Unless you're not getting a subsidized phone I see no reason to get a 5C. Makes no sense in my mind how people can pay over $100 per month for cell service but go for the $99 or $0 phone when its time for an upgrade. It's a waste. The resale value alone will more than compensate for that $100 difference. I'm sure the carriers love those type of customers.
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Is anyone actually considering buying the 5C
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Selective memory? Works for me as an explanation.
I own an iPhone 4 and will consider both as an upgrade, once I've actually seen both.
my wife is blind and she loves green. she has a 4s so it is a good upgrade. but wish it had a fingerprint reader.
I can certainly appreciate your perspective and don't disagree with it persay. But consider a few more thoughts...
The "geeks" aren't opposed to anything that isn't the latest... but in tradition, we get last-years model at the discounted rate. Now, we get last year's model with a plastic casing, making it thicker and heavier, and only in colours that many people don't find too appealing. So, even those who were excited to get a 5 at the $99 are disappointed, as their only option for that is the 5C which is inferior.
Fortunately, you can buy a 5 for less than the 5C, and slap whatever case you want on it if you wish. You don't have to be a geek or anything... it's about not wasting money on account of Apple's margins.
Regardless of what you do with your phone, getting the best for your money is always good because it means it should last longer (in terms of software support) and hold its value better at the end.
It's not about being high and mighty... people just don't want to feel like they're being played.
I can certainly appreciate your perspective and don't disagree with it persay. But consider a few more thoughts...
The "geeks" aren't opposed to anything that isn't the latest... but in tradition, we get last-years model at the discounted rate. Now, we get last year's model with a plastic casing, making it thicker and heavier, and only in colours that many people don't find too appealing. So, even those who were excited to get a 5 at the $99 are disappointed, as their only option for that is the 5C which is inferior.
Fortunately, you can buy a 5 for less than the 5C, and slap whatever case you want on it if you wish. You don't have to be a geek or anything... it's about not wasting money on account of Apple's margins.
Regardless of what you do with your phone, getting the best for your money is always good because it means it should last longer (in terms of software support) and hold its value better at the end.
It's not about being high and mighty... people just don't want to feel like they're being played.
Are you talking about off contract? If I was shelling out 549 already, I'd definitely drop another 100 and the get the 5s. But 99 to 199 is half. I'm using contract. I actually like the plastic, and the color array. Moreso than the aluminum 5. It makes me look less professional and more like a toy, a gadget. The way I envision this, and I'm open to being wrong, is that the other 21 year olds are gonna get the $99, plastic, any color device. I don't wanna look like the dumbass with the $199, state-of-the-art black aluminum
Like I said, texting/calling/internet. Minimal app usage. I won't be using this phone to do intensive ****. The 5s is literally a miny processor. It's like a portable computer light. That's waaaay more than what I need. 5c will be a hit. iPhone lite, many colors, half price. The common folk will buy that. The 5s will be for the people who can find use for the extra power, the geeks, and the people who want to look badass with their aluminum exterior, high power phones. You won't see a dude in a suit on the sidewalk texting with his white on black 5c. It's a status issue. Trust me though, if I needed the extra power, I would get the 5s. I just don't use my phone for much other than the basics. Don't even have a Facebook They're both 2 great phones, they just target different folks.
Geek traditions, the common folks, and dudes in suits. If I ever run out of cliches, I know where to find them.
I just talked to my girlfriend and asked her if she had heard of the new iphones yet. first thing she said was "yes, the new colors are awesome".
there are a lot more iphone buyers like her out there who don't give a f'ck about tech specs and yet buy a new iphone every year or two than most macrumors users think. and that's exactly what the 5c aims at. It's cheap in production and still has something new to offer. especially to many girls a nice new color is far more important than a 64 bit processor or a better camera flash.
and this is why from business perspective the 5c is another brilliant move by apple. they offer a new phone with a very high profit margin to non-tech-oriented users and a new phone with decent tech improvements to everyone else.
there are a lot more iphone buyers like her out there who don't give a f'ck about tech specs and yet buy a new iphone every year or two than most macrumors users think. and that's exactly what the 5c aims at. It's cheap in production and still has something new to offer. especially to many girls a nice new color is far more important than a 64 bit processor or a better camera flash.
and this is why from business perspective the 5c is another brilliant move by apple. they offer a new phone with a very high profit margin to non-tech-oriented users and a new phone with decent tech improvements to everyone else.
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I plan on giving my 5 to my mom and getting the 5C. So I'll be getting something's that's a little better?
I have Verizon and heard there were international limits on the CDMA. Is this problem gone with the 5C?
I also read the FaceTime camera is better on the 5C?
Better battery life on the 5C as well?
The only thing I'm wondering about is the speaker/mic? There are fewer holes on the 5C.
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