Phone makers poke fun at Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c on Twitter

11 September, 2013

Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c announcement brought on a lot of mockery from other makers, who unleashed all their zingers on Twitter.

Nokia, who started the colorful polycarbonate trend, was blushing after the 5c announcement:

Thanks, #Apple ;) pic.twitter.com/x4w3r8Ghcy
— Nokia UK (@nokia_uk) September 10, 2013

The Finns then took a jab at the gold color of the iPhone 5s:

"Real gangsters don't use gold phones." pic.twitter.com/yurtFf3TML
— Nokia UK (@nokia_uk) September 10, 2013

Denny's also had something to say about the gold option:

pic.twitter.com/Uf24TaCUfa
— Denny's (@DennysDiner) September 10, 2013

Windows Phone (now best buddies with Nokia) listed the things Apple didn’t announce – a big screen, manual controls and a 41MP camera.

5 things Apple didn’t announce today http://t.co/1X8WYrGm2H It’s #timetoswitch to the #WindowsPhone Lumia 1020 w/ 41 MP & reinvented zoom.
— Windows Phone (@windowsphone) September 10, 2013

"8MP is still 8MP" continues to say Windows Phone:

8 megapixels is still just 8 megapixels. See what you can do with 41: http://t.co/4ks5d7FreB #timetoswitch to #WindowsPhone
— Windows Phone (@windowsphone) September 10, 2013

HTC chimes in that 15% bigger pixels isn't much:

2>1.5. Basic math. Innovation at its finest.
— HTC USA (@HTCUSA) September 10, 2013

Motorola remembered the fingerprint thing isn't new:

"@Motorola: Remember that one time you were stoked to give your fingerprints? Us either. #LazyPhone http://t.co/S3CIUiNhJv"
— IG: MrWooten2013 (@WayneWins2Much) September 11, 2013

ColorWare, known for painting the iPhone among others, suggested new colors are no big deal. Still, the company says it will be painting the new iPhone 5s and is investigating whether painting the fingerprint sensor enhanced Home button will be possible.

Are you excited about the #iphone5S #iphone5C or neither? #colorware
— ColorWare (@ColorWare) September 10, 2013

Even individuals took to Twitter to try their hands at standup comedy, pointing out the holes in the iPhone 5c may not be great:

Massive design flaw with the new #iPhone5C cases, Steve Jobs would have fired a lot of people if he saw this! #fact pic.twitter.com/zem0Bt9g6H
— Eugene du Toit™ (@Genie_Oz) September 11, 2013