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Did anyone go from the 5 to 5S?
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Just ordered a 64GB White/Silver 5S to replace my Black 32GB 5. My 5 will go to one of my kids, and I'll be selling one of their 4Ss while it has value. This weekend I traded in a three-year-old 16GB iPhone 4 at GameStop for $151. Pretty happy with that. You don't want to hold on to them for too long...
I don't expect a night-and-day improvement in speed or function, but the extra capacity will be nice.
I don't expect a night-and-day improvement in speed or function, but the extra capacity will be nice.
No, pretty much the same in real world use.
A little better in low-light. Don't care about slo-mo or burst because I have a DSLR.
Seems the same to me.
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Keep it real dude.
I have the 5s and the 5 and I use the both daily.
The 5s was a gift. I wasn't planning to upgrade to the 5s.
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I also have access to both the 5s and the 5 and the 5s is definitely faster. Simple apps open about the same time but heavy apps open a good amount faster on the 5s. The camera opens faster and is better on the 5s. It just feels like a faster phone. If you are expecting a major difference between the 2 speed wise, you won't find it as I think the 5 is already fast but to say they are the same, then you have an issue with your 5s.
Did anyone go from the 5 to 5S?
My 5s is just fine.
I use the phone to make phone calls, to talk and interact with other people + internet.
For this basic and simple tasks, they are pretty much the same speed-wise. Of course, the 5s is half a second faster when loading Facebook or 0.20 seconds launchig the Mesaages apps.
My 5s is just fine.
I use the phone to make phone calls, to talk and interact with other people + internet.
For this basic and simple tasks, they are pretty much the same speed-wise. Of course, the 5s is half a second faster when loading Facebook or 0.20 seconds launchig the Mesaages apps.
I honestly and respectfully could careless how you got the 5s and what your opinion is.
This. I agree. Unless I have a use for old phones I upgrade when I get a chance.
My iPad 1 and 2 and sold off. But I kept my iPad 3 to give to kid 1. And keeping iPad 4 to give to kid 2 when I upgrade to iPad 5.
iPhone 5 I sold off cause I didn't have need for it since I needed to use an upgrade on line that was eligible for 5 months already. Giving att money by not upgrading as soon as you can to reset the upgrade cycle.
I just changed from a black 5 to a white 5s today. jury is still out as regards the camera & battery life differences because I've had it for a few hours lol
touch ID seems great so far, def. faster than I expected. I'm constantly in and out of my phone so should save me some hassle.
speed I can see a little bit of a difference, not night and day or anything but it's FAST.
biggest difference to me honestly is going from black to white it seems to go better with iOS 7
touch ID seems great so far, def. faster than I expected. I'm constantly in and out of my phone so should save me some hassle.
speed I can see a little bit of a difference, not night and day or anything but it's FAST.
biggest difference to me honestly is going from black to white it seems to go better with iOS 7
So I just received my 5S (from my 5) this weekend- the only noticeable difference for me is opening the camera and the fingerprint sensor (which works really well actually and a lot better than I thought it would!).
The battery seems a TINY bit better, but nothing to write home about. In the end, def not a must have upgrade from 5 to 5S, but it is an ok one!
I also did a backup of my 5 to the 5S, so hopefully there aren't any glitches from that! I didn't want to lose my many texting threads, so didn't really have a choice to start fresh..
(yes bringing up my old thread haha)
The battery seems a TINY bit better, but nothing to write home about. In the end, def not a must have upgrade from 5 to 5S, but it is an ok one!
I also did a backup of my 5 to the 5S, so hopefully there aren't any glitches from that! I didn't want to lose my many texting threads, so didn't really have a choice to start fresh..
(yes bringing up my old thread haha)