Apple's new iPhone 5S – which has a fingerprint touch ID sensor and an even faster processor – will be go on sale in Australia on September 20. Announced by Apple CEO Tim Cook at a special media event at the company's Cupertino headquarters near San Francisco, the iPhone 5S might look like the...

Apple's new iPhone 5s is set to go on sale this Friday, Sept. 20, and the phone is already generating a lot of buzz. The 5s is the more advanced of two new Apple iPhones, and offers a lot of technical advantages over the iPhone 5c also launching the same day.

Fingerprint scanner is intuitive/more convenient than passcode; Big performance boost vs.

Flash photography can't be saved by dual-LEDs; Premium price

A great phone and a deceptively big step forward for Apple, but the iPhone 5s doesn't leap quite as far as we had hoped

iOS lives up to the hype; Truly beautifully hardware; An unbeatable App Store

Screen feels increasingly small; Lacks the liveliness of Android; Currently few ways to use the extra grunt

Over the past week I've been bombarded with questions about the iPhone 5s. What are the new features? Is it worth upgrading to if I already own an iPhone 5? Many are curious about Apple's latest device, but aren't certain if it's worth upgrading to. I've spent the past 7 days using the device.

While iFans were still lining up around the nation, the new iPhone 5s landed on our test bench and we've already been putting it through its paces. It's amazing how something so marginally different can feel completely new and fresh.

The iPhone 5S isn't just supposed to be "the most amazing iPhone yet." It's not "the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever." No, Apple says the 5S is "the most forward-thinking iPhone yet" and "the best smartphone in the world."

Beautiful design; Super fast processor; Fantastic camera

4-inch phones are starting to feel small; iOS is far from perfect

The iPhone 5s ($199 for 16GB with contract) is a tiny phone with a lot of room to grow. It's amazing how a 4-inch, 4-ounce smartphone is now considered small, but that's the world we live in. Underneath the diminutive hood, though, lies fearsome power.

Incredibly fast processor; Excellent camera; Easy-to-use Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Unmatched app selection

Small screen for an industry-leading smartphone

Apple is giving Android the finger with the iPhone 5s. And we're not just talking about the fingerprint sensor beneath the screen. The new A7 chip inside this unassuming beast promises to run circles around the Galaxy S4 and other devices.

The Apple iPhone 5s The Apple iPhone 5s in Space Grey The HTC One and Apple iPhone 5s Silver, Gold and Grey The Apple iPhone 5s in gold Apple iPhone 5C colors The Home button on the Apple iPhone 5s TouchID on the iPhone 5s What Needs Improvement : A 4.3-4.5-inch model wouldn't go astray

TouchID works brilliantly; camera performance; compact size

A 4.3-4.5-inch model wouldn't go astray

Although the iPhone 5s superficially appears to be a modest upgrade from last year's iPhone 5, the truth is somewhat more complicated. The typical iPhone 5 user will find little to no real reason to consider buying an iPhone 5s, as Apple this year has made the individual upgrades seemingly trivial...

An improved sequel to the iPhone 5, which was Apple's best iPhone to date; Retains the same 4" screen, LTE cellular support, and form factor, while offering three chassis color options and adding a fingerprint sensor.

Despite a larger battery; real-world battery performance too often falls below Apple's best case estimates; with potentially major problems in cellular calling talk time; and similar drain with cellular data.