New Video Clip Allegedly Shows Powered-On Blue iPhone 5C

[69650]

The latest rumors are that it's not 'emerging markets' but rather China Mobile specifically. They use, it seems, a very unique form of CDMA that everyone else dropped support for ages ago (sort of like the whole thing with T-mobile in the US). So Apple would have to make a phone just for them and this is that phone. Opening up something like half a billion potential sales.

There is no way Apple is going to limit the iPhone 5C to just China or emerging markets. This phone will go on sale worldwide from day one.

 

[Gudi]

It seems iOS 7 is looking uglier every day. Bring Forstall back, he must save the company.
This is not gonna end well.

 

[mizaco]

Booooorrrriiinnnngggg.....

I already have a silver shiny iPhone that can do absolutely everything this thing can and it doesn't look as ugly of feel cheap.

So why on earth would anyone care about this anymore?

iPhone is old now. It's losing it's heat. I used to be the biggest apple advocate but every year it just gets less and less exciting while the others push as hard as they can go give you useful features cheap. And their polish has finally caught up.

 

[Icculus]

It seems iOS 7 is looking uglier every day. Bring Forstall back, he must save the company.
This is not gonna end well.

No, Forstall is NOT the savior for this company.

I have to ask are you a developer, a guy who just runs iOS 7, or someone not even running it?

 

[apollo1444]

can't wait for the GM!

 

[thebeans]

...I hope iOS7 looks different on the 5s!

It won't. Sadly, it will be just as hideously ugly on the 5s as it is on the 5c.

 

[iRetired]

I'd get the Champagne 5S if it came in gold and black to match my gold and black Razr V3xx. But Champagne and white? I'll pass.

 

[BvizioN]

But isnt that what it actually is, just a ip5 with a blue case?

Well, if it have the same hardware specs, including siri then yes....that's what it is. If any less, then no, it isn't.

 

[thebeans]

Sim

I can't help it but think the same. I looked at the photo over and over, and it just looks like iPhone 5 in a blue case!!

Except for the SIM card slot. A case would not have that. Also, it looks too thin to be cased.

 

[TallManNY]

There is no way Apple is going to limit the iPhone 5C to just China or emerging markets. This phone will go on sale worldwide from day one.

Definitely worldwide, but I'm guessing China gets it on launch day/weekend. Maybe even first due to time zone differences. There have just been too many leaks of the 5C as compared to very few of the far more interesting 5S. That makes me think that beyond just the manufacturing plants there are a ton of 5Cs running around China at this point. Maybe all the 5S's come to US while the 5Cs come to both places with a huge number going to China.

Think of the PR triumph if China Mobile can be the first place in the world to buy a 5C on launch day. They would have to be able to sell both, but in practice the 5S might end up being very supply constrained while the bulk of those initially go to US.

If there is any supply constraint in China there is going to be massive scalping issues. I doubt scalping issues will be avoidable in any case. But Apple and China want to avoid literal bloodshed. And they want normal folks to have at least some chance of buying the phone from Apple at Apple's price during the first weekend. It is going to take a huge amount of supply (i.e., several million available on launch day) to make that happen.

 

[juanmanas]

After using iO7 on a test unit the only thing I'll be getting will be a Samsung S4!

The new iOS only brings Apple up to date with android and if you call colouring every thing white, which, looks shocking on the black phone innovation, you'll be happy.

Several updated versions on the iOS are just meh! including thenew way you choose/scroll through dates etc.

Sorry peeps

So you think that Iphone is outdated and boring. Still you come to iphone forums to write.

There are basically two options about your personality:

a) You are sad.
b) Idem.

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I sold my iPhone 5 and got Galaxy S4 when it came out thinking I'd give Android a try. Oh boy was I wrong. The S4 gave me nothing but trouble. Let me give you some examples. The proximity sensor works only half of the time. When I bring the phone up to my face half of the time the screen doesn't turn black. I have to push the wake/sleep button to sleep the screen. The phone doesn't respond for 10 seconds after I unplug it from the charger. I can't even answer calls. I bought an 64GB SD card but it doesn't work well with the phone. Every time when I take a photo and view it in the gallery, the card unmounts itself. After searching the Android forums it turns out many are having the same problems. Their solutions? 1) buy a new card, 2) flash the rom, or 3) get another app to view the photos. Brilliant. I use my phone the same way as I did with my iPhone but the S4 couldn't last a day where the iPhone could easily.

What I want to say is if you really want to switch, go with another manufacturer. Never buy Samsung again. I'll be preordering the iPhone 5S on day one.

I was given a S4 at work. The experience could not be worst. I don't even know how there can be a debate out there of IOS Vs Android.

 

[xensaenigma]

So you think that Iphone is outdated and boring. Still you come to iphone forums to write.

There are basically two options about your personality:

a) You are sad.
b) Idem.

