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Apple to Reportedly Stop Production of iPhone 5c in 2015

I'd take this with a grain of salt. Apple still sells the iPhone 4 in India and the 4s in China. Unless they are planning to release an actual new "cheap iPhone" they will want something to fill that role next year.
 
T'hain Esh Kelch said:
They are targeted at two very different costumer segments, and the mid-end, which the 5C targets, is larger by far, compared to the high-end phablet market.

So yeah, I still consider the 5C a flop, and the 6+ doing as it should.
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A flop based on what? Apple has never released sales figures.
 
The one thing Apple should offer with the older iPhones (and iPads) is more storage options but I guess thats the point, pushing people to the new models.
 
Rogifan said:
Now that Apple has a new phone body style I don't see the 5s sticking around next year. They've done a couple odd things this year (3rd gen iPad mini to name one) that I don't think really give us a clue about the future. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a 6 style in phone in plastic (new colors) as the base phone model next year.
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I think it depends on how well the iPhone 5s sells this year. They kept 2 versions around this year (16 and 32GB), which seems to suggest that it could be next year's "iPhone 5c" offered for free on contract in a single configuration (hopefully 16GB).
 
Northgrove said:
Expected, it's really an iPhone 5 in a different case. And the iPhone 5 CPU seems ready to abandon in 2015. If they do this and introduce a "6C" as a replacement with the 5S CPU, they'll be back at where they are now with three tiers, just on a new generation: 6C, 6 / 6 Plus, and the new 6S model(s).
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Wow, if they could do a 6C by April and make it with nearly the same specs as the 6, except thicker and plastic, but sell it for $100 less that would be amazing.

Alternatively, I'd like to see them discontinue the 5S and put its internals into a 5CS. I think the plastic phone gives a bit of color to Apple's lineup and some folks are drawn to that.
 
KPOM said:
I think it depends on how well the iPhone 5s sells this year. They kept 2 versions around this year (16 and 32GB), which seems to suggest that it could be next year's "iPhone 5c" offered for free on contract in a single configuration (hopefully 16GB).
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I suppose it's possible. But several things Apple has done this year are head scratchers to me - like eliminating 32GB (or not making that the base level storage) and still selling an non-retina A5 iPad - that I wonder if they're confused as to what to do.
 
Rogifan said:
A flop based on what? Apple has never released sales figures.
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A "perceived" flop based on the fact that it was supposed to be the low(er) cost phone everyone wanted. The "Walmart crowd", for instance. The low-moderate income consumer. I see iPhone 4's and 5's all over the place. Rarely do I see a 5c. You don't really need sales figures. You just need eyes.

In this day and age, who wants to spend $500 on an 8GB phone?
 
TallManNY said:
Wow, if they could do a 6C by April and make it with nearly the same specs as the 6, except thicker and plastic, but sell it for $100 less that would be amazing.

Alternatively, I'd like to see them discontinue the 5S and put its internals into a 5CS. I think the plastic phone gives a bit of color to Apple's lineup and some folks are drawn to that.
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Could Apple take 5s components and fit them in a 6 style body? Maybe a plastic version of the 6? I think that might sell well (especially if Apple updated the colors and offered black as an option).
 
dmylrea said:
A "perceived" flop based on the fact that it was supposed to be the low(er) cost phone everyone wanted. The "Walmart crowd", for instance. The low-moderate income consumer. I see iPhone 4's and 5's all over the place. Rarely do I see a 5c. You don't really need sales figures. You just need eyes.

In this day and age, who wants to spend $500 on an 8GB phone?
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I couldn't give a crap less what some people "perceive". You might not see 5c's but I have, plenty of places. Anecdotal evidence doesn't take the place of sales figures.
 
Rogifan said:
A flop based on what? Apple has never released sales figures.
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I would put it this way: if Apple releases a 6C, we could safely assume the 5C actually had a significant market share. Otherwise it will be hard to argue it wasn't a flop after such a short lifespan.
 
I'd actually like to see a 6C, because I'm really not liking the design of the 6.
 
The 5c was introduced with the 's' cycle, so just a guess that maybe we have a 6c in 2015 with the same internal specs as the current 6, launched along side a 6s?
 
Richardgm said:
I've only ever seen two of these since they were released. I've already seen two iPhone 6s.
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I see a lot of these in LA from various types of people actually. I would say that it was pretty successful in LA just based on my small slice of seeing 5C phones in my life. I've seen a few iPhone 6 phones as well.
 
Rogifan said:
I couldn't give a crap less what some people "perceive". You might not see 5c's but I have, plenty of places. Anecdotal evidence doesn't take the place of sales figures.
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Yep, the "5C is a flop" meme is totally wrong, its a successful product beating out many perceived higher end Android phones in some markets.

For example in August in the UK it beat out the 5s and Galaxy S5 http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/01/iphone-5c-best-selling-phone/ not too shabby for a "flop" :D
 
keysofanxiety said:
Agreed, that would be a great idea. I wish they offered a 4" iPhone with the A8 chip though. I wouldn't personally buy it as I prefer the size of the 6, but it seems a bit of a fob-off to no longer offer the latest specs in a smaller screen size -- especially after Apple kept banging on about one-handed usability for years.
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This.

If Apple would have put the tech that my 6 has into a 5S body I might have returned my 6. Or possibly not have even bought it in the first place.
 
They should cancel the 5s and put an A7+NFC in the "5c S". Just to drive sales of the 6 and make more money.
 
Really? Everyone is that surprised? The low end model always gets discontinued after two years. Just like the iPhone 4 did in 2012, and the 4S in 2013, and the 5 in 2014. Just like the 5S will be in 2016 after becoming the free phone next year.

Not really news guys. Get over it. It's the typical product cycle. Must be a slooowwwwww news day.

In other news....Apple will discontinue iOS 8 in September of 2015 for a newer version supposedly called iOS 9.

I call BS on that.
 
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