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

Michael Scrip said:
Yeah that's true.

At best they'd be locked up somewhere.
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Unless some kind of major distribution deal is going to be announced whereby they'll be sold through Best Buy (or other) vending machines. You know, like when you get to the airport and you've made that last minute decision to buy a new iPhone. :)

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einmusiker said:
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).
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It would be a mistake to go over $400 considering the Nexus 4 (soon to be 5) line at $349 (or $249 now on sellout). Outside of North America, specifically Europe, they need a flashy off-contract price point to pull people away from Samsung which is outselling Apple.

So to summarize, I hope you're wrong :)
 
mcdj said:
I love that saying, but it should be noted that back in the day, loafers themselves were light in the loafers.
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I prefer either "queer" or "homo"... I mean why be euphemistic when you're making offensive comments about other's sexuality, right everybody?!

*crickets chirping*

Damn, I guess you're on your own. I forgot that this isn't the 1950's & any slur against somebody's sexuality (such as intimating that brightly colored phones would be more appealing to homosexuals) is taboo.. and in a public forum, REALLY makes one look like an uncouth/uncultured troglodyte.
 
if apple is selling them in ipod touch style "mainstream" boxes vs the very sexy normal iphone packaging, then i feel like the price point on the 5c may be even lower than we imagine. maybe the 349/449 pricepoint?

Secondly, I don't think these are real. I cant imagine apple placing one of those tacky pre-printer labels/stickers on top of the screen to show how the homescreen would look.

from what i remember of my lsat ipod touch update a few years ago, it was packaged the same way, but you could see the screen...no labels on top. the nanos i somehow remember coming with those stickers though. or is my memory betraying me?
 
Mad Mac Maniac said:
Where are all the "No way Apple would ever release that plastic garbage!" people now?? :rolleyes:
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Who said that? Nobody because there have been plastic iPhones before and people know a plastic iPhone will still be high quality not cheap greasy creakily plastic like so many Android phones including Samsungs current flagship.

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fdanna said:
Unless some kind of major distribution deal is going to be announced whereby they'll be sold through Best Buy (or other) vending machines. You know, like when you get to the airport and you've made that last minute decision to buy a new iPhone. :)

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It would be a mistake to go over $400 considering the Nexus 4 (soon to be 5) line at $349 (or $249 now on sellout). Outside of North America, specifically Europe, they need a flashy off-contract price point to pull people away from Samsung which is outselling Apple.

So to summarize, I hope you're wrong :)
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The Nexus 4 is sold at or a little below cost making its cost irrelevant. Why people don't know this still is odd. It's also a niche phone currently. An LTE model on all carriers might change that.
 
topper24hours said:
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??
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no. You didn't understand what I was saying.
 
iWallace26 said:
Iphone 5C

8gb- $0
16gb- $49
32gb- $99

Iphone 5S

32gb- $199
64gb- $299
128gb- $399
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That would be SUPER weird. For the 1st time EVER, Apple making it $50 to double memory in an iPhone instead of $100? And for only their base model, not their flagship? Nope. I'd bet the entire farm that you're wrong. Way to post it all "matter of factually", without a "here's my wild, unsubstantiated guess". It added a certain flair of authenticity. =P
At any rate... here is my GUESS: I believe that there will be a single size of iPhone 5C. 16gb, if the 128gb 5S rumor is true.. 8gb if not. I base this, as others have, on the logistics of inventory. Example: current iPhone 5 line up- 2 colors x 3 sizes = 6 total SKU's. If 5C has one size you'd have- 6 colors x 1 size = 6 total SKU's. They've proven that number of SKU's is manageable, utilizing their "just in time" inventory system. This is why I also believe that the champagne/slate colors will REPLACE the current colors, rather than be added into the mix (unless, they are only available in the new 128gb size). Try to imagine if I'm wrong.... there'd be 12 iPhone 5S SKU's + 18 5C SKU's 5C.. I can't imagine cell phone shops I'm used to frequenting being able to suddenly accommodate the ordering & inventory of 30 new phones... all dropping on the same day.
 
