Shipments of New iPhone Models Begin Arriving in the U.S. Ahead of Next Week's Media Event

[Black Magic]

Those black faces look absolutely ghastly with the pastel colours. They really should haven gone with white faces given that iOS7 has a white colour base. I hope at least the white model gets a white face. I so wanted a more saturated yellow back and white face.

If you look at the pics on the front page, there is a white iPhone 5C with a black front. I agree with you, I think a white front would probably look better. I actually would have preferred the phone being one color completely. Like all blue and all red.

 

[H&K MP5N]

Those colors are a bit light in the loafers.

Even my 12 year old said so.

 

[iCore24]

Better space options!

Its 2013, It is ridiculous for a phone to start at a 16gb space. Then pay $100 extra to get 16gb more! And if you have the 64gb iPad, You pay $100 more for 64gb more! Its so uneven.

It should be 32gb $200 64gb $300 128gb $400

I really really hope they do this,

 

[woodekm]

Those things look like Chinese toys on an assembly line. Oh wait! They are!

 

[iBreatheApple]

I don't even want one but that's complete bull. I've always been able to manage with the 16GB but with increasing camera quality every year and a growing iTunes library (only 9GB) I've been having to do a lot of picking and choosing what I want to delete lately. Even for "casual users" 16GB is seemingly pushing it these days. I understand the need to differentiate but 16GB only is not the way to do it.

I agree. It's getting increasingly difficult with my 16GB iPhone 4.

Ooooooh... I have a brilliant solution for you both. If iPhone 5C comes with 16gb & you need more memory, get an iPhone 5S!
Ta da! If you guys need anything else, I'll be over here facepalming over your comments.

Clearly you didn't even read the very first sentence I wrote. I fully intend to purchase the next generation iPhone.

 

[scapegoat81]

iPhone 5C is released on the 10th and the 5S is released on the 20th?

Rome wasn't built in a day

 

[iBreatheApple]

Rome wasn't built in a day

But considering all of the packaged devices we've seen...

 

[topper24hours]

Those colors are a bit light in the loafers.

Even my 12 year old said so.

Wow.. way to raise another bigot. Good job!
/s
Yikes! I worry about the stuff his kid says that he ISN'T willing to brag about on an Internet forum. =(

 

[anonnymouse]

All the different sizes, colors, and carrier options are enough to drive your local friendly Apple ICS (inventory control specialist) bonkers. WAAAY too many SKUs to manage in the background.

Apple needs to finally make these true world phones/carrier agnostic phones. One board that handles all GSM and CDMA bands, select the carrier type at activation. But I suspect that won't happen due to regional needs and the need to "protect" the LTE band availability on the "unlocked" model (like the A1428/A1429 current split).

Unless I'm misunderstanding, and the radios/antennas wouldn't be capable of that type of frequency/network type agility.

 

[bhags8]

These plastic phones are going to do very well. They arent just for people who can't afford the iphone. I can afford 10 iphones if I want but I will be buying one of these (if they come in 32gb) because they are unique and I like color. Also because I get sick of my phones after 6 months and buy a new one. So $700-800 a year for 2 phones is more reasonable than $1500 a year for 2 phones. That's not being cheap, its being smart. Love the green and blue version, plastic is much better than the aluminum that gets scratched right out of the box. I have a GS3 right now and I can toss it around without worrying about it. Good move apple.

 

[cmichaelb]

Of the packaging of the iPod Touch I was aware it looked alike, but I didn't know that in the new Nano-packaging the background is also the same as the color of the device itself, my bad! I had even forgotten the current format of iPod Nano, never seen one around.

Yep they started doing that. Oh well, we don't have long to wait now until we find out what the real story is lol.

 

[netvvork]

if you want to be surprised, why on earth do you visit a rumors & leaks site? what did you expect to happen?

easy problem for you to solve if you take personal responsibility.

i think i need an intervention

 

[einmusiker]

mark my words, it will be too expensive. Why pay $450 off contract when you can get a new 5S for $199? (Rhetorical question I know WHY, but it won't sell to the majority of iphone buyers).

