Apple's latest smartphone might have new and improved features, but a new report stated the iPhone 5s is lacking one major aspect - battery power.
According to The New York Times' Brian X. Chen, a manufacturing defect has reportedly led to a "small number" of iPhone 5s models to have weaker battery power than previous iPhones.
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The reports of the low-powered iPhone 5s have been confirmed by an Apple spokesperson.
"We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5s devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life," said Apple spokeswoman Teresa Brewer, to the NY Times. "We are reaching out to customers with affected phones and will provide them with a replacement phone."
Apple did not specify the number of iPhone affected by the battery issue, but Chen stated Apple implied "a few thousand" phones.
The report noted that the manufacturing issue is not the same as having a defective battery.
The iPhone 5s launched on Sept. 20 with the iPhone 5c. Apple has stated 9 million units were sold during its first-weekend sales. The Cupertino-based organization didn't reveal specific numbers for the iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c. The 9 million units for both phones were 4 million units more than the first-weekend sales of the iPhone 5 in September 2012, which sold 5 million units.
As of Oct. 25, the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s are available across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French West Indies, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States.
As Latinos Post reported, 33.8 million iPhones, overall, were sold during the latest fiscal quarter, which is a record compared to the same period last year. The September 2012 fiscal quarter saw Apple sell 26.9 million iPhones.
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