On t-mobile you can get a 5c for zero dollars down, and 21 dollars a month. T-mobile also knocks $30 off the list price.
Next year:So what's the deal next year? Will Apple sell the current 5c as the entry phone and then have a 5cs as the mid model with the the iPhone 6 as the high end model? Or will they pull an iPad 2 and claim that there's enough demand for the iPhone 4S to continue and complete the line up with a 5cs and iPhone 6.
For consumers, I believe it's best that the jump to both 64bit architecture and lighting connectors be completed. After that, we can go back to this model of selling 2 year old products.
The logical move would have been to keep the iPhone 5 as the entry-level model, the 5c as the mid-level model and the 5s as the flagship iPhone.
Apple doesn't seem to want to work on their ability to attract a broader international audience by introducing a low-cost unlocked iPhone (less than $300). With contract plans in the US going away and pay as you go being more popular around the world, it would make sense to introduce a new low end iPhone or even just a cheaper, unlocked 4s for world use. Obviously their financial reporting suggests that their is no incentive for them to do this but for them to remain competitive around the world, they need to compete with the low cost smartphone market.
The logical move would have been to keep the iPhone 5 as the entry-level model, the 5c as the mid-level model and the 5s as the flagship iPhone.
So does this mean that next years 5c will have 5s specs and features?
Next year:
5c goes free
5sc (5c shell, 5s innards, Touch ID, etc.) at $99/199
6 at $249/349/449
Not a mistake there - I'm betting they'll raise the price on the "high end" model next year. They set the precedent this year with the retina iPad Mini.
When you sign a contract, you will owe the phone company $350 if you decide to cancel your service. So it is $350, not $200.
The 5C should have been free, period. What is their excuse for selling an iPad 2 (3 year old technology) for $399? They might get away with it now but the competition is catching up... They are acting just like Microsoft used to, thinking people need Windows regardless so they can do whatever they want. Look where they are now.
They're keeping iPad 2 around, so I don't think the 30 pin connector will die next year either.
The reason the 5 has been discontinued is because it had major problems in manufacture which could not be resolved. They had to kill that design and the 5C is the result. This is why there is no black option for the 5S, the black anodised coating was way too soft leading to far too many coming off the production line with damaged finish. The internals are also redesigned in order to simplify assembly.
The logical move would have been to keep the iPhone 5 as the entry-level model, the 5c as the mid-level model and the 5s as the flagship iPhone.
And also, the iPod Classic...
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Yes, tell the iPhone 3G all about how the black model had an anodized finish... on plastic.
There's no reason the 5c couldn't have been a black model. It's not anodized; it's colored plastic.
Makes no sense. How is the 5 (with arguably better materials and the same-ish internals) lower end than the 5c?
I agree. Honestly, the way I see the White 5C is reminiscent of the 3GS
I don't see why they didn't do black, would have been similar to the 3G, just longer, and that way alone should have been cool enough to make the cut.
You say "same-ish internals" - do you know what that means?
I mean, do you know the difference between the internals?
I would assume you would, but then at the same time you're asking how the 5C is better, so I'm confused.
Wasn't the best move keeping the 4S around. Yet another year before the 30 pin connector is killed.
They're keeping iPad 2 around, so I don't think the 30 pin connector will die next year either.
Look, a lot of us have multiple older mobile devices and some 30-pin speakerdocks to go with them. So we get a little more use of them, that's all. What's the big deal. If you don't need your 30-pin stuff any more, great.
I'll clean house when I finally hand my 4S down to someone else, but there's no hand-me-down-now police outside my door. The 4S is now WiFi only for me, since I'm using a 5C for my phone, but so what, the 4S works great and Apple obviously still supports it.
There's a difference between discontinuing something and no longer supporting it. Apple has always managed to negotiate that zone pretty well, imo.
It's true that I won't miss having to carry two sets of cables around w/ me when I finally give up the last of my 30-pin goodies.![]()
Hey! I don't have anything against the 30-pin, in fact, I love the 30-pin. ~snip~.
Right. I dunno why I quoted your post with the other one. Must be low blood sugar and time for lunch.One issue with the 30-pin gear that still works with my older external accessories is that they get the job done, so I haven't shopped for externals for the Lightning gear.
And I do keep getting annoyed when I take the newer iPod touch upstairs with me thinking to plug it into the dock upstairs for some charge-and-pley time. At some point I have to open wallet for at least one newer speakerdock or else just decide to go wireless-only. I have become fond of charging while listening, so switching to wireless-only would make me learn to plug the device in before turning on bluetooth... etc etc. Old dog, new tricks, can be done but it's a PITA. I love delegating routine stuff to my brain stem.
Is the iPad 2 what they are selling to schools?
Better than locking into a contract and still paying an additional 200 or so on top of that for a phone. I mean, they can't just give it away for absolutely nothing.
Color = cheap? Apple has had many high-end products with color (recently iPod and iMac). There's an entire world (demographic) outside of the metallic/masculine products.
Big difference between absolutely free and a free phone + 2 year contract commitment. AKA, that phone is anything but free.
I'll give you my ipad 3 for free, you just have to pay me $30 per month for 2 years![]()