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Does the plastic 5C mean Apple will continue with metal phones?

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gadget123

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Do you think Iphone 6 will definitely be a steel or aluminum phone now as they have the 5C as the fashion phone? Everybody who loved the 3GS must love Iphone 5C surely?

Also how come the 3G one was never considered "budget" as it was plastic?
 
I hope Apple is not moving back to plastics backs. It feels cheap despite what Apple tries to say in their promotional materials.
 
I'm pretty sure that Apple will continue to make an iPhone with premium materials.

I think we'll see iPhone 6 next year, along with iPhone 5CS (5C upgraded to 5S internals).
 
gadget123 said:
Do you think Iphone 6 will definitely be a steel or aluminum phone now as they have the 5C as the fashion phone? Everybody who loved the 3GS must love Iphone 5C surely?
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Of course. Apple will continue with high grade materials in it's top of the line smartphone.

gadget123 said:
Also how come the 3G one was never considered "budget" as it was plastic?
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Because it was the flagship at the time.
 
gadget123 said:
Do you think Iphone 6 will definitely be a steel or aluminum phone now as they have the 5C as the fashion phone? Everybody who loved the 3GS must love Iphone 5C surely?

Also how come the 3G one was never considered "budget" as it was plastic?
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The 3G and 3GS were elite phones in their day based on specs and the App Store. Plastic was never ideal, it just kicked the crap out of every other phone in spite of that.

Now, there are a lot of cheaper phones out there made of plastic that have specs that are as good as an iphone and run legit OS' and have legit app ecosystems. One place the iphone deferentiates itself is on design, so going back to plastic makes it look like all the other phones on the market.
 
blarivee said:
I hope Apple is not moving back to plastics backs. It feels cheap despite what Apple tries to say in their promotional materials.
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I think the 5C looks and feels pretty good despite it being plastic. It definitely doesn't feel like other plastic phones, and I think it is the most comfortable phone I've held in a long while. If I didn't know it was plastic I'm not sure id be able to tell the difference right away.
 
Top of the line iPhones will always be metal. It's Apples trade mark. The cheap plastic 5C was a brilliant move to convince buyers that for just $100 more they could have the best. That worked & Apple prevailed as usual. They're the masters of marketing.
 
the reason they went with the 5C was because shortage problems with the aluminum backs.

imagine if they were still making the 5....

all these shortages of the 5S would be 10x worse with the continued manufacturing of the 5.

its been said thats the only reason the 5C was made. all it is, is 5 internals on a new plastic housing.
 
The 5C isn't budget. And it's only part plastic, a new type of plastic.

If the 5C had the fingerprint scanner it would be the same price as the 5S.
 
CBillups1 said:
the reason they went with the 5C was because shortage problems with the aluminum backs.

imagine if they were still making the 5....

all these shortages of the 5S would be 10x worse with the continued manufacturing of the 5.

its been said thats the only reason the 5C was made. all it is, is 5 internals on a new plastic housing.
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Bingo.
 
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