 

[mccldwll]

Those colors are a bit light in the loafers.

Even my 12 year old said so.

You took time away from your webcam porn to post that??

 

[richman555]

Imagine if the 5C is just a huge elaborate smoke screen and doens't exist. We went through the same crap back in 2011 with the 4S release. We were all expecting a tear-drop shaped iPhone

I still think the iWatch is a smokescreen... Google rushes to the market with their watch...... then Apple pulls the plug on it. Then the industry *laughs*

 

[dampfnudel]

Its 2013, It is ridiculous for a phone to start at a 16gb space. Then pay $100 extra to get 16gb more! And if you have the 64gb iPad, You pay $100 more for 64gb more! Its so uneven.

It should be 32gb $200 64gb $300 128gb $400

I really really hope they do this,

At this point, I would be surprised if they didn't.

 

[GodWhomIsMike]

Please, god, let there be 32gig models.

I'm hoping there is a 64 GB model. I really would like a blue one with 64GB.

The 64GB iPhone 5C is fine for me, as long as it is as fast as the current iPhone 5, and has a decent camera. I don't really need all the rumored stuff in the 5S. I rather a colorful one with a ton of storage space.

 

[topper24hours]

mark my words, it will be too expensive. Why pay $450 off contract when you can get a new 5S for $199? (Rhetorical question I know WHY, but it won't sell to the majority of iphone buyers).

Lol, well... if they're buying OFF contract, it's the difference between $450 for 5C and $650 for 5S... if they're buying ON contract it's the difference between $199 for 5S & $0 for 5C. I don't get what's difficult to understand. I think y'all are making this more difficult than it is. Were you under the impression that 5C would ONLY be able to be purchased outright??

 

[the8thark]

It's already confirmed by ctechcn that the 5C has 16/32/64GB devices, do more research before saying not going to happen.

WRONG

Only Apple can confirm. And Apple will only stay this information at the keynote. What you have is what you believe to be a plausible rumour.

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Until Apple official announces the product, everything (including ctechcn) is speculation and rumors.

You sir are 100% correct.

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People are making claims about the 5C based on different websites / blogs. I'm just making the point that it is all conjecture and rumor till the 10th when Apple shows off their new products (i.e. we really don't know what the 5C will have for storage).

Thank you. You understand how things work.

 

[the8thark]

All the different sizes, colors, and carrier options are enough to drive your local friendly Apple ICS (inventory control specialist) bonkers. WAAAY too many SKUs to manage in the background.

This was the problem Apple had in the 90s. The problem Steve Jobs fixed. I hope Apple is not making the same mistake again.

 

[mcdj]

Those colors are a bit light in the loafers.

Even my 12 year old said so.

I love that saying, but it should be noted that back in the day, loafers themselves were light in the loafers.

 

[Tokyo1138]

That's what I'm thinking, lol. I'm still not 100% convinced that this 5C is a real Apple product. I guess we'll see!

Same here at time it jsut seem not real in a sence... I wont laugh, i jsut wont be surprised is its jsut a cheap chinese knock-off...

 

[AdonisSMU]

Could you guys imagine if Apple released the iPhone the same day as the announcement?

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This was the problem Apple had in the 90s. The problem Steve Jobs fixed. I hope Apple is not making the same mistake again.

You mean like with the iPods?

 

[throAU]

They have the GM on them. IF a bug shows up there will be a .1 release OTA.

Believe it or not Apple does not give out the GM the day it's ready.

Additionally - there is every possibility that the iOS 7 is release quality on new hardware and still being tested/optimized for current generation hardware.

Just because WE don't have the GM yet, doesn't mean apple haven't shipped it on new hardware.

 

[macs4nw]

Where are all the "No way Apple would ever release that plastic garbage!" people now??

They're in line, waiting to buy that 'plastic garbage', that has now magically transformed into, colorful must-have, fun-phones…..those dastardly geniuses at Apple have struck again….