for multiple generations.

For me, I went from a 5 to 5s and regret it. Touch ID, SloMo video, M7 and 64bit are all amazing but their potential is unrealized. And by the time we see these used in more practical scenarios then I'll already be in line for the iPhone 6.

(BTW. i cant go back because I sold my 5 before giving the 5s a proper run. Whoops. :D)
 
urkel said:
For me, I went from a 5 to 5s and regret it. Touch ID, SloMo video, M7 and 64bit are all amazing but their potential is unrealized.
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Well to be honest, that's why upgrading every 2 years is best.

I came to the 5S from a 4S, and it's a pretty darn good upgrade. Had I an iPhone 5, I would be waiting for the 6 too. I don't get people that upgrade yearly and then complain because it's not a huge upgrade...duh.
 
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