iPhone 5C Predicted to Replace iPhone 5, iPhone 4S Sales to Continue

[xxBURT0Nxx]

I was thinking this line up:

iPhone 5C:
8 GB $0 on contract
colors
A5/6 chip
8 MP Camera
4 inch screen
Retina (Maybe?)
Plastic

iPhone 5:
As it is now except $99 for a 16 GB Model

iPhone 5S:
32/64/128 GB for $199/299/399 Respectively
A7
4 inch screen (maybe more resolution?)
Fingerprint Sensor
12/13 MP Camera
Gold Color option
More features to be announced?


*all phones iOS 7 and lightning connector

This would make the most sense to standardize the lightning connector across the line. A lot better than keeping the 4S around.

However there is basically no chance they will increase resolution on the 5S without an increase in screen size. Every change in resolution requires developers to do app redesigns, so apple is not going to have devs redesign apps without a new bigger screen.

 

[Bear]

Why would you not phase out the 4S and make your available product lineup have a standardized connector? I understand why they didn't phase out the iPad 2 (mostly because I think they didn't know how well the iPad mini would perform) but why not just eliminate the 30-pin altogether?

I agree, I also see the iPad 2 going away with the next iPad update.

Remember these people get paid to write articles and they need something to say to attract web traffic so they get the money from the advertising on their web site.

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I was thinking this line up:

iPhone 5C: 8 GB $0 on contract

iPhone 5: As it is now except $99 for a 16 GB Model

iPhone 5S: 32/64/128 GB for $199/299/399 Respectively

*all phones iOS 7 and lightning connector

As I've said, I don't see the 4S being part of the new lineup for various reasons. Those include the 30 pin connector and nothing else still being sold has the same screen resolution.

As for your prediction, I see it more like the 5C having 16GB with a very slight chance of a 32GB model as well. No iPhone 5. And the iPhone 5S pretty much as you have said.

 

[AlanFord]

Waiting for iPhone 6, A8 chip could be quad, with new and fresh design.
5 and 5s are not so attractive to me.
So far, i4 is working good, no hurry

 

[tyson12zoll]

The S doesn't "stand for" anything. I wish people would quit that.

Phil Shiller disagrees with you. From the first keynote where they tagged an iphone with an 'S':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RuEuAuloA

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Phil Shiller disagrees with you. From the first keynote where they tagged an iphone with an 'S':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RuEuAuloA

I'm pretty sure the OP wasn't being serious though.

 

[absurdamerica]

Phil Shiller disagrees with you. From the first keynote where they tagged an iphone with an 'S':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RuEuAuloA

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I'm pretty sure the OP wasn't being serious though.

Yeah, I understood the original meaning. BMW's "M" lineup stands for "motorsport". Now people just know that the M is faster. Every single time BMW announces a new M car people don't sit around speculating about what "M" means.

I see this also with a "Will it be a 5S or a 6??" Ultimately they're going to call it whatever the hell they call it and the nomenclature actually isn't all that important.

 

[brywalker]

My guess?

4/4S - GONE. No reason to have them around, dock connector is dead.

5C 8GB - $349 outright / $0 contract
5 16GB - $549 outright / $99 contract
5S 32GB 64GB 128GB $649/$199 $749/$299 $849/$399

They have been pushing the 32GB at $299 for 4 years now. The market can't hold up - with so many other options coming in at that price or less.

 

[TouchMint.com]

With the 4s still in the picture Looks like the iphone c will go for about $99 on contract. No way they can sell it for the same price as the 4s with a larger screen and expect anyone to buy the 4s.

So much for it being a budget phone looking like $500 off contract.

 

[Benjamins]

If Apple is serious about doing lower cost iPhone with the 5c.
iPhone 5c will have to be free with contract.

 

[Risco]

I think Apple will get a big shock when they find the 5C starts outselling the 5S and ends up cannibalising sales of up to 50%…

 

[iZac]

IF they did actually keep the 4S going, I wonder if they'd implement a lightning connector on it?

I kind of like how the 5C is a re-invention of the 3G/S and many people I know still prefer the 4/4S in terms of design than the 5. Perhaps in the future we'll get a re-invented 4S in two or three years time, perhaps with the oft rumoured plus sized screens.

As much as I love my 5, it doesn't have the simplicity of the 4 - and I still hate the fact that they used opaque plastic on the back of the 5 rather than back-painted glass - there was so much more depth to it, and obviously matched perfectly with the front face.

 

[iKaushal]

My guess?

4/4S - GONE. No reason to have them around, dock connector is dead.

5C 8GB - $349 outright / $0 contract
5 16GB - $549 outright / $99 contract
5S 32GB 64GB 128GB $649/$199 $749/$299 $849/$399

They have been pushing the 32GB at $299 for 4 years now. The market can't hold up - with so many other options coming in at that price or less.

I think that's what gonna happen...!!

 

[Markiie]

Here is my guess....

5C 99 for 16GB
5C 199 for 32 GB

5S 299 for 32GB
5S 399 for 64 GB
5S 499 for 128 GB

I think internals of the 5C will be exactly whats in the iPhone 5 right now. The big jump to the 5S will be....

Upgraded
Camera 12MP
Super LTE
Finger print sensor.
A7 processor.
upgraded RAM (2GB)
Higher memory options

 

[tongxinshe]

On the surface it doesn't make sense but dig deeper and it absolutely does.

