Apple’s iPhone 5S  and iPhone 5C are finally hitting the retail shelves tomorrow and before you go cracking open your piggy bank to buy the latest mobile Apple product, there are a few things you need to know. Like, for example, Apple’s iPhone 5S inventory are expected to be severely constrained meaning all the time you spend fighting for a spot in line could amount to nothing but a busted iPhone 5 you throw against the wall out of pure frustration. So to make sure you don’t come away sorely defeated, here’s everything we know about Apple’s new iPhone 5S release tomorrow.

Poor Shipment Yields

As mentioned, it’s expected Apple will be producing poor shipment yields in a weak attempt to fill the likely enormous orders for cell carriers. According to a recent report by AllThingsD an anonymous source with direct knowledge of carrier information noted “We will have grotesquely unavailable inventory,” extending to all major carriers. Perhaps this is Apple’s unique way of building upon any hype they feel may have feel by the 5S wayside.

A possible reason behind the poor yields could have to do with Apple’s introduction of the gold and silver variants of the device, something that mobile Apple users are unaccustomed to. The gold variant has already sold out in places it’s consumer available, like Australia.

Design

Though not boasting the colorful spectrum of neon of its low-cost iPhone 5C brethren, the iPhone 5S will come in gold, silver, and slate option. We’ve already witness what many were calling the champagne and graphite options, but it seems Apple is dropping white from this version. The shell is made of high-grade aluminum with chamfered edges and offers an overall better mobile computing performance that Apple users are used to.

A7 & M7

As expected Apple’s iPhone 5S will run on the Cupertino-based electronics giant’s latest A7 processing chip in tandem with what’s being dubbed the M7 chip. The A7 is the first 64-bit SoC of its kind, coming complete with a modern instructions set, 2x general purpose registers, 2x floating point registers, and 1 billion transistors.

The seamless developer transition forced all built in apps to be completely re-engineered for the better as the A7 runs roughly 56 times faster than the original iPhone and 5 times faster than the iPhone 5.

M7 works alongside the A7 as a motion co-processor, measuring motion data continuously via accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass support. This will help to enable new fitness apps like Nike’s Nike+ Motion to GPS track and monitor user movement based on contextual awareness with the help of the new CoreMotion API.

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Camera

One of the main focuses for Apple was in the imaging technology department. Apple designed and created a better and smarter camera using its 5-element lens with f/2.2 aperture or a 15% larger active sensor area. As noted on stage, bigger pixels mean for a bigger picture.

iOS 7 automatically sets the white balance, exposure level, and creates a dynamic local tone map. Further, the mobile operating system also picks the sharpest image from a series or photos or an album. The new True Tone flash tempers any clashing color temperatures and provides automatic stabilization.

Burst Mode can snap up to 10 frames per second while the shutter button is continuously held won, and conversely Slo-Mo supports shots and video at 120fps and allows for customization. For example, a user can break down a video frame-by-frame and decide which he/she wants in regular motion and Slo-M0. That video can be shot in HD 720p.

Fingerprint Sensor

As rumored Apple will be including a fingerprint sensor as an authentication measure in favor of a homescreen password lock. Using the 170 micron thin Touch ID sensor, the iPhone 5S can sense 500ppi and scan sub-epidermal skin levels to make sure the 5S is secure to the user.

The sensor is built into the sapphire home button to prevent any scratching and is surrounded by a detection ring to activate the Touch ID sensor.

Simply touching the sensor unlocks the handset. As I predicted, users can employ the sensor for aspects like buying apps in the iTunes store, but the user’s fingerprint isn’t saved to a single piece of software, server, or iCloud. It can also handle multiple fingerprints for those who share a device.

Battery Life

The 5S, in part to the A7 chip, comes with great battery life that includes 10 hours of 3G talk time and 250 hours of standby.

First Impressions

CNET: “The real question in our minds is this: will more people pick the 5S or the 5C, or another phone entirely? It looks like Apple is using this year to refine peripheral technology around the iPhone rather than heading in a bold new direction. That said, if Touch ID makes the iPhone 5S more secure, it’ll be no small feature. We’ll also be keeping an eye on the M7 chip: Apple might be making a play for iOS health-tracking apps and gear to beat competitors to market, or, failing that, to just plain beat them.”

TechRadar: “The iPhone is a handset designed to give the best blend of power, sophistication and performance, and the iPhone 5S has taken that message and improved on it once more. The price will still be too high for some, but those locked into the iOS ecosystem, or just willing to take a punt and try something a bit different, will be massively pleased with the new iPhone.”

Engadget: “All told, the iPhone 5s is essentially what we expected it to be. It’s mostly an iterative improvement over the iPhone 5, but Touch ID is a great addition and some of the new camera features are clever; not to mention the fact that iOS 7 is a huge change over previous versions of the OS.”

TechCrunch: “It’s not very surprising that Apple has delivered a new iPhone that seems at first glance to be among the best smartphones in the business, if not definitely the new overall king. But what is surprising is that something like a built-in fingerprint scanner can make such a difference to overall device experience – I think adoption of this will definitely be much faster than you might expect.”

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