Difference between iPhone 5S and iPhone 5. Key difference: iPhone 5S is the latest smartphone by Apple. It features Apple OS 7 and is available in 3 colors: white, black and gold. iPhone 5 was the predecessor of iPhone 5S. It originally came with Apple iOS 6 which will now be upgradeable to 7. It includes a 1.2 GHz dual core Apple A6 processor Probably you are choosing the wrong iPhone 5S. I say that because this is the most complicated iPhone’s launch ever. If you choose the wrong iPhone 5S unit, you probably can’t use it on your network. Therefore, you will need to do some research before going to the store. Apple is offering six iPhone 5S models at the moment. But, as an S model, the iPhone 5s isn't a mind-blowing device. It's the iPhone 5, but faster, with a better camera, and a fingerprint scanner. And maybe in gold, if you happen to roll that way. Rene Ritchie. I was hugely happy with the iPhone 5. Now I'm hugely happy with the iPhone 5s. Aug 5, 2015. #25. lotzosushi said: I was looking for a new 5S battery online and I came across this 2500mAh replacement internal battery. The standard OEM one that comes with the 5S is only 1560mAh. The extra 1000mAh would be amazing if it worked, but I'm still wary of 3rd party batteries. It also provides a shallow depth of field, allowing you to blur the background to focus attention on the subject. Has a dual-tone LED flash. Asus ROG Phone 5. Asus ROG Phone 5s. A dual-tone flash has LED lights with different color temperatures, delivering a better color balance to photos and videos. In terms of battery life, the spec sheets tell us that the iPhone 5S just edges out the old iPhone 5. It's rated at 10 hours of talk time on 3G, while the iPhone 5 can only muster 8 iPhone 5c - 1508mAh <- 5.73Whr at 3.8V. iPhone 5s - 1558mAh <- 5.92Whr at 3.8V. Source. In terms of battery life comparison for 5 vs. 5c vs. 5s, they ran some benchmarks in their review. In some tasks the 5c/5s are better than the 5, in others the 5 is better. The iPhone 5s features a brand-new 64-bit A7 processor running at 1.3GHz. The iPhone 5c is powered by the A6 processor Apple introduced in last year’s iPhone 5. Apple says the new A7 chip is up zsUfR.