iPhone 5C and iOS 7 Review

The iPhone 5C and iOS 7 are little over three weeks old now and after now having both of them in my possession for this time period, I have had the chance to get to grips with all the new features, had time to see the usefulness and whether the new OS is a step up from the interface people are use to.

iPhone 5c

The iPhone 5c was released on September 20^th alongside the 5s. The 5c is herald as the budget model that is replacing the 5, though the cost of the phone still starts at £469 for the 16GB model.

The handset is exactly the same as the 5 apart from the “beautifully, unapologetically plastic” (in the words of John Ive) exterior that is replacing the glossily, glass and metal casing we are use to with previous iterations. I would recommend the 5c to people that are still alien to the iPhone or currently in possession of an earlier model than the 5 (4s or before). The phone is still pricey seen as though this is supposed to be Apple’s budget model, and being only £80 cheaper than the 5s (that has a new fingerprint scanner to lock and navigate through the phone, a new 16-bit chip that increases the speed of phone and slow-motion camera), it may be worth you paying the extra to be up-to-date with the latest handset and having those extra features. The slow-motion camera alone is enough to get the 5s after having hands on with the feature, but saying this I’m really happy with the 5c (5c is available in white, red, yellow, blue and green), though if you already have the 5 then there is no need for you to even consider the 5C. instead look to the 5S.

iOS 7

The new OS from apple is the biggest change in their interface and despite this being a pain to download on its release, it has now been available for almost a month and overall I feel it’s a step in the right direction. The new slick simplistic design definitely showcases what Apple is all about, to create simple and well designed products. Near enough everything has been overhauled from the icons to the new dynamic backgrounds.

The dynamic backgrounds that turns the backdrop of your phone into a 3D image as you move the phone is a cool feature that has been added and makes the task of choosing what background you should have that whole lot trickery to get the best out of this effect.

By swiping up on the screen, from bottom to top you now call up the Control Centre that gives you quick access to features such as your music, brightness, camera, Bluetooth, Airplane mode and a flashlight. The spotlight search feature was previously available by swiping to the far left of the phone, whereas now is available be swiping down on the home screen (though not from the very top as this still brings down the notification centre).

The improved multitasking feature is again an improvement. Before to close your apps that were running in the background you would have to tap the little red circle on the top of the icon after double tapping the home button, whereas now you are show all your applications in the middle, simply tap on the icon to open or swipe the page up to close the app.

It was about time that the iPhone camera came along with filters to edit your pictures and with this feature added alongside different photo styles, such as a panoramic picture mode. This is yet another app that has been given the Apple style face lift.

There are many new features that could be named such as the Find My iPhone feature, an improved app store, an improved Siri that now adds in Twitter searches into the functionality of the app. The final cool feature that im excited to get my hands on is iTunes Radio that allows you to find new music relevant to what you are listening to, but this feature isn’t yet available in the UK, the UK release date is said to be around early 2014.

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