I am switching to T-Mobile and I cannot make up my mind whether or not I want to spend the extra $100 to have the 5S. Would you guys say it's worth it? I've tried the 5C and it's still an excellent phone.
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5S worth it?
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Definitely worth the extra $100. Not too much of a price difference. You get a faster phone, better camera and touch id for the price of going out with friends for one day and you'll be using your phone all the time for a year or more. I shot my daughters concert which was indoors with the lights off and the quality of the video on the 5s is amazing. When I used to shoot the same concert with a 5, the footage was really dark and you couldn't really see much detail. Also, when I used to play videos off my iphone 5 on my tv using airplay, it would take at least 20 seconds or longer to play. With the 5s, it takes less than 5 seconds. You'll notice a huge difference when using intensive apps. Get the 5s.
To me the Touch ID alone is worth it. I NEVER EVER used a lock code on my phones. But with Touch ID it's simple to stay secure. Especially if you intend to use the iCould Keychain to store passwords.
I was wondering about airplay being faster because I do use an ATV and I notice sometimes it takes a minute or two.
MUCH MUCH faster!.
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This too. I've had all iPhones except the 2g and never used a passcode. Now, I can't see myself not using touch Id. Too fast, easy and secure!.
I say it is because of the Touch ID. My company requires a passcode but I have had a passcode on my iPhone since I could remember. It is not hard for me to type in 4 numbers and it baffles me when people say it is a hassle. However, Touch ID seems pretty great. If I were in the market for a new iPhone, I would want the 5S.
Migrating from a RAZR MAXX to a 5s is like night and day and a simple YES even though a 4s or 5c would have been improvements. The more powerful main processor, motion processor, number of frequencies and the Touch ID are great. You won't regret either one but won't look back from the 5s. Im done with the big screens, so I was sold.
Totally worth it 
i noticed a lot of improvement from the 5, for some reason my 5 lags at times and the battery used to last me 6hrs on the 5 and now 8hrs on the 5s, my usage fingerprint has been great working all the time without any problems. Gold is beautiful and the apple leather case brown with it
i noticed a lot of improvement from the 5, for some reason my 5 lags at times and the battery used to last me 6hrs on the 5 and now 8hrs on the 5s, my usage fingerprint has been great working all the time without any problems. Gold is beautiful and the apple leather case brown with it 
There will be differences between both once software is optimized. This won't be a sudden change mind you.
This
Get the 5c for now. Put the extra $100 in the cookie jar until the 6 comes out.
5c is an awesome phone and the extra tech in the 5s is yet to mature fully.
Forgot to mention that you will end up getting back the extra $100 in resale value if you end up selling the 5s later. I can't think of anything you'll be using more than your phone so go for the best!.
Ha!
I've been using my iPhone since 2009 with Active Sync. Hitting "0000" really quick is second-nature now.
In fact, now that I have an iPhone 5S with it set up with 4 fingerprints, I still unlock it with my weak passcode.
Using a simple passcode isn't so bad.
I can definitely see Touch ID being a life saver if the policy enforced long/complex passwords.