When it was first unveiled, the iPhone 5S looked a lot like the iPhone 5, even though it went much further under the hood. We’d been there before with the iPhone’S’ conundrum: a new phone comes along, taking the shell of the previous model, adds some new bits and pieces, and then claims to be an entirely new phone - and we’ve just seen it again with the iPhone 6S.
Which it was, of course. But also wasn’t. Well, mostly was. It’s the kind of move that only Apple can pull off with any kind of conviction: the notion that it can take the same chassis, have a little tinker, throw in a new CPU, slightly better battery and camera, and call it an all-conquering device.The jump from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 5S was nowhere near as significant as the leap to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus - Apple’s handsets changed notably inside and out at that point, and their release should give you serious pause if you’re looking at buying an iPhone 5S right now.