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Apple Begins Accepting iPhone 5s Reservations in China, Multiple Models Sold Out
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Who said it was ever going to be cheap again? Oh right, rumor sites.
Stop talking yourself into believing that the 5c is actually a completely brand new product. It isn't. It's still an iPhone 5. Same specs (and some that are better actually). At $99 contract price, as it's always been in Apple's tradition.
If anything, the 5c should prove to be quite a resilient and successful product in the marketplace, given the facelift and Apple's focus on heavy marketing of a 1 year old product.
Yep. Exactly. Love that quote, because of how true Apple was to their word.
Yea, the most direct evidence ever spoken, and from Apple themselves. Rumor sites just blew this thing way out of proportion.
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If the consumer thinks "C" stands for cheap than no matter what Apple says - the phone will be regarded as what the consumer believes it is "cheap"
Apple isn't going to give away their phones, much like you wouldn't go to your job if you stopped getting paid.
It is obvious that it looks cheap compared to iPhone 4, 4S, 5, and 5S.
It would be a nice phone at the right price.
That's a matter of opinion and I haven't actually held one in my hand have you? Let's not forget most of androids top-of-the-line phones are plastic this iPhone C is definitely a superior build Quality. The right price it's no money down,
Yes - I have an iPhone 4S, the biggest issue I have is running out of storage (mostly music [yes, paid-for music]), and I want my music on my phone, I don't want to be dependant on a data connection to be able to retrieve it.Apple must to Kill the 16GB model already
32, 64, 128.
I am continually archiving off photos, deleting apps, cleaning up books/PDFs/etc, and desperatly trying to manage my space, and I currently have 159 MB of free space on my 64 GB phone.
I didn't upgrade to the 5 because there was no 128 GB option, and I will not upgrade to the 5S (no matter how shiny it looks) as long as it does not resolve my biggest issue.
The wife is happy, because that left me with spare money this year to spring on a very expensive sewing machine she's been drooling over, instead of buying myself a new phone.
Fingers crossed for next year...
-- Pete.
I don't need to see it it person. it might be high quality plastic, but it's not premium like the others.
So, it's just a plastic phone. I had a white Xperia Neo V which looked very nice, and it was only $239 unlocked.
But it is a premium for consumers coming into the smartphone market.
Most of consumers are still on subsidy so how can you expect Apple To gear their business around a small set segment of consumers that by unlocked phones out right?
Xperia They look nice but the user experience is horrible
Apple must to Kill the 16GB model already
32, 64, 128.
Agreed. I really want a 128G as I took a lot of videos and pictures. My 64G get full sometimes and I need to move out some contents
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C for cheap was only what some analysts believed.. Sounds like for Apple, C means for 'colour' only.
I can't believe the space gray model is not popular AT ALL.
I'm so tired of my white iPhone that I'm going with the black one this time around, which happens to be the space gray model.
A lot of these are probably being bought for profit and the black iPhone has always had slightly lower resale value than the white. This is likely the case.
I believed some of those scalpers are also local Hong Kong as well, from last few years experience, so I liked what Apple did this year. You really need to pay for that SMS if you really want to buy and one cannot buy with different credit cards and ID/passport and names (with initial or not, chinese+ english) like last year.
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If you don't care about the battery, and don't mind to pay for repairment when your Xperia got water inside... (Yes. Got water inside will void the warranty for Xperia here in Hong Kong). Then a Xperia may not be bad.
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Honestly speaking, I concured with you.
With that price tag, I will either buy IP5 or go up for the new IP5S. Personally I liked the metal build of IP5/5S more than plastic even it may look great.
$239?? You do realize that had they not introduced the 5c, they'd be selling the 5 at the exact pricepoint of the 5c, right? Why are people so bent out of shape about the price? Did you complain about the price of the 4s last year when the 5 came out?
The 5c might be one of the worse iphone models ever. The internals are not bad. It's the cost and the child like colors. How hard it it to make a all black or all white plastic phone?
And for $100 more you get a true Apple flagship that will be supported for at least one additional year vs the c model. Isn't that one year worth $100?
And for $100 more you get a true Apple flagship that will be supported for at least one additional year vs the c model. Isn't that one year worth $100?
The 5 would be a premium product compared to the competition, the 5c is just a plastic phone (Apple is not the only one that can make nice plastic hardware).
And iPhones are always too expensive.
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The issue is that Apple made it cheaper yet still charges the same $100 on contract price. Why not just leave the iphone 5 alone and tweak the colors for the 5s (which they did for 2 out of the 3 phones). If HTC can release a blue and red metal Htc One why not do the same? Why take steps backwards with plastic when there's no advantage to the customer?
It's very obvious that the iphone 5c is not working.
To some customers there might be an advantage with the 5C in terms of durability. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Not to mention that some customers will prefer it for the colors. Also, plastic doesn't mean cheap. Cheap means cheap. There's good plastic and bad plastic, and good metal and bad metal. The reviews say the 5c still feels like a premium product.
I'm always uneasy handling my 4S, but that does not make the 5c a desirable product.
You can't judge the 5C on pre-orders. Let's face it...the people who pre-order are the people who are going to want the flagship. The majority of 5C buyers are going to see the commercials and think '$99...I want one!' My sister, who is still using a 3Gs, is very excited for the 5C. I have no desire...mainly because I already have the 5, but even if I didn't, I'd go for the 5S just because I want the flagship device and all that comes with it. The 5C is a fine phone..it's the same phone I have now, just with a different shell, but people aren't going to line up for it. I still think it sells a boatload, though.
Ya I like the way Apple gets blamed for the 5c not being "inexpensive" when they never said it would be. Analysts said it. And they were wrong.
The 5c is a redesigned iPhone 5. Slightly improved internals and a new outer shell. And yes it's plastic, like 99% of the phones that are manufactured are. But from what we are hearing, its a well made, solid feeling phone that bests most others.
As always if you like it, buy it. If not, move along.
The 5c is a redesigned iPhone 5. Slightly improved internals and a new outer shell. And yes it's plastic, like 99% of the phones that are manufactured are. But from what we are hearing, its a well made, solid feeling phone that bests most others.
As always if you like it, buy it. If not, move along.