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Boot Speed Test: iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 5s [Video]

Boot Speed Test: iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 5s [Video]

Posted September 21, 2013 at 12:02am by iClarified
Check out this video that compares the boot speed of the iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 5s.

All three iPhones were freshly restored to iOS 7.0 with absolutely no data or accounts set up on the device.

The counter was started from the exact moment each device received USB signal and stopped as soon as the lockscreen was loaded.


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nelson bauza
nelson bauza - September 23, 2013 at 9:13am
So I guess I need to UPGRADE to the 5s
Mark
Mark - September 22, 2013 at 1:59am
I notice that the 5c and 5s dont have sim cards, the 5 does. that slows down as you can see the iphone 5 searching for signal. Maybe try it again all without simcards this test is rubbish...
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mateen
mateen - September 22, 2013 at 7:31pm
Actually, none of the devices had a SIM card. We stopped the counter at the moment the lock screen was loaded. It took another second for the iPhone 5 to realize there was No SIM.
Copperhead
Copperhead - September 21, 2013 at 5:55pm
Ever since my ios 7 update my device has an extreme long problem updating the apps. It should not take 2 hours to download 4 apps. Apple is seriously losing its stabilities ....
Copperhead
Copperhead - September 21, 2013 at 5:57pm
Not to mention many of my apps icons are all grey.. And not the icon it's suppose to be.
AppleGuy299
AppleGuy299 - September 21, 2013 at 4:37pm
The Apples are blue. Also the 5 and 5c should be the same because they have basilica the same hardware and ios
uncletin
uncletin - September 21, 2013 at 1:35pm
What song si that?
csns
csns - September 21, 2013 at 8:10am
And a HTC One X boots in 10 seconds... And it has more to do with the OS than the HW. Just a fun fact.
digi
digi - September 21, 2013 at 5:03pm
and who gives a feck about that?
:(
:( - September 21, 2013 at 8:03am
is it me or does the screen on 5s look crappier?
AppleGuy299
AppleGuy299 - September 21, 2013 at 4:37pm
It's just the angle of the camera.
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Marz
Marz - September 21, 2013 at 7:31am
Nice conparison. What's the background music title?
Jimbo
Jimbo - September 21, 2013 at 6:57am
It could be that the 5 is on ios 7.0, which both the 5c and 5s are on ios 7.0.1.
JJ
JJ - September 21, 2013 at 12:29pm
That could also affect the accuracy lf the test! Nicely thought!
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mateen
mateen - September 21, 2013 at 8:29pm
Actually, all devices are running iOS 7.0. No devices were upgraded to 7.0.1...
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mateen
mateen - September 22, 2013 at 7:29pm
The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both shipped with 7.0. 7.0.1 was made live for the 5s and 5c only, and we did not update either of those devices to make sure all of our devices were on the same firmware. For some reason, Apple is only hosting 7.0.1 for the iPhone 5s/5c and not 7.0
Yo
Yo - September 21, 2013 at 5:46am
Dude so many factors involves you cannot do an accurate test
Sinouhe
Sinouhe - September 21, 2013 at 2:23am
I boot my phone every couple of months... I really needed these 9 secs ;)
JJ
JJ - September 21, 2013 at 2:01am
iphone 5 had Sim thats an extra boot process... Test is not accurate.
Manny
Manny - September 21, 2013 at 2:26am
I saw that too. Good eye!!
mateen
mateen - September 21, 2013 at 2:33am
None of the devices had a SIM card. We stopped the counter at the moment the lock screen was loaded. It took another second for the iPhone 5 to realize there was No SIM.
Dave
Dave - September 21, 2013 at 7:52am
The iPhone 5 seems to display "Searching" indicating that a sim is actually installed. Do you agree?
CARELSS
CARELSS - September 21, 2013 at 1:18am
all we care about is the JAILBREAK dont give shit about the comparison If I want an iphone5s I will buy it I dont compare. so I dont cAAARE!!!
booty
booty - September 21, 2013 at 4:11am
the why'd you click and read the article if you don't care? boot time shows post processing being done. faster boot time means faster components. nuff said.
BigJake
BigJake - September 21, 2013 at 12:23am
I never turn my 5 off so why does this matter? Are trying to demonstrate processing speed? My 5 is fast enough and it will never have ios7 on it.
N-Slick
N-Slick - September 21, 2013 at 12:18am
My 5 boots faster than that lol, they must have them knockoff Chinese chargers.
m[o_0]m
m[o_0]m - September 21, 2013 at 12:11am
Is the brightness the same on all devices? Why the difference? 5c looks brighter.
Chris Kent
Chris Kent - September 21, 2013 at 12:46am
It's the angle of the camera, and the lighting. It's just skewed.
iClarified
iClarified - September 21, 2013 at 12:57am
The brightness is set to max on all three devices with auto-brightness set to off. The difference you are seeing is likely due to the background. We left the default wallpaper set for all three devices. Since the iPhone 5c is a white device, its default background is mainly white and thus brighter than the other two devices.
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