Apple® today announced iPhone® 5s, the most forward-thinking smartphone
in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colorful iPhone yet, will be
available in Italy, Russia, Spain and more than 25 additional countries
on Friday, October 25. iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will also be available in
more than a dozen countries on Friday, November 1, including India and
Mexico.
iPhone 5s redefines the best smartphone experience in the world with
amazing new features all packed into a remarkable thin and light design,
including the Apple-designed A7 64-bit chip, all-new 8 megapixel iSight®
camera with True Tone flash and introducing Touch ID™, an innovative way
to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a
finger. iPhone 5c features an all-new design, packed with features
people know and love like the beautiful 4-inch Retina® display, blazing
fast performance of the A6 chip, and the 8 megapixel iSight camera—all
while delivering great battery life.¹ iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both offer
more LTE bands² than any other smartphone in the world and include
all-new FaceTime® HD cameras.
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c come with iOS 7, the most significant iOS update
since the original iPhone, featuring a stunning new user interface,
completely redesigned with an elegant color palette, distinct,
functional layers and subtle motion that make it feel more alive. iOS 7
has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center,
Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos,
Safari®, Siri® and introduces iTunes Radio℠, a free Internet radio
service based on the music you listen to on iTunes®.³
iPhone 5s comes in gold, silver or space gray for a suggested retail
price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and
$399 (US) for the 64GB model.⁴ iPhone 5c comes in blue, green, pink,
yellow and white for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) for the 16GB
model and $199 (US) for the 32GB model.⁴ iPhone 5s cases come in beige,
black, blue, brown, yellow and (RED) for a suggested retail price of $39
(US) and iPhone 5c cases come in blue, green, pink, yellow, black and
white for a suggested retail price of $29 (US). iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and
cases for both phones will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com),
Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4s
is available for free with a two-year contract from participating
carriers.
Every customer who buys an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c at an Apple retail
store will be offered free Personal Setup service, helping them
customize their iPhone by setting up email, showing them new apps from
the App Store℠ and more, so they’ll be up and running with their new
iPhone before they leave the store. Customers can learn more about iOS 7
and their new device through new free workshops at all Apple retail
stores worldwide.
iPhone 5s and 5c will be available on Friday, October 25 in Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion Island, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and
Thailand. iPhone 5s and 5c will also be available on Friday, November 1
in Albania, Armenia, Bahrain, Colombia, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala,
India, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey and UAE. Both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are currently available in
the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan,
Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK.
¹ Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors.
Actual results vary.
² LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent
on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
³ iTunes Radio is available with iOS 7 in the US.
⁴ For qualified customers.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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