Tech giant unveils new $99 plastic iPhone and "Gold Standard" $399 handset with fingerprint reader
The new fingerprint reader CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple pulled back the curtain on its buzzy iPhone 5 successor at a Tuesday launch event held at the company's headquarters. Physically, the gold, "space gray," or white aluminum iPhone 5S closely resembles the iPhone before it (bye-bye, basic black), but Apple has bulked up its flagship smartphone with a fingerprint scanner, a faster 64-bit A7 processor, and high-end camera features.
The iPhone 5S costs the same on contract as the iPhone 5 did at launch: $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB. Protective cases that Apple made specifically for the device will cost $39 each, and you had better believe there will be a flurry of third-party cases.
Along with the cheaper, riotously colored iPhone 5C ($99 for 16GB for a two-year contract), the iPhone 5S goes on sale September 20 in various countries like the US, UK, China, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Both phones will come to 100 countries and 270 carriers in December.
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Source by Cnet Editor | September 11, 2013 | via Cnet
The iPhone 5S costs the same on contract as the iPhone 5 did at launch: $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB. Protective cases that Apple made specifically for the device will cost $39 each, and you had better believe there will be a flurry of third-party cases.
Along with the cheaper, riotously colored iPhone 5C ($99 for 16GB for a two-year contract), the iPhone 5S goes on sale September 20 in various countries like the US, UK, China, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Both phones will come to 100 countries and 270 carriers in December.
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Source by Cnet Editor | September 11, 2013 | via Cnet
