Apple unveils two new iPhones the 5S and 5C
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Tuesday's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C event at the Apple campus in Cupertino, California.
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Apple
rolls out two new iPhones
The
iPhone 5S and The
iPhone 5C which will be less expensive.
For the first time ever, Apple unveiled two new iPhones on Tuesday, a
traditional upgrade of its iPhone 5 as well as a simpler, cheaper version.
Apple
CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are a reaction to a changing
smartphone market.
"Business
has become so large that this year we are going to replace the iPhone 5 and
we're going to replace it with not one, but two new designs," Cook said.
"This allows us to serve even more customers."
The
iPhone 5C was the first phone demoed at Tuesday's event at Apple's Cupertino,
California, headquarters.
the low-cost iPhone, dubbed the iPhone
5C. Starting at $99, Apple says the iPhone 5C features the same technology
that’s in the iPhone 5 but will be available in various colors. Users will also
see a higher capacity battery, so you should get better endurance.
The
iPhone 5C features are:
8-megapixel camera
Apple’s A6 chip
4-inch Retina display.
A hard-coated polycarbonate material.
The phone will be available in five different color options
including green, white, blue, red and yellow.
Apple’s
low-cost iPhone certainly isn’t the first smartphone to go the colorful
polycarbonate route. The Nokia Lumia line started this trend a while ago.
However, Apple claims that the iPhone 5C’s design is as seamless as it is
solid.
The 16GB version will
cost $99 on a two-year contract, while the 32GB edition will sell for $199 on
contract.
A
likely candidate could be the company's anticipated "iWatch." Apple
is all but certain to join the emerging smartwatch market that Samsung entered
last week with its Galaxy Gear device.
Also,
Apple has also long been rumored to be working on a TV set.
