Which smartphone from Apple is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the iPhone 5C against the iPhone 5 to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the iPhone 5 has an IPS LCD display that is backlit which measures 4 inches and renders a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. It weighs 112 grams and has the following dimensions: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 5C has the same type of display: IPS LCD LED-backlit that has a diagonal of 4 inches. It is heavier, weighing 132 g and is also bigger (dimensions: 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm).

For hardware and OS, the iPhone 5 has swift processor (dual core working at 1.3 GHz) and it is paired up with the Apple A6 chipset. The device has multiple options regarding internal storage space: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB (there is no microSD card, meaning that the memory is not expandable), and it runs on the iOS 6 (upgradable to iOS 7).

The iPhone 5C on the other hand is also powered by the same processor + chipset combination. This smartphone can be purchased with two variants of internal storage space: 16GB and 32GB (this memory is not expandable via microSD card) and runs on the iOS 7.

For battery usage and camera specs, the iPhone 5C has a Li-Po battery unit with a capacity of 1510 mAh that is estimated to last around 10 hours of talking time on 3G (or 40 hours of music play). As for the iPhone 5, it also has a Li-Po battery unit, but this one comes with a capacity of 1440 mAh that is approximated to last around 8 hours of talking time on 3G (or 40 hours of music play).

Both Apple smartphones are equipped with the same features regarding camera. The rear-facing camera is an 8MP one which has features like: LED flash, touch focus, face detection, HDR photo, autofocus, geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video and image recording. The front-facing camera on both devices has 1.2MP.

The iPhone 5 (16 GB) cost around $495.00, while the iPhone 5C (16 GB) is at $490.00.

So which Apple smartphone is better the choice for consumers?