Apple iPhone 5 vs Apple iPhone 5S: What is the difference?

has clipboard warnings

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

This privacy feature alerts you with a small notification when an app copies data from your clipboard.

has location privacy options

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

This privacy feature allows you to share your approximate location with an app instead of your precise location.

has camera/microphone privacy options

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

You can enable or disable an app’s access to the camera or microphone on your device. There are also indication icons to show you when an app uses the camera or microphone.

has Mail Privacy Protection

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

Mail Privacy Protection is a feature built into the default email app that blocks senders from using “tracking pixels” to see when you’ve read an email. It also hides your IP address from senders.

has theme customization

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

Theme customization allows you to easily change the appearance of the user interface (UI). For example, by changing the system colors or the app icons.

can block app tracking

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

Some apps track your activity even when the app is not in use. This privacy feature allows you to block this tracking, either across all apps or on a per-app basis.

blocks cross-site tracking

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

This setting (in the default browser) allows you to block cross-site tracking cookies and data to help protect your privacy.

has on-device machine learning

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

On-device machine learning is used to recognize people, places, and more in the Photos app. The algorithms run on the device, where this sensitive data is then kept. Competing services upload the photos and perform this on their servers, which requires the sharing of personal data.

Can play games while they download

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 5S

This means you don’t have to wait for the entire game to download first, as the later stages of the game download while you are playing.