Photo of Plastic Packaging with 'iPhone 5C' Name Surfaces

[ogremoustro]

Sorry but Apple wouldn't have a huge pile of those cases just laying there with no protection. They would be organized and covered in plastic.

I don't believe Apple itself has these laying around with no protection. I believe it's the assembly companies that have these laying around.

 

[twoodcc]

iPhone 5 Color

 

[Casiotone]

Sorry but Apple wouldn't have a huge pile of those cases just laying there with no protection. They would be organized and covered in plastic.

That's how Apple will save money, by tossing them randomly into large bins instead of taking the time to stack them.

 

[ghettochris]

Actually, I bet that isn't the packaging, but the rear shell of the phone itself! super high capacity battery!!! just what everyone has been whining for. a 2 inch thick iphone that you only charge once a month!

 

[irDigital0l]

Now they just need an iPhone with a larger display.

 

[Jessica Lares]

Apple is doing a GREAT job with these fake leaks.

 

[Anuba]

If Steve Jobs was still here, there wouldn't be any leaks at all. Apple is no longer a secretive company. It's sad. No more surprises.

Methinks Steve's reality distortion field was so powerful that it now serves as a memory distortion field long after he's gone. Oh, if only Steve was still here there would be no leaks. Oh, if only Steve was here, Apple would be putting out products as revolutionary as the original iPhone every 2 weeks.

There were plenty of leaks in his day. Insider rumors that turned out to be true... images of bolted-down iPad prototypes... the iPhone 4 that found its way to Gizmodo... images of cases by accessory manufacturers from which you could deduce what future iPods would look like... we knew all about the MacBook Air and its tapered design in advance...

As for innovation, Steve left 4 years worth of products in the pipeline and it hasn't even been 2 years since he died. What we see is what he would've released, give or take. After new product categories have been introduced - iPod, iPhone, iPad - there's really nowhere to go except incremental improvements. And if Steve had any new product categories in mind, those would be part of that 4 year plan.

 

[Masquerade]

iphone 5 china cheap chips cheap chocking choldering

 

[KPOM]

$450? It's not going to cost $450.

You don't seem to understand the purpose of this iPhone and where it's going to be sold.

You and I aren't going to be able to buy it, it's for emerging markets. Selling it in the US and Europe would erode Apple's profits since it would cannibalize sales of the expensive models (and that would include anything from the 4 to the 5S).

Don't be so sure. There could be multiple versions. A $450 version with LTE could replace the iPhone 4 and 4S in North America and Europe. A $400 version with TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA could land them a China Mobile contract. A $350 version with 3G only might work well in India and emerging markets.

 

[richeyty]

iPhone 5 crap version

 

[TyPod]

The more I see the more I'm starting to believe. I have no problem with the name, makes sense to me.

 

[scottsjack]

Everything that defined Apple - design and (build) quality - has now gone down the drain with these cheap knock-off looking, plastic iPhones. I don't like the direction Apple is heading

You've made a big assumption based on an iPhone that nobody has actually seen.

 

[Piggie]

Sorry but Apple wouldn't have a huge pile of those cases just laying there with no protection. They would be organized and covered in plastic.

Perhaps it's a scrap bin of bad moldings, being stored out the back in an unsecured area. I worn in manufacturing and bad parts are generally just thrown into a container before they are removed to disposal.

bad molding marks, printing bad, badly scratched etc etc

We could simply be looking at a reject pile

 

[costica1234]

iPhone 5 Chipless.

 

[jonnysods]

iPhone 5 Cheap.

This is exactly what I thought!!

 

[OnlyGerman]

iphone 5 crap version

hahaah

 

[vpro]

oh

oh wow --- um, packaging - great reporting there! all of these product leaks over the years are so cheap and unimaginative - the product launch always looks NOTHING even like the leaks - history repeating why do we keep being so engaged ? because of us that these really fake unimaginative leaks keep going on folks.

 

[potatis]

C is for (empty) Case

 

[AppleFanBoii]

Not gonna lie, I like the name, and the direction they're going in if this is true,

iPhone 5C (Colour I guess?) sounds really good, and these cheaper iPhones, though they may not be THAT cheap, are going to be what kills the iPod, because imo, like I said thats the direction Apple are going in with these iPhone 5C's. It's a great idea. But regardless I will still buy the higher cost iPhone, because I'm not a teenager.

 

[SteveJobs2.0]

Probably iPhone 5 Classic

 

[Technarchy]

Anyone else notice the distinct lack of iPhone 5S leaks.

It's been all about the iPhone 5C for the last month.

So where is the 5S hiding? It's only about 7 weeks till reveal or so.

 

[DaveN]

I hope this means a release next month

I'm up for a new phone and it will be one from this next generation.

 

[Girianth]

iPhone 5 Cook

 

[olowott]

okay , this is some crazy stuff, now we got to decode the C on the case

 

[Shanpdx]

Don't be so sure. There could be multiple versions. A $450 version with LTE could replace the iPhone 4 and 4S in North America and Europe. A $400 version with TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA could land them a China Mobile contract. A $350 version with 3G only might work well in India and emerging markets.

i agree with this, mostly the with remove LTE on the $450 to up sell the iPhone 5/5S.

but emerging markets like India, even 4G (3.5G) not there 100%, LTE is not even started... do not worry about the paper launch.

unless and until iPhone sales slows down, there is no reason for Apple to reduce the entry level 4" iPhone to less than $450.

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Anyone else notice the distinct lack of iPhone 5S leaks.

It's been all about the iPhone 5C for the last month.

So where is the 5S hiding? It's only about 7 weeks till reveal or so.

iPhone 5S is upgraded internals and slight bump in camera pixel nothing else.( I highly doubt the bigger screen or finger print sensor).

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If this was the case, then Apple could just have kept the 4 and 4S as entry phones. But again, this isn't for the US or Europe and this is about more than just "cutting corners and a plastic shell".

Because if this was just about "cutting corners and a plastic shell" and it was sold in US and Europe, what do you think would happen to iPhone 5S/5/4S/4 (whichever of these models that Apple will still sell) sales?

two things,
1) 3.5" inch screen
2) iPhone 4/4S/5 is much expensive to manufacture than the iPhone 3GS/3 - so they are going with plastic.