The launch of the latest flagship of Apple, the iPhone 6 might have had you thinking of replacing your iPhone 5S. Well, the question is, is your current handset worth replacing with the new release of the company?
There were versions of the new iPhone, the first one is the 6 Plus that come with a 5.5-inch display designed to compete against other Android devices with bigger displays lie the Note 4 of Samsung and the G3 of LG. The other version is the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 which is the successor of the 5S that is developed to contend with the other top-range smartphones in the market.
Let’s try to figure out whether or not your iPhone 5S is worth replacing or upgrading to the new Apple flagship.
Display and Design
The 5S uses 4-inch retina screen display supporting a resolution of 640×1136 pixels and a pixel density of 326ppi while the new iPhone houses a 4.7-inch display supporting a resolution of 750×1334 and pixel density of 326ppi.
Both devices are available in silver, gold and gray colors, the new iPhone is waterproof and dustproof but its ancestor isn’t. The rear of the older version of iPhone is a matte-aluminum set in between glass frames while the back panel of the newer version is already covered with anodized aluminum all around its body.
Processor
As far as this segment is concerned, the 5S uses A7 dual core processor with clock speed of 1.3GHz and the iPhone 6 takes pride of its A8 processor that is capable of offering up to 25% more power and energy than its sibling 5S. Also, the newest device from Apple is equipped with metal game engine which means that the user is will be able to enjoy a top-rated gaming experience with it.
Camera
Let’s talk about the iPhone 5S first. Now this handset has a rear facing camera of 8 mega pixels with dual LED flash and iSight features. The camera of this device allows the user to record high resolution videos with a 30f per second rate. Its user facing camera is 1.2 MP only which is not good enough to allow Face Time video calling.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 offers the same 8MP rear camera that still as iSight sensor but is now equipped with the new Focus Pixel sensor that detects lighting in the surroundings automatically. Of course, it does come with dual-LED flash as well and it is capable of recording 1080 full HD videos with a rate of 60 frames per second.
It’s pretty obvious that the iPhone 6 has a lot of enhanced features and specs based on the information provided above. So, to answer the question on whether or not your iPhone 5S is worth replacing with the new iPhone version, it sure is.