Everything Apple's New iPhones Can Do

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Apple announced two new iPhone models today, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.

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Both devices go on sale September 20. The iPhone 5S will start at $199 and the iPhone 5C will start at $99.

But let's get to the important stuff. What's so great about these new iPhones and what can they do? Let's break down the most important features.

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This is the iPhone 5S. It comes in three colors.

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It has a new home button with a fingerprint sensor.

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You place your finger on the sensor to unlock your iPhone 5S. You don't need to enter a passcode.

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With the fingerprint sensor, you don't need to enter your password every time you buy an app, movie, or song from iTunes.

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This is how you set up the fingerprint sensor. The iPhone 5S needs to scan your fingerprint a few times. It then stores your fingerprint securely on the device.

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The home button is made out of scratch-proof sapphire.

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The iPhone 5S can recognize three types of fingerprints.

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It has a new processor called the A7. It's about twice as fast as the processor in last year's iPhone.

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The iPhone 5S camera got some improvements too.

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The camera has image stabilization so you don't accidentally take blurry photos. It can also take four quick photos at once and merge them together for one perfect photo.

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It has a special dual flash that helps colors come out more accurately.

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The new flash also makes sure skin tones look accurate in low light.

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You can shoot slow-motion video.

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You can edit parts of your videos to play in slow motion.

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This is the new iPhone 5C. It's almost exactly like last year's iPhone 5, except it has a plastic body that comes in a bunch of colors.

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You can make the wallpaper match the case color of the iPhone 5C.

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Even the volume buttons are plastic.

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The outside may be plastic, but the inside of the iPhone 5C is reinforced by metal.

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The iPhone 5C does not have a fingerprint sensor, so you have to unlock the phone with a passcode.

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All new iPhones will run iOS 7, the new operating system from Apple that has a fresh design.

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iOS 7 also has iTunes Radio, a free streaming music service that's very similar to Pandora.

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Apple says the iPhone 5C has "console quality" gaming graphics.

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Siri has some new features. It can now search Twitter and Wikipedia.

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You can also buy one of these optional rubbery cases for the iPhone 5C.

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But the cases aren't that great. They have holes cut out, which make the iPhone 5C look kind of ugly.

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Now take an even closer look at the iPhone 5S.

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Click here for photos of the gold-colored iPhone 5S >>

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