Yellow iPhone 5C Rear Shell Shown in High-Quality Video

[musicianm]

Huh? The 5S gonna look EXACTLY the same as the 5, with a fingerprint sensor or some other little add on. Not much to talk about there, Apple takes every other year off.

I am only saying we'd normally see some leaks by now of say, such device components, or an assembled model with the button.

 

[midnightdavid]

why is this even a story. Hey apple, congrats on release the same exact phone except with a plastic colored back to it!

This is exactly the point - it IS exactly the same - meaning the same iPhone 5-sized 4" screen. No more iPhone 4/4S 3.5" screens; the entire line will now use the lightning connector and have 4" screens. But this device will have less memory, a plastic back and cost $200 less. Sounds like a winner to me.

 

[sclawis300]

Older hardware and less costly materials. The rumors are indicating it will likely get no camera upgrade over the 5s, no Siri, slower processor and no aluminum unibody.

yes I know. I was responding to the unibody comment and also implied in there are all the other comments like "What do you mean no siri? Why no 12 MP camera? It better have 64GB storage" just to name a few.

 

[0007776]

Why is nobody being prosecuted for all of these leaks? There are specific rules surrounding publicly traded companies and misappropriation of information.

Probably because despite what Apple says about not liking leaks they do like the free publicity that comes with it. While I'm not sure if the leaks are intentional or not I am pretty sure that Apple enjoys the publicity as long as the leaks don't show way too much. In the past the only leaks that I remember them really going after was the iPhone 4 and that was because they got a whole working phone.

 

[Piggie]

One day Apple will do the sensible thing and make the chassis the bare skeleton shall, like Nokia used to do, and have the read cover able to be unclipped.

They then only have to make 1 phone, and the user can pick the rear shell color

Replace it if it gets damaged or they want a change of colour

Jeez Apple it's not rocket science.

Nokia used to do it, and it answers so many problems

 

[azahar]

A potential iPhone 5C with the 2nd Gen A5 CPU (same one as the current iPad Mini) could make the battery life a lot better than the current 8-10 hours of an iPhone 5. If Apple are going for the lower-cost market then good battery life is always high on people's "needs/want" list.

 

[sclawis300]

So you hated the 3G and didn't buy one right?

exactly...only because I was on Verizon though.

 

[Rogifan]

What makes the 3/3G look better other than they were released under Steve Jobs and to some here Jobs could do no wrong.

 

[iLilana]

not going to be cheaper

looks exactly the same.

 

[teknikal90]

how do you people expect it to be any cheaper if it is exactly like the 5?

what do you mean..."you people"?

 

[AppleScruff1]

Yeah. Least sexy Apple product video ever (I know it is not official).

Apple is gonna have to go silhouette style for the commercials, b/c this thing will not sell based on looks. None-the-less, I hope they only crippled its looks, not anything important. We don't need more fragmentation in iOS land.

I can see a lot of teens wanting something like this in the various colors.

 

[Nishi100]

aaanddd the stock price just hit $500 (nope, but close though)
always excited with the leaks leading up to the keynote.

The stock price just hit 500.

 

[sclawis300]

what do you mean..."you people"?

I mean the holocaust deniers...what do you think I mean. The people that complain that the 5C is apparently going to lack some component that the 5 has like siri, or camera megapixel, or in this case...unibody.

 

[KdParker]

Does anyone expect them to announce the 5C and the 5S at the same time? And if so, will they release them at the same time?


I can't see either happening. Surely they want a window when only the premium device is available, so all those desperate for a new phone pay top dollar.

Sounds like a good reason to release at the same time or release the iPhone 5s before the iPhone5c

 

[lordofthereef]

I mean the holocaust deniers...what do you think I mean. The people that complain that the 5C is apparently going to lack some component that the 5 has like siri, or camera megapixel, or in this case...unibody.

Amazing response!

 

[Rogifan]

I mean the holocaust deniers...what do you think I mean. The people that complain that the 5C is apparently going to lack some component that the 5 has like siri, or camera megapixel, or in this case...unibody.

No way will this phone be missing Siri. If the 5th gen iPod touch and iPad mini have Siri this phone will.

 

[AppleScruff1]

The stock price just hit 500.

Icahan will be selling soon.

 

[tann]

Hopefully there will only need to be one model for each colour (i.e. one works on all major networks worldwide).

Not sure if that's possible if they have LTE on board too, but it would be nice.

 

[Tokyo1138]

Why is this still news? I mean havent we seen enough of the rear shell. I mean we getit. We seen it. Enough is enough... I want to see the finished product already...

 

[chrisrosemusic1]

Can't help but think this is definitely legit now.

Roll on the 10th, these things are going to sell like hot cakes at the right price!

 

[D.T.]

That's how all of the other unibody phones are made... Unibody does not imply that there is truly one component to the case. The entire outer shell is one piece, from what we can tell, exactly like the iPhone 5.

Yep, the construction is just like the 5, in fact, I'd say it's even more "unibody-like" since the 5 has those modular endcaps on the rear chassis.

what do you mean..."you people"?

What do YOU mean you people? (Sorry, Tropic Thunder was on the other night )

I mean the holocaust deniers...what do you think I mean. The people that complain that the 5C is apparently going to lack some component that the 5 has like siri, or camera megapixel, or in this case...unibody.

Hahaha, brilliant. I agree (er, with the latter part) though, I think the 5C is going to be a mirror (in terms of components) of the current 5, without anything missing (and certainly not software based services like Siri).

 

[t0mbola]

can't help but think this is definitely legit now.

Roll on the 10th, these things are going to sell like hot cakes at the right price!

299 ?

 

[foodog]

An all-new iPhone 5C could allow Apple to meet its pricing goals while unifying its lineup around 4-inch displays, Lightning ports, and perhaps LTE connectivity, features not currently offered in the iPhone 4S that would otherwise be expected to drop to Apple's lowest pricing tier upon the launch of the iPhone 5S.

I spoke with my carrier this weekend and I got such a high pressure sales push to buy a 4S it was surprising. They even were willing to drop the price to 24.99 with no activation. After that call this rumor (4S removed from the sales lineup) seems even more likely

 

[Skika]

Does anyone else think there is a possibility that this comes in 2 versions, meaning low end with A5 and high end with A6?

 

[cocacolakid]

Does anyone expect them to announce the 5C and the 5S at the same time? And if so, will they release them at the same time?


I can't see either happening. Surely they want a window when only the premium device is available, so all those desperate for a new phone pay top dollar.

I still can't see this launching in the U.S.