So does this mean that next years 5c will have 5s specs and features?
That's been the pattern in the past, right?
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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.
These prices assume some subsidy from some contract.
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Makes no sense. How is the 5 (with arguably better materials and the same-ish internals) lower end than the 5c?
Where do you get that? Metal is not better than plastic. Metal is different. That doesn't make it better.
In terms of total parts cost, the 5c cost about $5 more than the 5 does.