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I was given a S4 at work. The experience could not be worst. I don't even know how there can be a debate out there of IOS Vs Android.

Android is a cheap imitation of iOS. I've tried some of the Samsung phones and they are quite nasty. I don't understand the debate, either.

 

[sclawis300]

Pretty sure that was not Tim Cook. ha ha

 

[Macinva]

After using iO7 on a test unit the only thing I'll be getting will be a Samsung S4!

The new iOS only brings Apple up to date with android and if you call colouring every thing white, which, looks shocking on the black phone innovation, you'll be happy.

Several updated versions on the iOS are just meh! including thenew way you choose/scroll through dates etc.

Sorry peeps

Cya!

 

[NightFox]

I wonder what impact the 5C will have on the second hand value of 5's for those of us who are intending to sell our 5's to buy 5S's?

 

[avanpelt]

There is no way Apple is going to limit the iPhone 5C to just China or emerging markets. This phone will go on sale worldwide from day one.

Bingo! There's a use case for a less expensive, new iPhone worldwide. There's no way Apple's going to keep ceding marketshare to Android for people in the market to spend less on a smartphone.

People forget that the iPhone 4S is two years old now -- which is ancient in the rapidly evolving smartphone space. Sure, it still performs well for the most part (a testament to Apple's solid design and thoughtful choices with respect to the internals); but it's from the "iPhone 4 style" era and I'm sure Apple would like to have a lower cost iPhone available worldwide that's in line with the "iPhone 5 style" -- hence we have the iPhone 5C. That's my thinking, anyway.

 

[Four oF NINE]

Decontented? Do you have insider news that you're not sharing.? From everything I've heard (grain of salt-because rumor) the 5C is basically an iPhone 5 in a poly-carbonate body. If that is the case, wheres the decontenting? Fingerprint sensor/NFC?

I am not an iPhone user so I don't have any skin in the game. Wife and daughter though, that's a different story. As an observer, if my daughter can get the same basic functionality as my wife (iP5) in a poly shell, what's not to like?

To answer your question: Decontented - nope. iP5 in poly shell - kid will be getting one. (Contingent on availability in US of course)

No insider information here; I meant "decontented" from the standpoint that other than the polycarbonate body, it's likely missing iPhone 5S features to one degree or another..

 

[Rogifan]

CBS News says the new iPhones will turn off consumers, so I guess Apple shouldn't even bother having an event tomorrow.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57601941/why-apples-new-iphones-could-turn-off-consumers/

 

[Ugg]

I like the blue and am ready for a larger phone. My 4s is only 14 months old but if the price is around $400, it will be hard to resist.

 

[Rogifan]

Champagne 5S, for the win, have had white & black! With iOS 7 feeling like new, it's the beginning of a new iPhone era for me.

I guess I meant finally these stupid leaks and all the guessing will end.

 

[sclawis300]

Maybe you're thinking of the infinite improbability drive which can turn two nukes into an innocent sperm whale and a bowl of petunias?

pretty sure he was referencing star trek. not sure what you are referencing though.

 

[Gudi]

No, Forstall is NOT the savior for this company.

Than we are all doomed.

I have to ask are you a developer, a guy who just runs iOS 7, or someone not even running it?

I'm a developer not even running it. Why do you have to ask? Is it getting any less ugly from using it. Maybe its like Windows 8 and only people who use it daily can overlook its ugliness.

 

[franswa za]

It seems iOS 7 is looking uglier every day. Bring Forstall back, he must save the company.
This is not gonna end well.

iOS7 is fresh and funky

 

[Roessnakhan]

I wonder what impact the 5C will have on the second hand value of 5's for those of us who are intending to sell our 5's to buy 5S's?

I think you'll be ok in the first few weeks. The people buying your 5 won't know the internals of the 5C, and they'll judge only by the plastic casing.

 

[Rogifan]

Definitely worldwide, but I'm guessing China gets it on launch day/weekend. Maybe even first due to time zone differences. There have just been too many leaks of the 5C as compared to very few of the far more interesting 5S. That makes me think that beyond just the manufacturing plants there are a ton of 5Cs running around China at this point. Maybe all the 5S's come to US while the 5Cs come to both places with a huge number going to China.

Think of the PR triumph if China Mobile can be the first place in the world to buy a 5C on launch day. They would have to be able to sell both, but in practice the 5S might end up being very supply constrained while the bulk of those initially go to US.

If there is any supply constraint in China there is going to be massive scalping issues. I doubt scalping issues will be avoidable in any case. But Apple and China want to avoid literal bloodshed. And they want normal folks to have at least some chance of buying the phone from Apple at Apple's price during the first weekend. It is going to take a huge amount of supply (i.e., several million available on launch day) to make that happen.

Bloomberg claims a deal hasn't been finalized. Other rumors suggest China Mobile wouldn't get iPhone until November because of regulatory approvals.