The iPhone 5C was undoubtedly the more anticipated version of the iPhone in today’s event. The cheaper model of the series replaces the iPhone 5 (4S will continue though) and features an all new design which waves goodbye to the usual design language.
Design and Display
The iPhone 5C features the first plastic design in an iPhone for years. While the front is still glass, of course, the back is a single piece of hard-coated polycarbonate plastic, made stronger by a reinforced steel structure. iPhone 5C will be available in White, Yellow, Green, Red and Blue.
The Retina display measures 4 inches diagonally, the same as the iPhone 5 and 5S, having resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. The 5C is also made of compounds which are Arsenic-free, Mercury-free and “Android-free”.
Hardware
The iPhone 5C is powered by an Apple A6 processor, the same breed in the line of processors which ran on the iPhone 5.
Software
The phone will come with iOS 7 pre-installed which will definitely match the colorful identity of the device it’s running on.
Apple claimed that iPhone 5C will be vivid realization of hardware and software together in one device.
Apple’s own productivity-boosting software, i.e. iWork, iPhoto, iMovie, Keynote and Pages and Numbers will also be free for this device.
Camera
The camera on the iPhone 5C is also an 8 megapixel BSI sensor with 5-element lens. It does 1080p Full HD videos at 30fps too. The front-facing camera is also improved to perform better in low-lighting conditions.
Miscellaneous
The battery of the iPhone 5C is not-disclosed right now but can last 10 hours during 3G talk-time and 250 hours on standby. Bluetooth 4.0, Lightning Port, dual-band Wi-Fi, LTE and headset jack is used for connectivity.
Pricing and Availability
The price of the iPhone 5C is set at $99 and $199 on contract for 16 and 32 GB versions. At launch, it will cost around 70,000 PKR in Pakistan but that figure will settle down later. Optional cases will cost $29.
As you might’ve noticed, the iPhone 5C is a lot like the phone it’s replacing. It does bring a new design however and maybe that will be one of its key selling factors. Being an Apple product, it is priced highly and of course, you can buy a 4S or a used 5 for much cheaper but for those who are buying an iPhone and planning to keep it longer, the 5C is probably your safer bet.
it cost 549$ mean when it reaches Pak it will cost you 60000
oh manis what we call cheap???
Cheap phone for $600… Cheap indeed!
C stands for colorful not for cheap..fools.
We know that… But that colorful was meant for people with low incomes right?
For people with Low income, for those who are teenagers and its iPod touch replacement for some deep pocket parents.
whaaaaatt did u just say?? If they have ‘deep pocket parents’ than I am sure they can help them buy the flagship iPhone!
It’s cheap, not the price but the quality.. iPhone 5crap
If you know it’s all made of single part.
S for same and C for cheap
Since it was targeted for not PAKISTAN but CHINA market!! its efficient enough to say that C stand for ChinA!! not Cheap….
Lol good approach but its not the case otherwise it would’ve launched on 20th September in china too.
as far as I know! it is launching in US & China simultaneously! as the Deal with China Mobile & Apple co. has gone through.. But! again! you never know with Chinese…. :D
Apple’s official website mentioning “C” for colorful.. I dont know why people assumed “C” for cheap
thats why https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151802775256668
Oh you mean shit android fanatics say?
Cause people wants to say what they feel like.
nothing new or different just copying nokia lumia colorized back cover idea… and redesigning the i phone 5 . the display size is same . remember that in asia people like biger size of display . just an eze example of samsung galaxy although htc and some other brands also trying this but i must say iphone should bring a new change in the display size of their new phones.
You know what is the difference between iPhone compared to Galaxy and HTC or Xperia… its android free :D
Apple might redisign iPhone 6 with large display size. Rumors are it will be 4.5 inch.
When you can’t afford an iPhone, you say bad about it.
this is not 2009 anymore when people used to say that because now android best selling/high end smartphones cost as much as iphone5/s/c or whatever so growup kid apple has lost its mojo
Best selling? you are talking about an OS which is opensource every vendor is using it. Why to compare sales of a single closed flagship (iOS) with entire world.? Apple has not lost its mojo but number of android vendors increased.. iPhone sales are growing year by year, not hurting apple at all.
if this report is anything to consider then NO iphone sales are not growing instead its going all the way down while android is taking over the world apple stocks are down after the announcement of iphone same/cheap stop $**king apple d**k http://bgr.com/2013/08/07/windows-phone-blackberry-market-share/
Mind you language.. comment like a sensible person, I can use the rough language as well but that will leave no difference between a retard or normal. . And read again what you have shared is telling about market share .. not the number of devices sold. Go and search again how much iPhones are being sold every year.
forbes com /sites/chuckjones/2013/09/10/even-with-a-higher-than-expected-price-iphone-sales-should-be-strong-in-the-december-quarter/
When the 4S was launched in early October 2011 the combined sales in the
September and December quarters were 54.1 million. For the iPhone 5 its
sales for the second half of 2012 were 74.7 million units, an increase
of 38% year over year. Market share and sales are two different things. What im talking about is sale of iPhone which isn’t going down.
Your post tells about the market share but not sales. Look at the sale history here
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IPhone_sales_per_quarter_simple.svg
you can buy two or three nexus 4 for that price FAIL apple