Apple iPhone 5S Malaysia Release Date and Specs

Updated (11-10-2013):-

While the official announcement from Apple yesterday outed the Malaysia release date for the Apple iPhone 5S and 5C as 1 November 2013, a look at the Apple Malaysia site reveals another date. When you scroll down to the Shop online option the date you can start ordering online at the Malaysian Apple store is 31 October 2013. This means if you're looking to get the Gold Apple iPhone 5S then you should be prepared for a midnight rush on 30 October 2013. Looking back at the wording of the announcement and it specifically says "by 1 November 2013" which means that 31 October 2013 also works as it is before the 1 November 2013 deadline. 

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Updated (10-10-2013):-

Apple has just announced the second phase of it's iPhone roll-out and Malaysia is on the list. With this, Apple has officially confirmed that the Apple iPhone 5S and Apple iPhone 5C will be launched in Malaysia on 1 November 2013. While the announcement covers the Malaysia release date, it doesn't include pricing, so we still don't know the official price of either smartphone. In this case we're happy to be wrong with our initial release date estimates of December 2013 but prices are likely to be a bit higher this time around due to the weaker Ringgit and a currency exchange between US Dollars and the Ringgit. We expect that on the launch date of 1 November 2013, all the major telcos will release their Apple iPhone 5C or 5S bundles as well but it will also likely be made available at other local retail sellers. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted as to any new development.

Updated (19-9-2013):-

The US Apple Store will start accepting orders for the Apple iPhone 5S starting 20 September 2013 at 3.01am EDT. With Malaysia being 12 hours ahead of the US (and if the Malaysia store opens up at the same time, which is slightly doubtful due to the much later Apple iPhone 5 release last year and no pre-order period yet) this could set the Malaysia release date for the Apple iPhone 5S at 3.01pm for us here in Malaysia. Do note that previous pre-orders for China saw the Gold and Silver versions going first so keep watch if you're gunning for these colours. For a refresher on Malaysia pricing for the Apple iPhone 5S, check out our price estimates in the table below: 

* Pricing is based on prices in other regions and previous local pricing. Actual local pricing in Malaysia may yet change either higher or lower.

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The Apple iPhone 5S was recently announced and featured a complete internal hardware revamp while introducing some new colour options such as space gray, gold and silver. The Apple iPhone 5S is expected to have a Malaysia release date either on 20 September 2013 or afterwards as the US and Singapore roll-out is expected around that time. Apple have said that they expect the roll-out to last until the end of the year so we can probably get the Apple iPhone 5S at the end of September or early October 2013. According to Apple, there will be a preorder period for the Apple iPhone 5S from 13 September 2013. US pricing for the smartphone currently stands at $200 for the 16GB model, $300 for the 32GB version and $400 for the 64GB, all of which are under a 2-year contract. The Singapore price stands at SG$988 which could mean the Malaysian price would be about RM2550. Tech specs for the Apple iPhone 5S include:

• 64-bit Apple A7 Chip + M7 motion coprocessor
• 4.0-inch LCD display (640 x 1136 pixels - 326ppi, LED-backlit IPS, Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating)
• 16GB / 32GB / 64GB storage
• 8MP rear camera (iSight, f/2.2, True Tone flash) + 1.2MP front camera
• Supports 4G LTE + Bluetooth 4.0 + A-GPS + Touch ID fingerprint sensor Home button
• 123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6mm | 112g
• 1440 mAh battery
• iOS 7

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According to the sources, Apple is working 64 GB and 128 GB storage options to be incorporated in iPhone 5S variants. Besides the fact that iPhone 5S will having memory of 128 GB, iPhone 5S shall have 4.7 inches edge to edge screen provision in the appliance.

The whole of iPhone 5S front face shall likely to be the screen, with home button having physical integration, within the display. The iPhone 5S is expecting to be first in the iPhone series to deploy use of organic radical battery, possessing features of higher environment friendly.

The sources reported also it shall take only recharging time of nearly 30 seconds and achieving high energy density. This feature shall be packing higher power contained in a battery of relatively small size. Apple iPhone 5S expecting to be release on end of 2013.