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Leaked Images Provide First Look at Purported Rear Shell of 'iPhone 6c'

This is what Apple will release:

6S & 6S+ = A9, 2GB RAM, ForceTouch, new finish to make it less slippery
6 & 6+ = as normal, 16gb only.
5CS = 5S internals, 16gb only. I doubt it will be called 6C.
 
Black Magic said:
Your opinion is not grounded by facts. If it didn't sell well, Apple would not be making it again. Clearly there is a market for it and this will be released annually on the S cycle. Get use to it.
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I would never want one of these color/material versions but as of June '14, they had sold 24 million iPhone 5c's so there is definitely a market for it.
 
white4s said:
it failed miserably the first time so why do they think the same won't happen again?

instead they should make the 4 inch model the s. not really looking forward to having a 4.7 inch phone
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Wait till you get a 4.7" - you adjust VERY quickly.
 
Great if this happens. There is a market for a 4" iPhone moving forward.

Also I'd rather have this plastic then the metal on my 6 Plus, which I find so slippery and in turn forcing me to use a case.
 
danakin said:
If the internals are going to be exactly the same as the 5S then I agree, there's no point to making this phone. I have to imagine there's going to be something more, perhaps the 6's internals, to make this viable.

Where I disagree with you is the comment: "They're both 4 inch phones but one uses quality materials like aluminum. So silly". When did aluminum become such a "premium" material? Sure it's light but there are definitive advantages to using a quality plastic or polycarbonate material.

For one, it absorbs shocks better than aluminum and, when dropped, less of the kinetic energy is transferred to the glass.

Secondly, it doesn't need antenna bands; the signal can pass through any part of the housing.

Thirdly, it won't scratch or show wear as badly (in most circumstances). Let's remember how poorly the 5 held up to basic wear and tear.

Lastly, most iPhone users I see have their device - their aluminum (premium) device , in a plastic case. The irony is befitting.

Aluminum is a fine material. It doesn't, however, fit my definition of premium.

Just my $0.02 - to each their own.
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Apple pay will be introduced to this low end model which will be the differentiator. They need to spread Apple Pay far and wide for traction.
 
Wiesenlooser said:
I think they should get rid of the 4" version. the small screen size hinders OS development, more screen estate means more place for experiments and innovation.
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Yeah, and we should get rid of small cars because tractor-trailers exist.
 
KPOM said:
It looks like it would essentially be an "iPhone 5CS" which suggests that Apple doesn't want to retain the pricier iPhone 5/5S production process for what will be the cheapest option in most countries.
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Probably just transition the remaining 5s production line(s) to 6s, and the 5c line (s) to the 6c. I'd expect the A8 to be in the 6c as well as Apple Pay support. This would put even more pressure on the competition, and an iPod Touch upgrade to this build but with the A7 (no Apple Pay) would be a bonus.
 
Hey Apple, some of us want a small, full-featured phone. I don't care about the cost, I just want a small (4" or less) PHONE that I can easily carry in my pocket, that has Apple Pay, and that comes in adult colors.
 
It's a 5S in a plastic case. Simple as that. Some of these comments are strange.

I have no idea why it would be called the 6C seeing as it will likely share precisely 0 parts with the 6 and just about all of them with the 5S.

It might have one or two things to differentiate it from the 5S to make it worth an "upgrade" for the luddites who cannot bring themselves to use a phone from this decade.
 
TMay said:
Probably just transition the remaining 5s production line(s) to 6s, and the 5c line (s) to the 6c. I'd expect the A8 to be in the 6c as well as Apple Pay support. This would put even more pressure on the competition, and an iPod Touch upgrade to this build but with the A7 (no Apple Pay) would be a bonus.
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Whether the A8 is included may depend on whether they plan to offer the original iPhone 6 and/or 6 Plus as the "mid-tier" phone.

I wouldn't be surprised if they offer the following lineup:
6C - A7 with Apple Pay - $450 for 16GB (they may finally drop the 8GB)
6 - A8 - $550/$600 - 16GB/32GB
6S - A9 - $650/$750/$850 32GB/64GB/128GB (I would not be surprised if they stick with 16GB, but if the Galaxy S6 is successful it might force the issue)
6S Plus - A9 - $750/$850/$950 for the same storage configurations as the 6S.

I think it's entire possible that they won't carry over the 6 Plus and require those who want the larger phone to pony up for the 6S Plus.
 
Why would they go back to pill design for the light? Why not stick with the round design used in the iPhone 6? This makes me question the validity of this rumor.
 
Cuban Missles said:
Why would they go back to pill design for the light? Why not stick with the round design used in the iPhone 6? This makes me question the validity of this rumor.
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Because it's the 5S with Apple Pay rebranded as the 6C or whatever they will call it. This will be the low end phone.
 
KPOM said:
Whether the A8 is included may depend on whether they plan to offer the original iPhone 6 and/or 6 Plus as the "mid-tier" phone.

I wouldn't be surprised if they offer the following lineup:
6C - A7 with Apple Pay - $450 for 16GB (they may finally drop the 8GB)
6 - A8 - $550/$600 - 16GB/32GB
6S - A9 - $650/$750/$850 32GB/64GB/128GB (I would not be surprised if they stick with 16GB, but if the Galaxy S6 is successful it might force the issue)
6S Plus - A9 - $750/$850/$950 for the same storage configurations as the 6S.

I think it's entire possible that they won't carry over the 6 Plus and require those who want the larger phone to pony up for the 6S Plus.
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That's not bad analysis. I especially like the idea of just dropping the 6+ (vs. pushing it into a mid-tier) and making the only 5.5" offering the next gen. I also believe (like you suggest) that even if the 6C does come out and _does_ use 5S internals, there's almost no way it won't add NCF/ApplePay.

Kind of off the 6C topic, but I also wonder about a native rez 6+, i.e., where the internal and external match, vs. the current tech where the physical display limits required re-sampling the internal 3X representation.
 
teknikal90 said:
This is what Apple will release:

6S & 6S+ = A9, 2GB RAM, ForceTouch, new finish to make it less slippery
6 & 6+ = as normal, 16gb only.
5CS = 5S internals, 16gb only. I doubt it will be called 6C.
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The New 5C.
 
They can't produce a small format '6c' until they've got a small format 6/6s to base it on, can they? Here's hoping for the 6s Mini, and what this photo appears to be: the 5sc.

I can't see a 5sc being 'positioned at the low end of the iPhone lineup as Apple's free smartphone' as per the OP, though. The 16GB 5s is currently $99 on contract ($549 outright). Given that the 5sc casing probably costs at most a dollar more to produce than a 5s casing, are Apple really going to take a $98 'hit' on a new phone?

I think the 'free' iPhone is doomed: the 8GB 5c is a poorly judged product that shouldn't have seen the light of day.

So the line-up should be...
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Mini
iPhone 6 (I suspect the 6 Plus will disappear once superseded by another big boy)
iPhone 5sc

Get to it, Cupertino.
 
I wonder if with the 6C Apple will add NFC chips so that starting Fall 2015 every new iPhone they sell will be capable of Apple Pay. Also would be a great selling point over the current 5S
 
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