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at first glance the skittles colored casing of the new iphone 5c easily sets it apart from its shinier sibling the 5s and we're going to replace it with not one but two new designs but how did the two phones differ on the inside and which one is right for you if you wouldn't be caught dead without Apple's latest top-of-the-line phone the 5s starting at two hundred dollars for the 16 gig model is the phone for you but don't expect huge changes the 5s is a lot like the iphone 5 that came before it with the exception of a fingerprint scanner and a couple of internal things otherwise the screen is exactly the same the look and feel pretty much identical what you will get an apples premium model is a fingerprint sensor built into the home button that simplifies unlocking your phone and itunes purchases power users will approve for the fitness fanatics a motion sensor that helps track your movement improved camera features such as slo-mo and a dual tone flash and a faster 64-bit processor good news for gamers the lower end 5c doesn't offer any of these features but it's a perfectly good choice for many users the 5c is almost identical to last year's iphone 5 with slight changes but most are cosmetic if anybody has ever wondered what a mid-range device from Apple would look like it is the 5c so the big story here is color and material they moved away from aluminum and they've gone to polycarbonate which is a fancy way of saying plastic the 5s and 5c both sport and improved forward facing camera all the better to snap selfies with both models go on sale September 20th but only the 5c can be pre-ordered the other consideration is memory the cheaper model isn't available with 64 gigs of storage the 5 c's starts at a hundred dollars for the 16 gig version there are also many Android devices comparable to the iphone 5c including the Moto X and the HTC One mini it's the same price up front a one mini is a little bit of a larger device but they kind of have the same basic shape they're very finely tooled so they're both beautiful devices to look at the HTC One mini is actually more cream him and look and feel then I think the iphone 5c is with a plastic decisions decisions in San Francisco I'm Sumi das cnet.com for CBS News