I have to admit I knew what he meant ... It may have been an immature side coming out in me ... At least I can admit that .
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Just touched a 5C. This should have been the more expensive model imho.
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I have to admit I knew what he meant ... It may have been an immature side coming out in me ... At least I can admit that .
Note 3 feels a lot cheaper than 5c ... And galaxy S4 is even worse.
iPhone 3GS wasn't so good, I would agree, and its back developed a lot of micro-fractures over the time.
But iPhone 5c plastic seems to be another league ...
A phone doesn't need to be hard.
It need to be robust and iPhone 5c seems to be.
Actually I like the way it feels in my hand.
I love my iPhone 5, but I think it's too think and hard edged.
I like iPhone 5c slightly more.
Yeah, no matter what people say about the 5c, it exceeds my expectations. When I dropped it, I was so happy that nothing happens to it.
Most of the iPhone 5c's bashers are just in forums like this.
Users are quite happy with it (there are much more complaints about iPhone 5s, like frequent crashes and some itches with touchid).
Just like anything though, people will defend their purchase even up to just making things up or exaggerating.
I do agree though it seems the 5S is more problematic then the 5/5C for obvious reasons.
Actually I'm an iPhone 5 owner, not going to buy a 5c (maybe a 5s, who knows) but I still think the 5c is somewhat better designed
Here are objective facts about the 5c :
-the 5c feels better in hand because of the curved back and lack of sharp edges compared to the 5s
-the 5c feels significantly bigger, thicker and heavier than the 5/5s
-the screen part doesn't blend seamlessly with the rest of the device on the 5c but instead protrudes
-the plastic is good compared to other types of plastic but nowhere near as good as the aluminum of the 5/5s, not even close
-the performance, (battery life), and camera are significantly worse than on the 5s
-the colors of the case are very muted, pale
-the speaker isn't as good as on the 5s
-the home button doesn't feel as good as on the 5s
-there's only $100 difference compared to the 5s.
So all Apple needs to do with the iPhone 6 is make a more curved aluminum device like the iPad Air and Mini, not go plastic.
-the 5c feels better in hand because of the curved back and lack of sharp edges compared to the 5s
-the 5c feels significantly bigger, thicker and heavier than the 5/5s
-the screen part doesn't blend seamlessly with the rest of the device on the 5c but instead protrudes
-the plastic is good compared to other types of plastic but nowhere near as good as the aluminum of the 5/5s, not even close
-the performance, (battery life), and camera are significantly worse than on the 5s
-the colors of the case are very muted, pale
-the speaker isn't as good as on the 5s
-the home button doesn't feel as good as on the 5s
-there's only $100 difference compared to the 5s.
So all Apple needs to do with the iPhone 6 is make a more curved aluminum device like the iPad Air and Mini, not go plastic.
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Fixed that for you. Some would be facts had you not said "significantly". The camera, weight, and battery aren't significantly worse on the 5c.
5c is 20% heavier and 5s has much better low light performance.
The battery life difference isn't that significant though I'll give you that.
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My Hyundai Sonata looks sleeker than your BMW 5 series. It should be more expensive.
BTW, were you wearing gloves by any chance?
Except that there are
tons of hardware differences between 5S and 5...otherwise, yeah, they are pretty much the same. ;-)
Next year the new iPhone will be as thin as the current Touch and have the same rounded design as the iPads, Touch and the 5c made from aluminium.
Just touched a 5C. This should have been the more expensive model imho.
Didn't mean to jump the gun on calling the 5c crap plastic and I'll admit that its a refreshing take to their lineup but in no way is it more premium than the 5s. I actually like plastic, I also own a Note 3, but I'm not fooled into thinking the build quality is anywhere close to the 5s.
Didn't mean to jump the gun on calling the 5c crap plastic and I'll admit that its a refreshing take to their lineup but in no way is it more premium than the 5s. I actually like plastic, I also own a Note 3, but I'm not fooled into thinking the build quality is anywhere close to the 5s.
Nope, I've seen shattered 5C's a plenty.
Its plastic. Its not as rigid and its not immune to scuffs and scratches.
5C needs a case more.
So plastic is not cheap when it is used on iPhone but cheap when used on non apple phones.
I bet you have use this line of argument many times.
Ok? Misunderstanding me. I shouldn't have said everyone, I meant it as a broad statement not absolutes.
Btw, the WSJ just reported that Motorola's margin on the Moto G is in the neighborhood of 5%. If Moto wasn't part of Google how long could they survive on razor thin margins? One can argue Apple's margins are too high, but what phone manufacturer besides Samsung is making decent profits selling cheap phones?
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