Apple has unveiled two new handsets: the top-end iPhone 5S and a cheaper iPhone 5C at an event in California.
The 5S introduces a fingerprint sensor built into the phone’s main button to identify the user. The 5C comes with a plastic back in a choice of colours.
The new fingerprint sensor is covered in sapphire crystal to prevent scratches impairing its performance while the system can be used to unlock the phone and provide authentication for purchases from Apple’s online marketplace.
The iPhone is the firm’s most important product in terms of earnings power and this is the first time the company will launch two distinct types of handset at the same time .
The 5S’ Sim-free price ranges from £549 for a 16 gigabyte version to £709 for a 64GB model. The basic 5C model, with 16 gigabytes of storage, has been priced Sim-free at £469.
The new iPhones go on sale in the US, UK, China, Australia and Canada among other countries on 20 September.
