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Pegatron Employee Describes Role in Producing Apple's Lower-Cost Plastic iPhone
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Having repaired numerous 3G and 3GS in my life time, let me take a second and laugh at this statement.
Hah... haha... ahahaha....
Brittle, scuffed and hairline cracks. Choose one. I replaced tons of rear shells in addition to screens. Surprisingly, the jump to a glass back cut down the ratio and skewed it more heavily towards screens when the 4 came out.
Compare and contrast with the super premium polycarbonate material Nokia uses for the Lumia 920. I swear the stuff feels like silk.
But wait.....
I have a theory:
iPhone5c is not for china or ceramic or cheap as some have described.
I suspect it is for CARBON. Position this as a carbon fiber shell and it will sell like hotcakes.
I have a theory:
iPhone5c is not for china or ceramic or cheap as some have described.
I suspect it is for CARBON. Position this as a carbon fiber shell and it will sell like hotcakes.
Well I hadn't heard of this but thanks for keeping in mind that not everyone takes care of their phones the same way.
I believe the product exists. I am skeptical that it will be lower-cost, though.
couple theories:
1. Colors look like crap because they're being taken pictures of using some low quality camera AND they're probably neon to support iOS 7. It'll sell like hotcakes still most likely
2. This is China's slap on Apple. They probably purposely leaked this. Funny again, why doesn't Chinese government just handle this situation themselves instead of calling on companies to do it? Make it illegal you dimwits including your own product manufacturing. Oh wait, they're afraid all factories will leave China and workers will be left with nothing. Slap on foreign companies nothing more.
3. People keep mentioning cheap, worthless, bad construction. Keep in mind that Apple isn't releasing htis to appease the American public. Furthermore, the iphone 4 and 4s are actually a drag on Apple's bottom line. They have to keep assembly lines on for these old products using glass backs and 3.5" screens. By bringing a cheap iphone in and pricing it in the iphone 4 range (free on contract and $450) they can actually make more money, bring more people to the 4" ecosystem, and save some on the manufacturing side since the ipod touch/iphone 5 both use the same stuff.
4. Nobody knows what Steve Jobs would've done.
1. Colors look like crap because they're being taken pictures of using some low quality camera AND they're probably neon to support iOS 7. It'll sell like hotcakes still most likely
2. This is China's slap on Apple. They probably purposely leaked this. Funny again, why doesn't Chinese government just handle this situation themselves instead of calling on companies to do it? Make it illegal you dimwits including your own product manufacturing. Oh wait, they're afraid all factories will leave China and workers will be left with nothing. Slap on foreign companies nothing more.
3. People keep mentioning cheap, worthless, bad construction. Keep in mind that Apple isn't releasing htis to appease the American public. Furthermore, the iphone 4 and 4s are actually a drag on Apple's bottom line. They have to keep assembly lines on for these old products using glass backs and 3.5" screens. By bringing a cheap iphone in and pricing it in the iphone 4 range (free on contract and $450) they can actually make more money, bring more people to the 4" ecosystem, and save some on the manufacturing side since the ipod touch/iphone 5 both use the same stuff.
4. Nobody knows what Steve Jobs would've done.
But they're neon green and yellow and pink.
No amount of fit and finish, velvety smoothness, flattering light or Jony Ive anal-retentiveness is going to remove the instant association to Nickelodeon green slime, My Little Pony, 80's graffiti, Teletubbies, Angelyne, Skittles, Barbie, Divine, Fresh Prince and Paris Hilton's Prada bag chihuahua.
While that may be true, for most casual users it makes no difference as long as it's an iPhone and can do at least a bare minimum few functions. They will feel better buying a $300 on warranty for 1 year than a used one from someone on Craigslist or eBay where they aren't sure what issues the phone has and no recourses if its found to be defective later.
This is good news for people buying second hand though, because most sellers will be pressured now to drop prices.
China an Emerging economy?????
China is the number one economy around the world at this time!! now thats being ignorant.
The important thing: poor working conditions exist where iPhones are being manufactured and workers may be suffering.
What people actually care about: OMG THERE'S DEFINITELY A PLASTIC IPHONE COMING OUT.
Oh gee, you're the first person to say they "care" in this thread, you must be such a great person!
Look, I'm sure everyone cares, but it isn't exactly breaking news neither is apple the only one who does it, we're accustomed to hearing about it. This is an apple rumor site, naturally people are going to react to rumors about apple products.
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For what, the case?
You do realize there will be a full phone in there, probably equal to the iPhone 5 specs, right?
Comments like these are mind-numbingly stupid.
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Obviously you don't. Why would a company like Apple opt for the more expensive option?
What on earth are you talking about? What does the Chinese government have to gain by asking a factory to take photos of pieces of plastic that have no grand political or economic importance?
And no, foreign manufacturing will never leave China because neither the Chinese nor the companies who invest here would benefit from such an idiotic move.
I agree. And the (c)heap comments are getting old too. Simply don't buy the damn thing.
There's no need for these ridiculous stupid idiotic comments to be posted hundreds of times.My rudeness was totally warranted.Sorry if some comedian gets his widdle feewings hurt.
On a forum, everyone has a right to respectfully voice their views and thoughts. You need to stop being so rude. Theres no reason for it. Period. Would you just walk up to some random guy on the street and start being rude? No. Same rules apply.
let me describe it to you easily. The Chinese government wants to control Apple, Pegatron is not a Chinese company. So isn't Foxconn, they're both Taiwanese companies. China has a history of twisting arms in order to further their interest.
And foreign manufacturing is already leaving China. America and China's recent push for better workers rights have already seen some minor manufacturing leaving China for America and the Phillipines. YOu might ask why would the chinese government want this, what do they have to gain? read my comment again, they will never call out their own national companies for human rights violation. getting rid of foreign manufacturers gives their own stuff a competitive advantage.