Apple iPhone 5s Review

Apple miniinthebox coque iphone se is giving Android the finger with the iPhone 5s. And we’re not just talking about the fingerprint sensor beneath the screen. The new A7 chip inside this unassuming beast promises to run circles around the Galaxy S4 and other devices. Apple’s sequel ($199 for 16GB) also features a beefed up camera with larger pixels as well as a new dual flash system. Then there’s iOS 7, which sports a colorful yet clean new design that looks like an antidote to cluttered Android skins. At a time big screen flagships coque iphone 7 gaming are all the rage, though, should you give this compact powerhouse a chanceSame weight, same dimensions, same 4 inch display. That’s to be expected when Apple is in between major redesigns. But that doesn’t coque iphone 4 arriere mean the iPhone 5s doesn’t have flair. The new gold version (really more of a champagne) has panache without going to gaudy town. The gold ring around the power button provides a nice subtle contrast to the white coque iphone 4s luffy front. But there’s something more industrial chic about the space gray iPhone 5s with black front. The silver version is the most pedestrian of the three models.

Otherwise, the iPhone 5s has the same sturdy yet elegant aluminum and glass design as its predecessor, complete with polished chamfered edges. Other than the HTC One, no coque iphone 5c avec des poils other smartphone comes close to looking like a luxury item. The only notable aesthetic differences between the iPhone 5s and the 5 is the new circular home button and dual flash on the back.

It’s worth noting that the iPhone 5 remains one of the lightest (3.95 ounces) and most one hand friendly designs around. You just have to be willing to give up coque samsung s3 mini larger screen size for this convenience.

Fingerprint and Touch ID

Click to EnlargeGiven that smartphone owners look at their phones 100 to 150 times per day, we’re glad that Apple integrated a fingerprint sensor into the Home button on the 5s. Instead of entering a passcode multiple times a day, just hold your finger on the scanner and the device unlocks coque samsung j3 2017 fnac almost immediately (about a second).

Setting up Touch ID couldn’t be easier. Just place the finger you want to register on the sensor multiple times until the 5s gets a complete profile. You can also register multiple fingers, which we recommend because you never know when you need to pick the phone up with your left or right hand. On a few occasions the 5s didn’t recognize our finger the first time, but overall we appreciate the convenience.

Click to EnlargeIn addition to unlocking your device, you can use Touch ID to make app and iTunes purchases with a touch of your finger. In our testing this worked every time.

However, Touch ID has a lot of unrealized potential. For example, we could see Apple pairing the technology with Passbook apps for mobile payments or redeeming offers. And although you can store multiple fingers on the iPhone 5s, we wish you could set up special profiles for your kids so that when they touched the sensor only the apps you approved popped up on screen. Or how about mapping certain fingers to certain appsClick to EnlargeIt’s probably not a coincidence that iOS 7 has a more open and airy look and smaller fonts than Apple’s previous operating system. That’s because it creates the illusion that you’re using a bigger screen. However, there’s no getting around the fact that 4 inches is positively puny compared to today’s top tier Android phones. The Galaxy S4 (5 inches), HTC One (4.7 inches) and LG G2 (5.2) inches all provide more real estate along with a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The iPhone 5 is still stuck on 1136 x 640 pixels.

Click to EnlargeOn the plus side, both photos and videos looked crisp and colorful on this smaller canvas. We could easily make out intricate patterns on two huge stone doors in a trailer for “Thor: The Dark World,” and enjoyed the warm colors on the battlefield as Thor scattered dozens of enemies with a single swing of the hammer.

The iPhone 5s also continues to boast one of the brightest displays on a smartphone, making it easy to view content even in direct sunlight. The device registered 500 lux on our light meter, which while slightly below the 525 lux turned in by the 5 trounces the 396 smartphone average. However, the speaker on the newer 5s actually produced clearer audio than the older 5 when playing the same Coldplay “Hurts Like Heaven” track on both devices. The iPhone 5 sounded a little hollower, but we’re not sure if that has to do with the age of coque samsung s8 + the device. Unfortunately, it’s just as easy as before to accidentally muffle the audio when holding the phone in landscape mode.

iOS 7

Click to EnlargeFlatter and more modern, iOS coque iphone 4 directioner 7 eschews old school visual metaphors (like faux felt in Game Center and yellow notepad aeshetic in the Notes app) for a spare and minimalist look. Overall, it works, even if the font Apple chose is a little too thin for our coque huawei mate 20 lite rose tastes.

Much more than a fresh ouvrir coque samsung j5 2017 coat of paint, iOS 7 adds some much needed functionality to the iPhone. Swiping up from the bottom of the screen launches Control Center, presenting setting shortcuts to everything from Airplane mode and Wi Fi to screen brightness and music controls. You’ll also find launch shortcuts for the camera, calculator, timer and a flashlight utility.

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While Control Center is welcome, we wish you could long press any of the settings icons to open its corresponding menu, as you can with the Galaxy S4. We also wish you could customize the launch shortcuts along the bottom; we would add a Settings button before a flashlight.

Click to EnlargeiOS 7 also makes it easier to multitask, thanks to a webOS like card interface that appears when you double press the home button. Just swipe up to close coque iphone 7 mignon an app, or press its thumbnail to open it.

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Swiping down from the top of the screen launches the revamped Notification Center, which has three tabs. The Today coque iphone 5s cassette audio view is essentially your Agenda, including upcoming events, the current weather and reminders. You’ll also find tabs for All notifications and a separate one for any ones you missed. We’re not sure these need to be separate.

One of our favorite iOS 7 features is AirDrop. So long as the other iDevice is within fairly close range, you can easily share photos, videos, contacts and more. (Apple says AirDrop works using a combination of Wi Fi and Bluetooth.) We shared an 8 MP photo between two iPhone 5s devices in a couple of seconds and we didn’t have peut on changer coque iphone 5c to bump the phones together to coque huawei mate 20 lite rose gold do it.

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Overall, iOS 7 spigen coque huawei mate 20 lite is a gorgeous and very capable operating system, but it still lacks the flexibility of Android. We also wish we could turn off some of the fancy animations, such as the icons flying onto the coque iphone 5s ou est charlie home screen when you unlock coque samsung galaxy s10 plus the device. This effect introduces a bit of lag where there was virtually coque iphone 11 disney none before. The keyboard on the iPhone 5s uses a thinner font than before, but it works coque huawei p10 mate lite exactly the same way. coque iphone 5c clapet cuir In other words, you coque huawei mate 20 disney get a fast, fluid and mostly accurate typing experience. coque samsung s8 fnac What’s missing is next word prediction, trace typing and some other features Android users get to enjoy. We also wish you could voice type offline as you huawei mate 20 lite coque disney can on Android phones; instead, your words are transcribed by Apple’s servers before showing up on screen…