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Note: Apple's new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c make a lot of advances, but they also left a lot of technology out.
iPhone 5s The Apple iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are exactly what everyone expected to see from Apple at its press event Tuesday. The 5s is a significantly upgraded version of the iPhone 5, while the 5c is a lower-cost model meant to round out Apple's product range. Both include 4-inch Retina displays and improved cameras.
The 5s is the first device to ship from Apple with the company's A7 64-bit processor. It will be sold in three colors (silver, slate and gold), and includes a fingerprint scanner for security. The iPhone 5c is the first iPhone to use plastic in its design since the 3GS, and it comes in five colors (white, pink, blue, green and yellow). Storage options for both range from 16 GB to 64 GB, and pricing ranges from $99 for the cheapest iPhone 5c to $399 for the most expensive iPhone 5s (with a new, two-year contract, of course).
Despite the advancements offered by both devices, Apple continues to leave today's bleeding-edge technology out of the iPhone. Here are a few things missing that are offered by competing products.
--NFC: Near-field communications is a short-range radio...