Apple iPhone 5S
The iPhone 5s ($199 for 16GB with contract) is a tiny phone with a lot of room to grow. It’s amazing how a 4-inch, 4-ounce smartphone is now considered small, but that’s the world we live in. Underneath the diminutive hood, though, lies fearsome power. It’s what’s below the surface, not what’s on the outside, that makes the iPhone 5s our Editors’ Choice. The secret is that, more than any iPhone since the iPhone 3G (when Apple’s App Store was introduced), it’s a platform rather than a product. Three of this phone’s key advances, the A7 processor, M7 motion coprocessor, and the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, are being used less now than I suspect they will in the future. That makes the 5s the best bet for anyone who wants a future-proof, forward-looking phone that runs an unbeatable array of apps. Physical Features and Wireless and Call Quality At first glance, it’s tough to tell the 5s and the iPhone 5 apart. At 4.87 by 2.31 by 0.3 inches (HWD) an...