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I.d. >> the history of fingerprint sensors on notebooks isn't very good, but this is a different technology. until people have a chance to use it, that will be the big question. >> reporter: one of the best features? pricing. the new iphone 5s stays the same as previous models starting at $199 for the 16 gigabytes with a two-year contract. apple unveiled a new cheaper model, the 5c. it's made of plastic with a four-inch display, comes in a rainbow of colors -- green, white, blue, red, and yellow. the 16 gigabyte model is just $99 with a two-year contract. online reaction was mixed. one tweeter...

>> no. he's actually doing the same pose when norman took the picture for "rolling stone" in 1984. >> assuming that jobs is somewhere in heaven looking down upon us and watching what's happening to his former company, what do you think he would have made of the announcement this week, the cheaper iphone in multiple colors, the criticism that apple is no longer an innovator? >> well, steve left behind a great team and tim cook is competent as chief executive officer. what they've done since steve stepped down as ceo is they've taken an inch off the ipad and added an inch to the iphone and now t...

Hoping for and now there are worries about the so-called cheaper model. $99 might seem cheap to us for an iphone with the two-year contract, chris, but the new iphone 5c is still too expensive to appeal in emerging markets and if you consider that it costs $549, without a contract that is definitely too pricy to get mass appeal in some cases like china and other emerging markets. we're using the pre-paid phones like the old style candy bar nokias and various other models. they've had a lot of traction in emerging markets and they're often the norm. even samsung makes cheaper smartphones and th...

Abc news, cupertino, california. >> pretty cool as we were saying while we were watching this. apple has your fingerprints now and as you said, so does the nsa, right? >> hopefully not. >> hopefully not. >> if that is the case, it doesn't happen until i no longer want an iphone, but that is cool technology. if it is lost or stolen, they have a device that they can't do anything with, because only your finger will open it up. >> i'm sure it will be the first of many products that operate like that. >> i think so. >> september 20th is the day. i wonder if we will see the long lines. >> i will wa...

Right here. >> it is about security. instead of a code or password all this requires is a fingerprint to remember who you are and unlock the phone. seems cool but other companies are racing ahead in the bells and whistles war. samsung has a phone that can literally react to your eyes watching the screen. the killer app for apple's bottom line maybe the iphone 5c, a cheap version for the masses. while apple is strong at home it is trounced by android phones overseas including the holy grail of emerging markets, china. >> big acknowledgment that they need to provide a low-end affordable solution...