While I'm disappointed about the rumours of this being a low cost phone were wrong I still think it will sell well. And the higher price might just upwell more people to the 5S since there isn't a lot of difference and you get quite a bit better phone with the 5S.
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Apple Announces Colorful New iPhone 5c, Starting at $99 on Two-Year Contract
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Lets see:
- 64 bit CPU
- Motion coprocessor
- New version of Open GL
- New GPU
- Finger print reader
- Heavily reworked iOS
- More carrier support
- Vastly improved camera
Looking at it objectively this is possibly the biggest iPhone upgrade in some time.
Americans.
Here it's dumb for me to NOT sign a contract.
I could:
A) Get a $199 phone and pay $80 per month
or
B) Get a $599 phone and pay $80 per month
Hmmm...
I know you don't have to put up with such stupid choices. Feel lucky.
And I GUARANTEE to you that next year, around this time:
All New iPhone 6: $199 on Contract
iPhone 5sc: $99 (iPhone 5s in a plastic package)
iPhone 5c: Free (The same 5C we saw today)
Yeah it's a joke. Low cost my arse. £469 for the 16GB without a contract. I would have been willing to pay £200 max. Definitely not getting an iphone. I'm not sure why people would save £100 and go for that instead of the 5S if they're prepared to spend so much already.
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Um - fail....
$549 for a 16gb 5C???
Why would anyone not spend the extra $100 for a 5S? Cuz it's colorful?
The amount of extra tech in the S model more than makes up for the C-Note...
This is a big mistake - sure they will sell a lot, because people will buy anything Apple - but take a $299 iPod Touch (in aluminum) and add the LTE/Cellular for $130 (the same add on an iPad) - and they could have sold this in 32gb configuration for $429 and still made money.
Short Apple for a bit...
$549 for a 16gb 5C???
Why would anyone not spend the extra $100 for a 5S? Cuz it's colorful?
The amount of extra tech in the S model more than makes up for the C-Note...
This is a big mistake - sure they will sell a lot, because people will buy anything Apple - but take a $299 iPod Touch (in aluminum) and add the LTE/Cellular for $130 (the same add on an iPad) - and they could have sold this in 32gb configuration for $429 and still made money.
Short Apple for a bit...
I agree. These things look horrible. Maybe teenage girls will dig the colors and all, but wow, this is just bad.
Or:
C) Get a $599 phone and pay $40 per month (Net10, Straighttalk, Airvoice, Simple Mobile, etc..)
Far too many equated the "C" to be related to cost instead of the more obvious "Color". If you want a cheap phone they offer two generation old tech for that.
Apple apparently doesn't see any need to compete on cost, time will tell if they can hold to that.
Sorry, but plans with MVNOs in the US undercut your argument. You can get a plan with unlimited talk/text/data for $40 from a MVNO, while a more limited plan from one of the big two costs $80 a month after you add in the data plan.
You end up paying $1000 more over two years with a 2 year contract.
Like I mentioned in another thread, they were inspired by Crocs
You're so wrong that you actually belong on Apple's board making these ignorant sales decisions. Congratulations.
You've got to think like the people who you're so positively speaking for.
There was never any shame in owning last year's model when it's successor was already out. You wouldn't feel wrong about getting a previously flagship model out in public. It could be thought you had owned it from it's release.
Where this is different is now it's plain for all to see you've not been able to afford the negligible difference between the two, you've hit you're financial limit. iPhone is a status symbol and the C takes away all the status and the cost doesn't outweigh this loss.
Anyone who I saw walking around with a 5C I would seriously question their judgement and ask them why they couldn't find the extra £80 on top of £459.
The iPhone 5C is ridiculous at $549. That's $149 dollars too high, very disappointing.
Nexus 4 is $249 for 16 GB!
Nexus 4 is $249 for 16 GB!
Big fail!
Iphone 5c should be the unit to get new apple buyers to join in the ecosystem.
Price should be at $350. Apple should think beyond the price of that budgetphone and see what will come as soon as new people join in to its ecosystem..
An iphone user will most likely buy an ipad later and then an mac..
This user is within appstore and itunes. Which apple get 30% profit from.
I like apple products and i will buy them.. But how in hell should they get NEW buyers to get into appleproducts now when it costs a fortune to join in!
People will get androids in a faster rate than ever now..
Apple is really doing it all wrong now! Really sad.
Iphone 5c should be the unit to get new apple buyers to join in the ecosystem.
Price should be at $350. Apple should think beyond the price of that budgetphone and see what will come as soon as new people join in to its ecosystem..
An iphone user will most likely buy an ipad later and then an mac..
This user is within appstore and itunes. Which apple get 30% profit from.
I like apple products and i will buy them.. But how in hell should they get NEW buyers to get into appleproducts now when it costs a fortune to join in!
People will get androids in a faster rate than ever now..
Apple is really doing it all wrong now! Really sad.
Every time I look into one of these I find reports of drastically slower speeds or people who get dinged for roaming out of their primary coverage area. (Or no facetime or tethering or etc. etc.)
Basically, it always seems that "half the price" comes with a catch which is hardly surprising.
The iPhone 5C is an utter rip-off!!!!
A $100 discount over a year old iPhone, with a cheap enclosing?? Maybe in current generations could make some sense. 649 aluminium, 549 plastic. But for a year old hardware???
The iPhone 5S is a nice device. I might consider that, but the 5C is outrageous!!!!
A $100 discount over a year old iPhone, with a cheap enclosing?? Maybe in current generations could make some sense. 649 aluminium, 549 plastic. But for a year old hardware???
The iPhone 5S is a nice device. I might consider that, but the 5C is outrageous!!!!
I never realized that those who bought the last year's iPhone were simply doing so in order to tell people they really had it for over a year - lol.
But then if they still have it for the next year, doesn't that reflect on their inability to buy the latest and greatest? They must be sad....
You could tie yourself in knots worrying about what others think about you rather than the things that actually matter...
Everyone is complaining about $549 for 5C. What about 600 EUR in Germany? It's 800 US dollars! Eight hundred, my ass!
Seeing how when you sign an AT&T contract after your 2yrs are up your plan price doesn't drop.
Why would anyone sign a 2yr contract for 5C vs 5S? Even if I was getting it for a kid it would be worth addition $100 buying the 5S for the faster processor, finger print reader and housing. Heck through a cheap ebay case on if you want color.
Why would anyone sign a 2yr contract for 5C vs 5S? Even if I was getting it for a kid it would be worth addition $100 buying the 5S for the faster processor, finger print reader and housing. Heck through a cheap ebay case on if you want color.