Not cheap? Read this article here in Macrumors..
https://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/1...-program-for-credit-towards-iphone-purchases/
That was the intent of the phone to be CHEAP so it can sell in Asia can catch up with the low cost Androids!
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Foxconn's Zhengzhou Factory to Reportedly Cease Production of iPhone 5c
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Not cheap? Read this article here in Macrumors..
https://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/1...-program-for-credit-towards-iphone-purchases/
That was the intent of the phone to be CHEAP so it can sell in Asia can catch up with the low cost Androids!
Maybe they should change the name to iPhone 5 F, as in flop. 
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Disclaimer: This post was intended to be humorous and is not an attempt at being disrupting or trolliing.
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I just saved you from a banning, Scruff. You now owe me 5 bucks.
I agree with your assessment AT US PRICES. But take a look at some international (online) Apple Stores and you'll realize that Apple is attempting to obscenely rip-off customer with dated hardware.
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Because we don't care about subsidized prices in "God's own country"?
That was me, man. Remember? You were the one who bet me 20 bucks I couldn't do it.
Oh, and speaking of which, you owe me $25 now. And don't even begin to offer me hot pockets as payment. I swear to god if you do...
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Just remember, I'm not in danger, I AM the danger!!
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Good point. It would have made more sense to simply keep the iPhone 5 at a cheaper price point alongside the flagship 5s. Why move back to plastic when they've moved all their products across to aluminium. Doesn't make much sense unless maybe they are planning to develop more of their products in plastic so that maybe their "consumer" products will come in colour plastic and their "pro" products will come in aluminium so as to better differentiate their product lines.
I can see a certain logic in that if they made a plastic colour MB (bit like the old black and white MB from a few years ago) to match your iPhone 5c while keeping the aluminium MBA and MBP. I can see the appeal for a certain demographic of a matching colour MB and iPhone.
...are you threatening me?
Of course not. Now back to the topic at hand. Are you surprised that the 5 C is having lackluster sales? I think if you could buy it unlocked for $300 or so it would sell much better. At a price point so close to the flagship model and such a different, un-Apple like style, people prefer the 5S. The 5 C doesn't ooze quality and engineering excellence like the 5S does. IMO, of course.
The 5C oozes quality and engineering excellence to me, and I'm using an iPhone 5 right now. 5C feels like a ceramic piece and has substantial heft. It also feels great to hold.
I strongly agree with you though that the price is far too high, because the internal components are much less advanced than the 5S.
IMO the 5C 16GB should be $399 unlocked and $0 on contract, and the 32GB should be $499 unlocked and $99 on contract. I think that the pricing will eventually fall to this level.
Yeah, you're not getting out of owing me money that easily.
You're right. I wouldn't say it's a cheap looking phone, but it doesn't seem as...for lack of a better word...professional as the 5S. It's more expensive than what you'd expect from something that's been more or less branded as a high end budget line phone, yet not inexpensive enough to make it look like a good bargain in comparison to the 5S. The mere one hundred dollar price difference between the two isn't enough to justify its existence on store shelves.
Why spend $549 for a not quite as sleek second best option when you can spend just a relatively small bit more and get the latest and greatest? In my opinion, it needs to be $100 less to make it truly appealing.
They need to stop selling the iPhone 4S. Just drop the "free" and have everybody pay $99 for a while. That would also let them drop more phones at the next iOS release next fall.
Could it be that Apple also designed the 5C because it wants to discourage the selling of non-Apple third-market plastic cases for their iphones?
We know Apple likes to sell its own stuff only, i.e. their not-very-good iPad cases, and their own cables/adapters.
We know Apple likes to sell its own stuff only, i.e. their not-very-good iPad cases, and their own cables/adapters.
Which invariably happens to every company that sticks around long enough. Like life, history, civilization, its a series of ups and downs. Every kingdom falls eventually.
Some caused by actual events, some just because people changed.
Maybe Apple released a dud. Maybe people just got sick of Apple, changed expectations, changed opinions.
Anyway, the strong ones recover, are reborn stronger.
We won't ship junk.
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Steve released insanely great products. There is a segment of the market that is willing to pay a premium for that. It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Old tech in a plastic shell is a different item. Apple tried it. Maybe the demand was not as great as anticipated. It happens. Time to move on.
So assuming without Foxconn producing the 5C they're still producing 80,000 units per day at Pegatron 2 months after release I'd say sales aren't too bad.
If they cut all production totally there'd be more reason for concern, but 80,000 per day after this period of time shows that there are still consistent sales of the product. Especially considering it was released at the same time as a popular competing product (5S).
Definitely beats the Samsung Watch with a total of 50,000 sales.
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Our family has finally started moving off the Verizon family plan. My dad was the first to jump ship to T-mobile with a Nexus 5. I would get an off-contract iPhone if Apple sold them at reasonable prices. Seeing as how I will probably be forced to buy a new phone (I've had the same LG Dare since 2008 or so), I am probably going to end up buying the cheapest Android phone I can, maybe the Moto G if it's out in the US. But I would prefer an iPhonenot interested in buying the iPhone 4S (8 GB) for $450 either when the Nexus 5 (16 GB) is $349.
I think Apple made a strategic mistake here, as I think more people like me are going to be looking at off-contract pricing. And given that the iPad mini with Retina display is $399, I think they could make an iPhone in that price range.
I think Apple made a strategic mistake here, as I think more people like me are going to be looking at off-contract pricing. And given that the iPad mini with Retina display is $399, I think they could make an iPhone in that price range.
I don't know anyone with a 5C and only 1 person with a 5S. Most seem to be grabbing the nexus brand of phones since they want a bigger screen (and are relatively cheap).
Maybe instead of release 2 phones with same screen they should have admitted people want bigger screens and just build one.
Apple could afford to be arrogant under Steve, but not under Tim.
Maybe instead of release 2 phones with same screen they should have admitted people want bigger screens and just build one.
Apple could afford to be arrogant under Steve, but not under Tim.