Apple ups battery capacity on iPhone 5c and 5s compared to iPhone 5

Over the past few years, Apple has demonstrated an uncanny ability to enhance performance with each successive iteration of the iPhone while simultaneously maintaining, and sometimes increasing, battery life.

The recently unveiled iPhone 5s and 5c are no different.

Anandtech recently dug through some FCC documentation and found that the advertised battery capacity on the iPhone 5s is nearly 10 percent larger than on the iPhone 5. Meanwhile, battery capacity on the iPhone 5c is approximately 5 percent larger than on the iPhone 5.

It turns out that there are in fact some battery size increases for both the 5S and 5C if the FCC disclosure is to be believed. While I'm somewhat skeptical sometimes of the accuracy of battery capacities as reported in FCC disclosures (which I noted about the battery size for the Nexus 5), these numbers seem credible given what I've heard, the statement Apple made during the keynote about the 5C battery size going up, and what I'd expect with some board re-layout for the 5S. The iPhone 5S ends up getting an almost 10 percent increase in size versus the iPhone 5, the iPhone 5C goes up around 5 percent versus the iPhone 5.

As for how this affects real-world usage, Apple noted during its keynote earlier this week that 3G talk time and LTE browsing time on both phones check in at an impressive 10 hours, marking a 25 percent increase from the iPhone 5. Also of note, standby time on both devices have been upped from 225 hours to 250 hours when measured against the iPhone 5.

As we've noted before, battery life may not be the sexiest of specs to advertise, but it's something that enhances the user experience greatly and yet is quizzically overlooked by critics.

Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/12/apple-ups-battery-capacity-on-iphone-5c-and-5s-compared-to-iphon

Why Apple discontinued iPhone 5

(Original article by: Ali Rizvi at homeshopping.pk)

Seeing how this topic has gotten a reaction from the public, I would like to explain by giving reason as to why Apple chose to discontinue its 2012 flagship phone.

The perception, for a long time, even before we had a name for the iPhone 5c was that it would be a budget phone and therefore of lower quality than the iPhone 5s. The rumors kept building up and people started thinking that a budget iPhone was definitely going to happen. As rumors progressed further, we started seeing signs of the budget iPhone with the images of the plastic shell around the body being released. Of course, some would have been fake but still the perception was being made since a very long time.

In the past few days, leaked pictures showed the packaging, colour variants and more concrete information regarding the device and people were thinking that it would cost quite low. However, when the prices were released, a lot of people were shocked and are using the social media to vent their anger.

Well, one of the main reasons that Apple discontinued the iPhone 5 is that the “budget iPhone” as it was labelled will cost a whopping $549 (PKR 56,000) and $649 (PKR 66,000) for the 16gb and 32gb model respectively. This wedges the price right below that of the iPhone 5S and offers the same specifications as the iPhone 5. This would have caused problems when people would have decided to choose between the iPhone 5 and 5c since the release of the 5s would have meant that Apple would have to lower the price of the iPhone 5.

Now, why would anyone buy a phone which was labelled a cheap phone made with plastic over a phone of premium quality with the same specifications and price like the iPhone 5? This might have been the main reason for the discontinuing decision as it would have affected the sales of the iPhone 5c which Apple would never want since it is their latest phone.

The iPhone 4s is still hanging in there because Apple could have reduced its price even further leading to an increase in sales. A very calculated decision taken by the company which the consumers wouldn’t have minded.

But, would you really buy the iPhone 5c over the iPhone 5 or you'll go for iPhone 5s? Let us know in the comments.