There is no way Apple is going to limit the iPhone 5C to just China or emerging markets. This phone will go on sale worldwide from day one.
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There is no way Apple is going to limit the iPhone 5C to just China or emerging markets. This phone will go on sale worldwide from day one.
It seems iOS 7 is looking uglier every day. Bring Forstall back, he must save the company.
This is not gonna end well.
This is not gonna end well.
Booooorrrriiinnnngggg.....
I already have a silver shiny iPhone that can do absolutely everything this thing can and it doesn't look as ugly of feel cheap.
So why on earth would anyone care about this anymore?
iPhone is old now. It's losing it's heat. I used to be the biggest apple advocate but every year it just gets less and less exciting while the others push as hard as they can go give you useful features cheap. And their polish has finally caught up.
I already have a silver shiny iPhone that can do absolutely everything this thing can and it doesn't look as ugly of feel cheap.
So why on earth would anyone care about this anymore?
iPhone is old now. It's losing it's heat. I used to be the biggest apple advocate but every year it just gets less and less exciting while the others push as hard as they can go give you useful features cheap. And their polish has finally caught up.
No, Forstall is NOT the savior for this company.
I have to ask are you a developer, a guy who just runs iOS 7, or someone not even running it?
Well, if it have the same hardware specs, including siri then yes....that's what it is. If any less, then no, it isn't.
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Except for the SIM card slot. A case would not have that. Also, it looks too thin to be cased.
Except for the SIM card slot. A case would not have that. Also, it looks too thin to be cased.
Definitely worldwide, but I'm guessing China gets it on launch day/weekend. Maybe even first due to time zone differences. There have just been too many leaks of the 5C as compared to very few of the far more interesting 5S. That makes me think that beyond just the manufacturing plants there are a ton of 5Cs running around China at this point. Maybe all the 5S's come to US while the 5Cs come to both places with a huge number going to China.
Think of the PR triumph if China Mobile can be the first place in the world to buy a 5C on launch day. They would have to be able to sell both, but in practice the 5S might end up being very supply constrained while the bulk of those initially go to US.
If there is any supply constraint in China there is going to be massive scalping issues. I doubt scalping issues will be avoidable in any case. But Apple and China want to avoid literal bloodshed. And they want normal folks to have at least some chance of buying the phone from Apple at Apple's price during the first weekend. It is going to take a huge amount of supply (i.e., several million available on launch day) to make that happen.
So you think that Iphone is outdated and boring. Still you come to iphone forums to write.
There are basically two options about your personality:
a) You are sad.
b) Idem.
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I was given a S4 at work. The experience could not be worst. I don't even know how there can be a debate out there of IOS Vs Android.
Android is a cheap imitation of iOS. I've tried some of the Samsung phones and they are quite nasty. I don't understand the debate, either.
I wonder what impact the 5C will have on the second hand value of 5's for those of us who are intending to sell our 5's to buy 5S's?
Bingo! There's a use case for a less expensive, new iPhone worldwide. There's no way Apple's going to keep ceding marketshare to Android for people in the market to spend less on a smartphone.
People forget that the iPhone 4S is two years old now -- which is ancient in the rapidly evolving smartphone space. Sure, it still performs well for the most part (a testament to Apple's solid design and thoughtful choices with respect to the internals); but it's from the "iPhone 4 style" era and I'm sure Apple would like to have a lower cost iPhone available worldwide that's in line with the "iPhone 5 style" -- hence we have the iPhone 5C. That's my thinking, anyway.
Decontented? Do you have insider news that you're not sharing.? From everything I've heard (grain of salt-because rumor) the 5C is basically an iPhone 5 in a poly-carbonate body. If that is the case, wheres the decontenting? Fingerprint sensor/NFC?
I am not an iPhone user so I don't have any skin in the game. Wife and daughter though, that's a different story. As an observer, if my daughter can get the same basic functionality as my wife (iP5) in a poly shell, what's not to like?
To answer your question: Decontented - nope. iP5 in poly shell - kid will be getting one. (Contingent on availability in US of course)
No insider information here; I meant "decontented" from the standpoint that other than the polycarbonate body, it's likely missing iPhone 5S features to one degree or another..
CBS News says the new iPhones will turn off consumers, so I guess Apple shouldn't even bother having an event tomorrow.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57601941/why-apples-new-iphones-could-turn-off-consumers/
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57601941/why-apples-new-iphones-could-turn-off-consumers/
Champagne 5S, for the win, have had white & black!With iOS 7 feeling like new, it's the beginning of a new iPhone era for me.
I guess I meant finally these stupid leaks and all the guessing will end.
pretty sure he was referencing star trek. not sure what you are referencing though.
Than we are all doomed.
I'm a developer not even running it. Why do you have to ask? Is it getting any less ugly from using it. Maybe its like Windows 8 and only people who use it daily can overlook its ugliness.
I think you'll be ok in the first few weeks. The people buying your 5 won't know the internals of the 5C, and they'll judge only by the plastic casing.
Bloomberg claims a deal hasn't been finalized. Other rumors suggest China Mobile wouldn't get iPhone until November because of regulatory approvals.