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alent1234 said:
maybe they are going to wal mart to be sold to people on prepaid?

depending on what it is i might trade my 5 for it. if i sell my 5 and get this with no more contract with AT&T its less ETF i have to pay when i leave AT&T to t-mobile
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T-Mobile will have 5S one presumes. And you can effectively buy phones from T-Mobile on "lay away" and still get their cheap monthly service contract. Assuming $200 more gets you into a 5S instead and you can spread that $200 payment over as much as two years, why not do that? I'm going to guess that this is what you do. Especially since I doubt the 5C will be an upgrade over the 5.

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yeah said:
Me.
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Really? Aren't we assuming its internals will be the same as the current 5 and the price will be probably about equal to a used 5. So where is the compelling reason.
 
einmusiker said:
no. You didn't understand what I was saying.
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Umm, ok. It seemed pretty clear.. you asked why anybody would pay $450 outright for an iPhone 5C when a 5S is only $199 on contract.

Duh.

If they wanted an on contract phone.. They would have a $200 swing between the two. If they wanted an off contract phone... They'd still have a $200 swing between the two. Your question makes NO sense. It's like asking.. why would anybody pay $60,000 outright for a Jaguar, when they could lease a Lamborghini for $7,00/month?

One has NOTHING to do with the other. If you want to clarify beyond "You didn't understand what I was saying", feel free to elucidate.
 
TallManNY said:
T-Mobile will have 5S one presumes. And you can effectively buy phones from T-Mobile on "lay away" and still get their cheap monthly service contract. Assuming $200 more gets you into a 5S instead and you can spread that $200 payment over as much as two years, why not do that? I'm going to guess that this is what you do. Especially since I doubt the 5C will be an upgrade over the 5.

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Really? Aren't we assuming its internals will be the same as the current 5 and the price will be probably about equal to a used 5. So where is the compelling reason.
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I believe that the way the new "uncarrier" T-Mo works is slightly different than how you describe... Since they have separated the cost of the service from the cost of the phone.. if you own your own phone outright, you can pay a low monthly rate.. However, since the phones are NOT subsidized by overly expensive plans.. like many other carriers, if you decide to add to your monthly bill the "layaway" cost of a new phone.. you are paying the full price of $650 for the 5S, NOT $200.
 
H&K MP5N said:
Those colors are a bit light in the loafers. :D

Even my 12 year old said so.
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I guess neither you nor your son are man enough to be seen with a bright-coloured phone without getting a face more red than your necks.

Naming yourself ridiculously after a Heckler and Koch weapon even strengthens my guess.

Are you really his father or isn´t it more like you´re his lover trying to hide behind your macho talk?
 
Menel said:
Plenty for many many customers.
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So says the robust sales of iPhone 4! That is definitely an entry-level smartphone at this point.... but FREE on contract has made it the gateway drug for MANY a senior citizen, who will honestly... probably never even fill 2gb. And the youth market, whose parents didn't want to shell out big cash for a phone for jr... Well, they're pretty tech-savvy. Nobody under 20 has mp3s on their phone anymore (save a small handful).. Pandora, Spotify, & iTunes Radio have seen to that.. & since 99% of their photos are immediately immortalized on fb or instagram.. they have no need to save them. Honestly, with the big cloud push, I'm surprised (but pleased!) by this new 128gb option.. hope it turns out to be true..!!
 
topper24hours said:
I prefer either "queer" or "homo"... I mean why be euphemistic when you're making offensive comments about other's sexuality, right everybody?!

*crickets chirping*

Damn, I guess you're on your own. I forgot that this isn't the 1950's & any slur against somebody's sexuality (such as intimating that brightly colored phones would be more appealing to homosexuals) is taboo.. and in a public forum, REALLY makes one look like an uncouth/uncultured troglodyte.
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Bravo. Very well said, and +1 for the use of a Scrabble word.

BL.
 
I am of the firm belief that Apple will be making the iPhone 5C one memory size for all of the colors. I really don't see a company that controls their products so tightly manufacturing yet another phone with three different memory sizes.

