I don't mind plastic at all b.c it means I have to baby my phone less since I use it naked. I could almost guarantee it is more expensive to make the 5 than 5C though. The anodizing process alone probably is cause for that.
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What to do with overstocked 5c pile?
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I don't mind plastic at all b.c it means I have to baby my phone less since I use it naked. I could almost guarantee it is more expensive to make the 5 than 5C though. The anodizing process alone probably is cause for that.
Yeah, really hidden. What is your agenda here?
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Too much thought here. The fingerprint scanner is the cause for the low supply and no pre-order. Gold is new so they made less. The black probably always sells the most and that is why there were so many more at launch.
I seriously doubt its that simple. Have you ever worked in marketing or advertising?
What's going to hurt them is that people are finally catching on to how much it really costs to buy a phone on plan. I actually just responded to another post with this same point more or less.
Basically, more and more people are realizing that the $100 iPhone 5C isn't 50% off the price of the price of a 5S. It's a 15% discount for last year's phone, and that doesn't sound very appealing.
The device itself is solid... honestly I kind of like the feel of it, and it's likely to be more resistant to minor impacts than the very soft, dent-able aluminum. But it's last year's phone for 15% off, so who cares?
To address the original point, they'll have no trouble moving this initial stock. The user who buys a 5C isn't likely to be the kind of person who has to get a new phone on launch. Many of these will be sold to casual buyers who want an iPhone, don't care about the latest tech, and like the colors when they see them.
Basically, more and more people are realizing that the $100 iPhone 5C isn't 50% off the price of the price of a 5S. It's a 15% discount for last year's phone, and that doesn't sound very appealing.
The device itself is solid... honestly I kind of like the feel of it, and it's likely to be more resistant to minor impacts than the very soft, dent-able aluminum. But it's last year's phone for 15% off, so who cares?
To address the original point, they'll have no trouble moving this initial stock. The user who buys a 5C isn't likely to be the kind of person who has to get a new phone on launch. Many of these will be sold to casual buyers who want an iPhone, don't care about the latest tech, and like the colors when they see them.
While that may be true I did see photos of the device earlier and the way they appeared on camera... plastic is plastic and I swore off plastic since 2010, but that's just me.
I was just wondering how Apple is going to approach this dilemma or do they not really care?
Yes I have. I know where people are coming from, but they are not with-holding gold phones b.c it generates hype. The amount of people who want gold is very niche.
That's my biggest complaint. It's not a new phone in any way. All they did was replace the 5 with a colorful variant, eliminating black.
Look at their marketing for the 5S...its ALL about the gold. Yet most stores didn't get a single gold handset in stock.
There hasn't been a 5s commercial either.
It was never my intention to. But I suppose I think of it like this, the iPhone 5c is easier to make I suppose so that's why you can get one in 24 hours, but not the 5s.
Thing is I don't care from their end, I just want to know why they're not treating their devices as equals.
It was never my intention to. But I suppose I think of it like this, the iPhone 5c is easier to make I suppose so that's why you can get one in 24 hours, but not the 5s.
Thing is I don't care from their end, I just want to know why they're not treating their devices as equals.
Just curious - Apple clearly wanted to create a phone $100 less than the flagship. How could it have been as "new" as the flagship?
Trust me it is niche. The black and white will outsell the gold by massive margins and it has nothing to do with stock. I would be willing to bet black outsells white at least 2 to 1 if not more
The typical solution would have been to continue to produce the 5 at a lower price. That's what they, historically, have done. This time they decided to EOL the previous model and replace it with a new colorful variant and very intentionally leave out black as an option. Therefore making anyone (mostly adult males) that want a black iPhone to have only 1 choice. The more expensive 5S. Pretty genius IMHO.
Then move on. From the ATT sales people I have talked to the 5C is selling quite well. I think Apple knows what it is doing even though it seem to "bother" some.
Kids that complain on this forum aren't old enough to remember the poly macbooks. I do..and they were exceptionally built...but I hated the colors of those too.
Love the irony of someone calling a phone cheap and childish while throwing around terms like "icky" and "doo doo".
I think you are wrong. I think next year they will release the 6...which will be a brand new design and the 5S guts will end up in a 5C case.
As someone who owns a black iPhone 5, and has ordered a silver iPhone 5s online and patiently waiting for it to arrive, I will say that I kinda wish the 5c has the better camera, the A7 and the fingerprint sensor. If it did, I would've bought either a blue or white plastic model.
Why? Cosmetic durability. The 5c models are going to look a lot less worn than an anodized aluminum anything after a year or two of use. As hard as I've tried to baby my 5, I still have some nicks and scuffs on it, that I know wouldn't be nearly as obvious on plastic.
And anyone who doesn't think thre's a difference between high end polycarbonates and cheap plastic needs to do a little history homework, and look up the Motorola StarTAC vs its redheaded stepcousing, theMotorola talkabout. Both phones had the same internals.. the difference was the type of plastic used.
What dilemna? If there was a dilemma, I'm pretty sure they'd care about it, since they are in the business to make money. But right now the only dilemna I see is someone assuming that an iPhone model is a flop before anyone has even seen sales figures. All while completely ignoring the fact that it's the mid-range model, basically patterned technology after the 5... a model that already has 30 million+ units out in the field.
I agree that black (or maybe dark navy or something) should have been offered. But no one would be complaining if the 5 were sold at $99. They gave the 5 slight component upgrade and put it in a new case that is appealing to a lot of people. The issue I have is why people feel so threatened / upset by it.