Closeup Photos of Alleged Lower-Cost Plastic iPhone Rear Shell Compared to iPhone 5

[WhackyNinja]

Looks cheap.

That's the point.

 

[mdelvecchio]

better than previous pics but still looks like a cheap plastic back case compared to iPhone 5.

what on earth would you expect? if real, it IS a cheap plastic alternative to the iphone5...that's the whole point. want premium? buy premium.

 

[DonutHands]

Gonna be huge in Japan.

Also looks like its going to stand up to daily life much better than the anodized aluminum casing.

But what are they going to do to make it at a lower price point? Is a different rear shell going to drop $100 off of the price? Doubtful. Is the hardware inside going to be much different? I doubt that too. Cripple the phone through software just to differentiate from the premium version??

 

[Jibbajabba]

Looks cheap.

D'ur

 

[Bhatu]

Looks like a laundry soap to me!

 

[j.applewood]

Multi coloured products always look cheap, they should have just stuck with black and white.

 

[g88bo]

It looks less scratch-prone to me than the aluminium. Black screen with either a black or white back would be perfect!

Or at least an iPhone 5s with a black screen and a silver back!

 

[mdelvecchio]

I plan to buy my first smartphone later this year and my decision is setup up on the iPhone. I am not interested in a watered down/hand me down experience. I want the real deal, yes, it cost a little bit more, but its worth it. Especially with how long I keep phones. Going 5 years so far with my current Nokia feature phone.

so don't buy it. problem solved.

 

[lordofthereef]

Looks to be some plastic wrap type thing covering it. I would suspect it would look clean and smooth like the 3g/s did. Not bad, really.

 

[MrGuder]

I can see it now....

Hey look at my new iPhone...
Is that plastic?
Yup, isn't it cool...
That's not an iPhone, that's a bootleg.

 

[mdelvecchio]

Multi coloured products always feel cheaper. They should have stuck with black and white.

not if you're appealing to teens and tweens. they like those colors.

 

[appleisking]

Just thought I am getting the usual out of the way.

"SJ would have / wouldn't have"
"Never going to happen / will happen"
"Will never sell / I will queue three days in a line"
"It will / won't be called iPhone <insert xyz here>"
"I move to Android / Windows"
"Looks awesome / sh****"
"Share Price Up"
"Share Price Down"
"Safari is snappier"

So now that's out of the way ... Moving on

Apple is doomed
No blurry images? Fake!
Apple is copying android os, now its copying their phones
Apple is no longer premium
Feels and looks cheap but will still cost too much
Only sell in developing markets
Colors look like 80s style crap
They built a phone to match their new crappy os.
I've been with Apple for 6 years and now they've disappointing me I'm moving on
There now we move on

 

[mdelvecchio]

Still looks like something they'd release in eastern Asia. It's brightly multicolored and meant to compete more with Samsung.

yes, entirely possible.

 

[DonutHands]

not if you're appealing to teens and tweens. they like those colors.

Its pretty obvious that they are going to market this version to younger users and the price is going to appeal to the parents that will have to pay for them. While more and more kids are ending up with iPhones i envision more and more of them ending up with the cheaper colorful versions. They will probably prefer it too.

 

[juanmanas]

I have a feeling I'm going to want the plastic one more than the more expensive one...

Not sure why

 

[leman]

I want one. In blue or pink

 

[mdelvecchio]

But what are they going to do to make it at a lower price point? Is a different rear shell going to drop $100 off of the price? Doubtful. Is the hardware inside going to be much different? I doubt that too. Cripple the phone through software just to differentiate from the premium version??

that wouldn't make it any cheaper to produce, which is what apple needs to retain profit margin. it has to be a cheaper device hardware-wise.

 

[juanmanas]

what on earth would you expect? if real, it IS a cheap plastic alternative to the iphone5...that's the whole point. want premium? buy premium.

Simple answer, but still necessary for pointless comments

 

[jmpnop]

Looks more interesting than the expensive one

 

[juanmanas]

Let me know when the 4.8 - 5" screen iPhone gets leaked.

I hope you have to wait for a long long time. I would hate to have to look like of those dodgy android brick holders.

 

[rmwebs]

Multi coloured products always feel cheaper. They should have stuck with black and white.

The white one does look rather nice from earlier renderings.

I think the colors are mainly to appeal to the teenage market, the iPod Touch obviously did very well in multiple colors otherwise they wouldn't be doing it with the iPhone.

 

[juanmanas]

Image

Looks more interesting than the expensive one

No, they don't. But handy if you can't afford the real deal

 

[Technarchy]

I want to see what black and white look like.

Black especially will be like the freaking Monolith.

 

[BlindMellon]

I see how they fixed the weak spots in the case by making the volume buttons like the on/off one. Should do that with the 5S this year.

 

[studio¹³¹]

All scratched up - seems about right.