“Security is one of the leading features in Apple’s latest model iPhone, the 5S,” Jenn Strathman reports for WPTV.
“Technology guru Alan Crowetz of Infostream said biometrics are the future,” Strathman reports. “‘People can knock Apple in some area, but they really are ahead engineering wise. It’s very common for them to have technology where they’re just suddenly a leap ahead of everybody else,’ Crowetz explained.”
Strathman reports, “‘If Apple’s is just as shaky as all the other products we’ve seen I don’t think it’s ready for prime time yet. If it comes out and hits it out of the park, you can bet there are going to be a lot of companies anxious to catch up,’ Crowetz explained. The iPhone 5S will be available September 20th.”
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“While consumers will undoubtedly benefit from the ease and convenience of using a fingerprint reader as opposed to having to tap in their passcode to unload their iPhones, the real market that benefits from this are enterprise buyers and BYOD,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet. “”
“IT admins are always worried about security (or at least they should be), and while the iPhone, like its Android counterparts, allows for remote wiping of devices, biometric protection takes iPhone security to the next level,” Kingsley-Hughes reports. “No more having to worry that about someone watching over your shoulder when you enter your passcode because with the iPhone 5s passcodes will become a thing of the past.”
Kingsley-Hughes reports, “Because Touch ID is only available on the flagship iPhone 5s, Apple is putting a premium price tag on biometric security. Users of the lower-priced iPhone 5c are left out in the cold when it comes to Touch ID, which is a shame, but given that not much separates the iPhone 5c from the 5s in real, on the ground terms, Apple had to draw the feature line somewhere. You can have biometric security, but it’ll cost you.”
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MacDailyNews Take: By SteveJack
Ooh, “it’ll cost you…” Muahahaha!
Yeah, the iPhone 5S costs $100 more than an iPhone 5C — or $4.17 per month over the life of a typical two-year contract or, in other words, a completely negligible amount if you’re actually able to buy and use a smartphone. If $4.17 per month means anything at all to you, you can’t afford a smartphone to begin with.
And, by the way, the iPhone 5s is separated from iPhone 5c in many ways: materials quality, the camera’s larger 8MP sensor with 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, dual LED True Tone flash, Burst mode, Slo-mo video, Improved video stabilization, 64GB option, A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor.
Unless you’re allergic to aluminum and/or fine craftsmanship, there is no reason why anyone who can afford an iPhone would not buy an iPhone 5s (unless you’re buying a first iPhone for your son or daughter). Even then, if you want a bright polycarbonate phone or some feeling of extra protection from drops and dings, put a case on the 5s. The bulk of any smartphone cost is the data, not the phone.
[Note: I’ve expanded upon this take in the article “Why would anyone buy an iPhone 5c instead of an iPhone 5s?” Please click through to read and comment.]
SteveJack is a long-time Macintosh user, former web designer, multimedia producer and a regular contributor to the MacDailyNews Opinion section.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]