iPhone 5s and 5c Vs the iPhone 5: A Comparison

As the Apple has announced two new iPhones, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Both are long-anticipated successors of the iPhone 5.

Before you start saving stacks of rupees to buy these new phones, here’s a table of comparison we’ve made of the iPhone 5 vs. 5s and iPhone 5 vs. 5c:

                                         iPhone 5                                 iPhone 5s

Storage                              16GB, 32GB, 64GB                  16GB, 32GB, 64GB

Display                               4-inch, 1136×640, 326 ppi     4-inch, 1136×640, 326 ppi

Processors                         A6                                            A7 64-bit

Touch ID                                                                            Fingerprint sensor

Rear Camera                      8MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture                8MP, 1.5µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture

Video Recording                1080p at 30fps                         1080p at 30fps, Slo-mo

Front Camera                     1.2MP photos, 720p video      1.2MP photos, 720p video

FaceTime                           Over Wi-Fi or cellular              Over Wi-Fi or cellular

Assistant                            Siri                                            Siri

Navigation                         GPS and GLONASS                     GPS and GLONASS

Bluetooth                           4.0                                             4.0

Talk Time on 3G                 Up to 8 hours                            Up to 10 hours

Browsing time on LTE        Up to 8 hours                            Up to 10 hours

Browsing time on 3G         Up to 8 hours                            Up to 8 hours

Browsing time on Wi-Fi     Up to 10 hours                          Up to 10 hours

Standby time                      Up to 225 hours                        Up to 250 hours

Height                                4.87 inches (123.8 mm)             4.87 inches (123.8 mm)

Width                                 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)                2.31 inches (58.6 mm)

Depth                                 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)                      0.30 inch (7.6 mm)

Weight                                3.95 ounces (112 grams)           3.95 ounces (112 grams)

SIM card                              Nano-SIM                                   Nano-SIM

Connector                            Lightning                                   Lightning

Colors                                  Black/Slate, White/Silver           Silver, Space Gray, Gold

                                                   iPhone 5                                  iPhone 5c

Storage                               16GB, 32GB, 64GB                   16GB, 32GB

Display                               4-inch, 1136×640, 326 ppi       4-inch, 1136×640, 326 ppi

Processors                         A6                                             A6

Rear Camera                     8MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture                  8MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture

Video Recording                1080p at 30fps                        1080p at 30fps

Front Camera                     1.2MP photos, 720p video      1.2MP photos, 720p video

FaceTime                           Over Wi-Fi or cellular              Over Wi-Fi or cellular

Assistant                            Siri                                           Siri

Navigation                         GPS and GLONASS                   GPS and GLONASS

Bluetooth                          4.0                                            4.0

Talk Time on 3G                Up to 8 hours                            Up to 10 hours

Browsing time on LTE       Up to 8 hours                            Up to 10 hours

Browsing time on 3G        Up to 8 hours                            Up to 8 hours

Browsing time on Wi-Fi    Up to 10 hours                           Up to 10 hours

Standby time                     Up to 225 hours                         Up to 250 hours

Height                               4.87 inches (123.8 mm)             4.90 inches (124.4 mm)

Width                                 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)                2.33 inches (59.2 mm)

Depth                                 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)                     0.35 inch (8.97 mm)

Weight                               3.95 ounces (112 grams)            4.65 ounces (132 grams)

SIM card                             Nano-SIM                                    Nano-SIM

Connector                           Lightning                                     Lightning

Colors                                  Black/Slate, White/Silver          White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Green

Now that you have a better picture in front of you, which new model would you be opting for?

Android Takes Lead Over Apple in Tablet Race

ABI Research recently published a new report which shows that Android has taken the lead in the number of tablets sold and the money people paid for them. It is the first time that Android powered tablets surpassed Apple’s iOS based iPad.

Its true that Android is gaining more popularity day by day, but the ecosystem is split between different brands like Samsung, Asus, Amazon and many others. On the other hand no single manufacturer can compete with Apple in terms of volume.

