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Oh that phone gave me such joy to use. It was most definitely not a toy chassis. It was rock solid thanks to the steel frame. Used it with no case and never once worried about dropping it. Every other phone since has had regrets attached. Not the 5c.

I am not saying it’s a horrible phone, it was just overpriced and clearly lacked the beautiful aluminium finish normally associated with premium Apple phones. If they had priced it appropriately or gave it the 5S chip rather than the 5 chip it would have been a more enticing prospect. I know some carriers dropped their contacts down in price because they were struggling to get rid of their stock. The 5c does have a little cult following but I personally think Apple messed up and for that reason, I believe it’s the worst iPhone ever made. It was basically an iPhone 5 in a plastic shell at the price of an iPhone 5. Embarrassing.
 
I am not saying it’s a horrible phone, it was just overpriced and clearly lacked the beautiful aluminium finish normally associated with premium Apple phones. If they had priced it appropriately or gave it the 5S chip rather than the 5 chip it would have been a more enticing prospect. I know some carriers dropped their contacts down in price because they were struggling to get rid of their stock. The 5c does have a little cult following but I personally think Apple messed up and for that reason, I believe it’s the worst iPhone ever made. It was basically an iPhone 5 in a plastic shell at the price of an iPhone 5. Embarrassing.
Not embarrassing! A badge of honor: I had the guts to get the first colorful iPhone! 5c forevah, babeeeeeee!!

14c! 14c! 14c!
 
Not embarrassing! A badge of honor: I had the guts to get the first colorful iPhone! 5c forevah, babeeeeeee!!

14c! 14c! 14c!
It was an experiment which didn’t pan out because they never gave it another go. I don’t have any hate for the phone, it’s just the baffling pricing that peeved me a little back then. I would have probably got one myself if it had been $100 cheaper! That way it would have been an actual budget phone.
 
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