Plastic is hands down the best material. Anyone arguing glas is better is an idiot and only care about how it looks. $599 to change a broken glasbackside of an iPhone is really crazy. Metal does not work because it does not allow wireless charging. Both glas and metal is very cold, impossible to hold in winter without a case. Plastic is durable, easy to mold, cheap, lightweight, allows wireless charging. But glas and metal is used instead because it feels more premium and people are idiots.
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Apple to Mark iPhone 5c as Obsolete Next Month
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The iPhone 5c, was my favorite iPhones, but all things must come to an end
This was my favorite. I hope someday they can rerelease the iPhone mini with this styling! I would buy it in a second.
Farewell to my favorite iPhone. I don't understand the confusion or, in some cases, the disdain. It had already been (and continued to be afterwards) Apple's normal method to offer the previous year's iPhone for a hundred dollars less. That's exactly what they did here. They did MORE...they gave us an all-new design. Had they just offered the 5 as it was, no one would have blinked. Complaints that Apple somehow undersupported their market are just wrong.
I also don't remember what the source is for suggesting that Apple released a budget iPhone, though I might have missed it. Apple didn't at all announce that the point of the iPhone 5c was for budget-minded consumers. That was inferred by news outlets and users. But again...they gave us exactly what we expected PLUS MORE: a 5, with an updated and unique design!
I haven't liked an iPhone as much as the 5c since; I actually don't expect them to release another iPhone that makes me enthusiastic with no qualifications (though I would be thrilled if they did).
I also don't remember what the source is for suggesting that Apple released a budget iPhone, though I might have missed it. Apple didn't at all announce that the point of the iPhone 5c was for budget-minded consumers. That was inferred by news outlets and users. But again...they gave us exactly what we expected PLUS MORE: a 5, with an updated and unique design!
I haven't liked an iPhone as much as the 5c since; I actually don't expect them to release another iPhone that makes me enthusiastic with no qualifications (though I would be thrilled if they did).
Oh it was definitely cheap : in price and in build-quality. Consider this Apple's first SE attempt. Also this device created an explosion of Android knock-offs.
This is a very obvious point that people miss. From the first iPhone to the 5c, they were intended to be that small because it was comfortable and ergonomic. It's the other brands that bought up peoples attention with stupid large phones as if bigger = better. Apple could not keep a grip on the market without making a larger one and the rest is history. I wish they stayed with the core principle of the original one and still sold a small iPhone along with a large one for the people that think they need that. I have a mini now, but it's still too big to comfortably hold and operate with one hand. People also make the argument that the bigger phone is better for your eyes but I don't think it is. The issue with what makes phones bad for eyesight is that you are holding the thing close to your eyes and looking at it for a long time - same applies for all phones, large and small, so the huge size essentially does not fix this, you are still going to be staring at it at the same distance.
Compared to the rest of the lineup - it was.
iPhone 5c: Everything We Know | MacRumors
The iPhone 5C is essentially a repackaged iPhone 5 available in five colorful new plastic shells.
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you're quoting full retail pricing which many did NOT do with the 5c ... it wasn't 'compact' back then it was 'cheap' lol.
Of course I am quoting full retail. The $99 price is with a 2 year contract where guess what? You were paying $549 anyway.
I feel like the design has aged quite well 👍 The 5c was my first smartphone (I resisted the transition for quite a few years), and my first iPhone. I got it as one of those subsidized deals the carriers always did, and it gave me zero issues the 2+ years I owned it.
They are beautiful! Why Apple?
The price difference between the 5c and 5s with same storage was $100 e.g., unlocked 16GB 5c was $549 and unlocked 16GB 5s was $649. 16GB prices with carrier contracts were $99 and $199 respectively.
Apple also offered the two year old 4s that year with 8GB for $450 unlocked or "free" with carrier contract.
Yep. Although my phone bill never went down when the contract discounts on phones went away 💸
I liked the look of these, and the plastic backs - a no stress phone that you could use in without a case.
When these came out, they were all over my high school campus within months. It may not have generally sold well, but it was very popular with teenagers. Loved the design and I wish modern iPhones had as many options. Only similar thing recently is the iMacs.
Options as far as what?
Colors? The 5c was available in five colors – green, blue, yellow, pink and white. The iPhone 14 is also available in five colors – blue, purple, midnight (black), starlight (white) and red. The iPhone 12 and 13 are available in even more colors (six).
Sizes? The iPhone 5c and 5s were basically the same size. Recent iPhones have come in as many as three different sizes (four if you count SE).