Review Roundup: iPhone 5s is The Leader of the Pack

Wednesday, 18 September 2013 | by Pat's Picks

The reviews of the iPhone 5s and 5c are in - and all seem to be in alignment. David Pogue of the New York Times, says the age of annual mega leaps is over. But he praises the 5s’ fingerprint reader which he calls “genuinely awesome.” Pogue also gives high marks to the new LED flash, and the new operating system, ios7 that comes along with the phone. In the Wall Street Journal Walt Mossberg says after using the new fingerprint reader, he found it annoying to go back to typing in a password on his old phone. He also calls the iPhone 5c a nice option for newcomers and thrifty upgraders. USA Today‘s Ed Baig agrees about the scanner, the flash and ios7, though he does lament the lack of a slightly larger screen and stereo speakers.