Ok, so the Apple Next Gen conference just finished. And you could visit any one of hundreds of sites to get the details of what was announced. We are just gonna skim over the features that matter to us.
To start with, iOS will be out on September 18th (we have to wait even longer, dammit). Most important feature, however, is the redesign of the camera roll. Pictures will be grouped into something called ‘moments’. Sort of like what iPhoto already does. Apple has also added photo effects, which is basically filters (think instagram) than can be applied during or after you take a shot.
iOS 7 comes bundled with some new apps, most notably: Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iPhoto and iMovie. Look it up if you don’t know what they do.
Side Note: you can use iMovie to edit your homemade…por…errr…movie footage from the 120FPS second camera on the new iPhone 5S. More on that later.
The highlight of today was that Apple launched two iterations of the iPhone 5. Which is the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5C comes in a myriad of colours and has a plastic back. It comes in blue, green, white, yellow, and red. The back is made from one single part so no seems or lines. To be honest, it’s something you will buy for you child, baby momma or sidechick just for them so say they have an iPhone. Who say ‘Me Too’?!?!
The inside of the 5C is basically the iPhone 5 with the A6 processor and a 8MP camera. The front facing camera used for FaceTime is better than the iPhone 5 however. It’ has a HD camera that works well in low light.
The iPhone 5S….well we will definitely be lining up for that bad boy. It comes in Black, Silver and a new Gold/Champaign colour. Aside from that, it has the same shape and size as the iPhone 5, but the internals are vastly improved. The phone runs on an A7 chip with a 64 bit architecture. It’s the first 64 bit phone EVER.
The camera has a dual-LED flash, that coupled with a larger f/2.2 aperture should make taking pictures in the night better. iPhone user will know that taking pics in the night is a usually a waste of time. The video camera got an update as well. It records at 720P/120FPS. That means when you make those home movies, you know the ones you shouldn’t be making, it will look more epic. You can then take the footage and load it into iMovie and slow down and speed up the parts where you are doing your best strokes…we mean performance. You know what, never mind.
The absolute best thing about the 5S is the new Fingerprint Scanner. It comes as past of the home button and it’s called ‘Touch ID’. You can use you fingerprint to unlock your phone rather than a passcode. Now, we are sure there are a few guys out there who have fallen prey to a girlfriend who figured out your 4 digit passcode, and unlocked your phone when you weren’t looking. Thereby opening the pandora’s box of sidechick pics, videos and inappropriate whatsapp messages landing you in hott water. This should theoretically solve that problem.
The new phones will be available in the US on September 20th. The iPhone 5S 16GB unlocked will start at $650 USD.
Hit us up with some feedback. Let us know if you are feeling it and if you are copping the new 5C or 5S? Are you getting it from the iStore or waiting till bmobile gets them.
