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Photos of Potential 'iPhone 5C' Volume Buttons Surface
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Well if you remember a few Apple ads back they did sound a bit like a Sesame Street Jingle
It will be a mind boggling success story, since wealthy soccer moms and other well heeled customers cave into the demands of their seven year olds who simply cannot survive with out iPhones & iPads. This is precisely why they're being offered in colors the kids expect. Apples teaching these little demons just how to be voracious consumers off the backs of mommy & daddy.
Not one thing I like in these mockups/rumored design. The plastic looks cheap and rubbery, a far cry from the tough yet refined plastic teardrop 3G/3GS iPhones . I'm surprised Apple is marketing a lower cost iPhone. It may either shift more people into Apple products, or may cannibalize iPhone 5X sales. Assuming any of these rumors are accurate.
the only question I have if all color options have white screens, or can I get a black front plate? It'd be really cool to have a red or blue on the back, and a black front.
But anyways, I think the iPhone 5C won't be a replacement for the iPhone 5, but more a replacement to the 4S. Meaning, it'll probably have an A5 chip (maybe upgraded to 1GB?) since it still works pretty well with iOS 7, it'll have the same 8-megapixel camera as the 4S, without the iPhone 5's low-light enhancements, but upgraded to a 4-inch display.
As for prices, I think the sweet spot is $399, or $429 at most. The iPad Mini 16GB w/LTE is $459, and a 32GB iPod Touch is $299. Therefore, $429 for a 16GB iPhone 5C would be very reasonable.
As on contract, I think it'll definitely be free. The iPhone 5 will drop to $99, and iPhone 5S will be $199.
For the disbelievers, Just go and see people in Apple Stores who are still checking out buying iPhone 4. It's crazy. And everyone knows it's an old iPhone. This thing will sell like hot cakes since it's a brand new iPhone that will be very affordable.
But anyways, I think the iPhone 5C won't be a replacement for the iPhone 5, but more a replacement to the 4S. Meaning, it'll probably have an A5 chip (maybe upgraded to 1GB?) since it still works pretty well with iOS 7, it'll have the same 8-megapixel camera as the 4S, without the iPhone 5's low-light enhancements, but upgraded to a 4-inch display.
As for prices, I think the sweet spot is $399, or $429 at most. The iPad Mini 16GB w/LTE is $459, and a 32GB iPod Touch is $299. Therefore, $429 for a 16GB iPhone 5C would be very reasonable.
As on contract, I think it'll definitely be free. The iPhone 5 will drop to $99, and iPhone 5S will be $199.
For the disbelievers, Just go and see people in Apple Stores who are still checking out buying iPhone 4. It's crazy. And everyone knows it's an old iPhone. This thing will sell like hot cakes since it's a brand new iPhone that will be very affordable.
When I was 10 our whole family had to share just one phone, and it was attached to the wall with a wire. It had this strange plastic wheel on the top with the numbers 1 through 0 under holes in the wheel. Very cutting edge for the time.
All this time I thought it was BLACK.. damn, the polished silver looks sexy. Fingerprint magnet yes, but yummo.
A black option could also be a good idea.
nobody ever speculates that these might come off from a 3D printing machine?
i mean, its so common these days ... you can buy it cheap for less than $1k ... cook up some shapes, post it to your website and gain thousands of viewers.
i mean, its so common these days ... you can buy it cheap for less than $1k ... cook up some shapes, post it to your website and gain thousands of viewers.
I clicked this out of principle.
I was disappointed.
On topic: These colours are nasty in most of the leaked photos. The strange thing is, these images seem to have a rubbery quality compared to the shells which had a shiny, reflective quality.
Perhaps it's just the lighting of their respective photos, but I really hope that in reality that this device doesnt come off looking quite so Fisher Price cheap.
All I can say about the '5C' is that the white on white seems like it would just look bad. I mean, I haven't seen it, but the idea of a solid white phone gives me a headache. The 3G/3GS was broken up by the chrome bezel and buttons. The 4/4S was broken up by the stainless steel antenna band. The 5 and the original model are two-tone. But at least break up the white model with silver buttons or something. Or a darker version of the other colors on their respective models (Like a cobalt blue on the light blue housing one for example).
But, in all honesty, Apple will probably find a way to make it look decent.
But, in all honesty, Apple will probably find a way to make it look decent.
I do not believe the 5 will be sticking around. I know its the "norm" for an older iphone being sold in the stores, but i think apple is looking to tidy things up. Anyway, most rumours lead towards the 5C being mostly a 5 anyway, so no point keeping the 5. Plus i read somewhere its not cost effective to make low yield 5 screens.