Here's what I think they'll do and what makes logical sense to me:

iPhone 5:
-Reduced to 16gb Size Only
-Drops to $99 on Contract, $549 Off Contract
iPhone 5c:
-8gb or 16gb (NOT BOTH)
-$0 on Contract, $449 Off Contract
iPhone 5s:
-32gb
-64gb
-128gb
-All at the usual prices ($199, $299, $399 on contract, a bazillion dollars off-contract)

This also ensures all iPhones being sold have the larger screen and lightning connectors.

Done. Perhaps I should go be an analyst now. I hear you just have to make stuff up and write for a blog ;)
 
mdelvecchio said:
no. iphone 4 was left in a bar and reported on mainstream media. these leaks are only on enthusiast rumor/leak sites.
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Yes, you're right. I give it to you. Beyond this point however, you're just nitpicking and conforming to pointless arguing, while you clearly should understand exactly what I mean.

Oh, and I for one have never claimed the MacBook, the iPhone, the iPad et.c. to have looked like a toy, but this thing does. Considering that I'm a major fan of Apple and their devices, that's at least saying something. But to all their own I guess.

Unfortunately, I am afraid you may be correct regarding the iPhone 6. However, having just watched the Galaxy Note 3 presentation, I'd just like to phrase Schiller. "Can't innovate anymore, my ass." I'm not saying that Samsungs feature-crazy way of development is necessarily right for Apple, but I do think that Apple definitely has to step up their game. I would not want Apple throwing out ApplePens to all their new iPhones, not at all, but they do need to come up with something! (Not a fingerprint scanner.) While their iOS products are definitely the most mature products on the market, they do not do much for us old-school Apple-fans who love the old ways of Apple, and their innovative thinking/ideas. Honestly, increasing the display size from 3.5 to 4 inches, adding an aluminum backplate while keeping nearly the exact same form factor is not revolution. Moreover, what I'm hoping for is not exactly flying cheeseburgers, but rather a larger screen, a breathtaking camera and a new chassis, sorta like the HTC One.


Quality cameras are not measured by MP count. theyre measured by quality glass & sensors -- better pixels, not more. adding MPs doesnt make a camera better.
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Yes, that's why I said High-quality camera, maybe I should have phrased it High-quality sensor.

Now I'm done feeding the trolls.
 
topper24hours said:
I believe that the way the new "uncarrier" T-Mo works is slightly different than how you describe... Since they have separated the cost of the service from the cost of the phone.. if you own your own phone outright, you can pay a low monthly rate.. However, since the phones are NOT subsidized by overly expensive plans.. like many other carriers, if you decide to add to your monthly bill the "layaway" cost of a new phone.. you are paying the full price of $650 for the 5S, NOT $200.
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Yes, it will be the full cost, but spread over two years. And you can pay it off ahead of time. If the 5C is $450 and the 5S is $650 and you are techy and nerdy enough to be posting on Macrumors, how do you not chose the 5S and figure you will find a way to scrounge up the extra $200 over the next two years? In some third world with third world salaries, $200 is going to be a bridge too far. But in the US it shouldn't be hard to come up with that cash.

So I'm assuming that in the US the 5C is going to be the phone that appeals to the basic smartphone user without much interest in the device. It will be phone for my Mom (if she breaks her 4). It will be the phone for grandparents. But for MacRumors posters and folks who buy during the launch weekend, why would those folks buy the 5C?

This is all based in the US. Outside of the US, like in China, a $200 difference could be a weeks wages for a smartphone user. There I could see if the techy and Apple fan who might go with the 5C.
 
scapegoat81 said:
I was referring to the 5S. I haven't seen any packing for the 5S, have you ?
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The poster said "iPhone 5C is released on the 10th and the 5S is released on the 20th?" Since the tenth is the day of the event, and they're referring to the 5C that day. Then you said Rome wasn't built in a day. I think it's safe to infer you were speaking of the 5C since they are claiming it drops same day.
 
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