Apple’s original iPad and iPad mini are still the best selling tablets in the world but Android taking the lead is not good for Apple’s future. To remain a leader, Apple must continue to innovate and address real-world market needs.

Apple announces iPad Air & iPad Mini with Retina Display

Apple announced iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina yesterday at the October media event in San Francisco.
iPad Air:

iPad Air is a full size iOS tablet that comes with the new Apple A7 chip and now it has a thin, lighter body which weighs only 1 pound. It has almost 43% thinner bezel and  7.5 mm thin, 20% thinner than original iPad. Other than that it has the same specifications as the fourth generation iPad.

It has a 9.7 inch Retina display with a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels or 264ppi. 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.2-megapixel secondary camera. As compared to the iPad’s A6 dual core chip iPad Air has 64-bit Apple M7 motion coprocessor. It comes preloaded with the new iOS 7 with the storage options of 16/32/64 or 128 GB.

iPad Air will go on sale from November 1, 2013 for a price of $499 (16GB version).

iPad Mini with Retina Display:

Apple also refreshed its iPad mini, which now comes with a 7.9-inches Retina display offering 2048×1536 resolution.  It has nearly the same specifications as the year old iPad mini other than the new screen and upgraded M7 motion coprocessor.

iPad Mini with Retina display will also go on sale in November for a $399 (Wifi-only).

Apple didn’t reveal how much RAM is in the new devices, but theoretically the Apple M7 chip can handle up to 4GB of RAM easily. We will update this post once we get more information about this.

PTA Carries Out Inspection to Confirm Blocking of Un-Verified SIMs

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority  has started to confirm blocking of unverified SIMs by inspecting the Home Location Registers (HLRs) of the Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs).

PTA team headed by Director General (Enforcement) visited CMOs’ offices on Thursday and Friday to confirm the blocking of SIMs that could not be re-verified beyond September 2013. During the visit, progress made by CMOs on identifying and blocking “not re-verified” SIMs was checked by PTA. CMOs assured PTA to continue their efforts against identity theft wherein SIMs were activated without the knowledge of CNIC holders.

It is pertinent to mention here that PTA has set up a system called “SIM Information System – 668” in order to ensure that the SIMs are registered against the CNIC of the authorized (legitimate) user. A customer can get the count of each mobile company’s SIMs registered against his/her CNIC by sending his/her CNIC number to short code “668”.  In case of any data mismatch, the customer can remove extra SIMs against his/her CNIC by requesting respective operator.

Users of all such disowned SIMs are then approached by respective mobile operator to get the SIM registered against his/her CNIC.  Otherwise, the same is blocked after 15 days’ time period. General public is requested to support PTA and CMOs by using this system and disown extra SIMs registered on their CNICs without their consent.

PTA is following the policy guidelines of the government on blocking and verification of SIMs. It is hoped that the issue of un-authorized SIMs will be resolved through a joint effort by all stakeholders including the general public.

Google Brings Hardware Updates to the Glass, Starts Wide-Scale Production

Google’s most ambitious project since driver-less cars has seen a few changes on the hardware side.

These new updates were announced today by Google through a Google+ post. Company said that the original beta hardware for Glass has been updated and the developers who were part of the Explorer program (first version of Google Glass is called Explorer) will be able to swap their older models and can invite further 3 of their acquaintances to buy the $1500 developer version of the product.

The most prominent update for the Google Glass includes an optional mono earbud which connects to the Glass’ microUSB port. Of course, the bone-conduction speaker has gone nowhere either.

The new Glass will also work with a wider variety of prescription glasses and shades.

Google said that all majority of updates (in hardware and software) came through feedback from early users/developers.

Google has also reportedly started the mass production of the Google Glass.

According to a new report by Financial Times, Google is also making strides in the production of Glass’ hardware. This recent development will allow Google to manufacture ‘tens of thousands’ of units in the coming few months.