The iPhone 5S is the big dog.
- innovative Fingerprint sensor
- 4" screen
- new A7 processor
- new 12 MP camera
- new 32, 64, 128 gig capacities
- new "champagne" color option
- $600 to $700

The iPhone 5C is mid tier
- 4" screen
- available in multiple colors
- A6 processor
- 8MP upgraded camera
- 16, 32, 64 gig capacities
- new plastic housing
- $350 to $450

The iPhone 4S is low end
- 3.5" screen
- 2 color options
- A5 processor
- 8MP camera
- 16 gig capacity
- perfect for emerging markets (China)
- $0 to $200

All 3 iPhone models come with iOS7.

With the China Mobile deal in place... it makes sense.

September 10th can't come quick enough.

$200 for unlocked 4S? Never fantasy this type of pricing from Apple. The production+shipping cost of it is at least $180. Apple will simply walk away from the regarding market when there is no enough profit margin.

 

[wingsabre]

So the 5C will essentially be an iPhone 5 that's bigger, cheaper, and no Siri. Since they've offered discounts in the past for previous generation iPhones, they're essentially offering a product for the same cost as a discounted iPhone5 with a lot of negatives added to it.

 

[Benjamins]

I think internals of the 5C will be exactly whats in the iPhone 5 right now. The big jump to the 5S will be....

I think 5c's internal should be similar to iPod touch plus cellular component.

If iPod touch starts at 299. I think iPod touch plus cellular component could start at 350 - 399. 350 Would make it pretty unbeatable.

 

[MacMilligan]

Watch all these leaks just be a plastic iPod shell and not an iPhone shell...

 

[Benjamins]

So the 5C will essentially be an iPhone 5 that's bigger, cheaper, and no Siri.

Why do people keep saying no Siri.

Siri barely cost Apple anything since it's up and running anyway.
If anything Siri provides apple with a lot of valuable information.

 

[mdelvecchio]

I just can't see myself buying such a plastic phone, but I'm sure it will be very successful. Feature-wise I'm sure its better than an iPhone 4S but must feel cheap.

then it isnt for you, youre a premium consumer. its for people who go by price...developing markets like china, india, kids, etc.

not everything is about you.

 

[ThisIsNotMe]

I'm still not convinced the 5C will be the free w/contract device. I expect it to fall in the middle.

Well then Apple is going to continue to lose marketshare.
If their 'new' iPhone 5C is anything but free with contract than Apple will have failed.

The entire point of the 5C is to hit developing countries - China. To hit developing countries the phone must be affordable and that affordability price point is what falls into the 'free' with contract range.

 

[mrsir2009]

Why do people keep saying no Siri.

Siri barely cost Apple anything since it's up and running anyway.
If anything Siri provides apple with a lot of valuable information.

Well, then why didn't they give it to iPhone 4 users when it came out?

 

[Diesel79]

I think Apple will get a big shock when they find the 5C starts outselling the 5S and ends up cannibalising sales of up to 50%…

I don't think it will be a shock, I think it will be welcomed. I really believe Apple are testing the water with this plastic iPhone, and if it outsells the 5s I think they may make the move to plastic for all iPhones. I hope they don't but I honestly don't think they'll be able to ignore the profits involved with a cheaper plastic iPhone at around the same price. Who would pay the same price for a plastic iPhone I hear you ask? Well the galaxy s4 seems to sell well.

 

[SwiftLives]

Well then Apple is going to continue to lose marketshare.
If their 'new' iPhone 5C is anything but free with contract than Apple will have failed.

The entire point of the 5C is to hit developing countries - China. To hit developing countries the phone must be affordable and that affordability price point is what falls into the 'free' with contract range.

I see your point about marketing it to developing countries (specifically China).

However, I don't think it's likely. Apple has never made a distinct product that was targeted specifically for a country outside the US. They don't have a lot of market penetration in China now with the iPhone. Last I heard, Apple was still negotiating with China Mobile, so they don't have a huge foothold yet. And traditionally Apple tends to go after the top/high end of the market before going after the low end. I still think the 5C is going to be $100 more than everyone is expecting.

Also - didn't people predict that Apple would fail when they priced the iPod Nano at $249 instead of $199? And yet, somehow Apple is still here. And whether or not the iPhone 5C is free with a contract or $99 with a contract, I somehow suspect your prediction of Apple failure will turn out to be very wrong.

I will concede this point though - arguing that "Apple has never done x" doesn't mean they never will. And I still think that over time, the iPhone C variant will be free. Just not at launch.

 

[lleyts]

did anyone read the article ??? they are keeping the 4S !!! old charger be damned - and they are not keeping the 5 - so 90% or you all's comments don't follow the original argument - duh!

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

did anyone read the article ??? they are keeping the 4S !!! old charger be damned - and they are not keeping the 5 - so 90% or you all's comments don't follow the original argument - duh!

This article is not fact, it is a rumor, a guess, speculation.... nothing more than any other opinion saying they will get rid of the 4S and keep the 5....

 

[iSteve-O]

So this is bad news for people expecting the 5S to be much of an improvement from the 5 ....

Apple knows that the difference between the iPhone 5 and 5S will be minimal, so why not discontinue the 5 so that people will pay the premium for 5S.

This is exactly what they did with the iPad 3. No one would get the iPad 4 if the iPad 3 was $100 cheaper.

With that said, I'm keeping my expectations really low for next month's keynote.