Apple iPhone 5c
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- Ben
- Yex
- 03 Feb 2014
I owned this phone for about 16 hours, of which I spent quite a few tinkering with it, before returning it. I've only owned android smartphones previously, but had a sprint upgrade and wanted a phone that was a) not enormous, and b) less than $100. This was the only option available at the time in the store.
The plastic casing is definitely a step down from the metal bodies, but it doesn't feel cheap or flimsy. The phone is pretty sleek (although actually less sleek than the 5s and a lot of other new phones) and attractive and comfortable to hold. The screen is good, images are clear, sensitivity and touch location accuracy are very good.
The phone lost me on 1) the user interface, and 2) the poor networking functionality.
The iOS user experience feels extremely dated, restrictive, and muddled. Essentially, the entire UI of iOS is like the "Apps" folder on an Android device: just columns of application icons taking up as many pages as you have apps. The attempt to add widget-like apps in the drop menu feels primitive. Very little meaningful customization of the desktop and user experience is possible.
Using the device to access and transfer files from other devices (particularly desktop/laptop computers) is unnecessarily difficult and expensive. The only "convenient" way to transfer files is via itunes (which only quite recently even added wireless syncing), which you must actively run on both devices in order to transfer files. Other methods require obscure work arounds, frequently requiring active file transfer management from the host computer (e.g. opening a transfer IP address in web browser and adding files to the phone from the computer). For $4-6 you can purchase applications that will allow direct connection to computers on a shared network and transfer data to the phone. However, because of the "walled garden" OS approach, this data is not accessible to relevant applications (e.g. mp3 files cannot be found by iTunes, EZMP3, or your other third-party music app of choice), and you can only open your files with the viewers/players built into that application.
Contrast this with an Android device where it is easy to procure a free application that will find devices on a common smb network, allow you to navigate the computer's shared file system, and transfer data to desired locations on the device which will be accessible to appropriate applications.
TL;DR
I like the hardware for the money, I just wish it wasn't burdened with iOS.
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- AnonD-77892
- UNA
- 03 Feb 2014
AnonD-229746, 02 Feb 2014Which is best,,,?
IPhone 5 or 5c??
5c have metal body , whi... moreConfused? Well here is the head-to-head comparison and review:
http://m.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/review/2300475/apple-iphone-5c-vs-iphone-5-head-to-head-review
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- AnonD-77892
- UNA
- 03 Feb 2014
hates iphone, 29 Jan 2014costly dual core......nothing else........bt the touch is g... moreThe processor is not the big deal here! But the overall experience. I will say that its really worth its price.
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- Anonymous
- vpd
- 03 Feb 2014
Lip, 02 Feb 20145c is better than 5. The only advantage of 5 is the allumin... moreiPhone 5 and iPhone 5c is one and the same.. except for the plastic body of the 5c
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- Lip
- v0q
- 02 Feb 2014
5c is better than 5. The only advantage of 5 is the alluminum body but overall, 5c wins. I already have a 5c and i can say its awesome.
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- AnonD-229746
- Hs8
- 02 Feb 2014
Which is best,,,?
IPhone 5 or 5c??
5c have metal body , which is more attractive than 5c plastic,,,plzz help
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- datu
- rKm
- 02 Feb 2014
really is a good iphone and very sensitive phone
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- putato
- t7J
- 31 Jan 2014
maruya putato, 28 Jan 2014best phone in the world i really love my iphone 5c!!!! i ha... moreno it's not i haven't seen anyone using this phone
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- daparagon
- ftV
- 30 Jan 2014
is the touch sensitivity of this 5c very responsive because its gonna be my first iphone after running from andriod
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- hates iphone
- vbS
- 29 Jan 2014
costly dual core......nothing else........bt the touch is great no arguments there
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- immi
- NhB
- 28 Jan 2014
Great phone, Go for it.
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- mima2220
- fwV
- 28 Jan 2014
the best phone ever i love it.i have been using this in the past weeks and it is awesome!!! please buy this phone it's so great
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- maruya putato
- t7J
- 28 Jan 2014
best phone in the world i really love my iphone 5c!!!! i have been using this in the past weeks and it is awesome!!! please buy this phone it's so great
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- AnonD-77892
- UNA
- 27 Jan 2014
Anonymous, 25 Jan 2014iPhone 5c is the best phone ever, no phone like I phone 5c.Yes
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- Anonymous
- rJT
- 25 Jan 2014
AnonD-77892, 12 Jan 2014You still think that? Memory cards is not always safe to us... moreiPhone 5c is the best phone ever, no phone like I phone 5c.
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- 5c user
- 3IJ
- 25 Jan 2014
Best smartphone in the world
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- AnonD-77892
- t7X
- 24 Jan 2014
Reina, 19 Jan 2014Between iphone 5 and 5c , which one is better ?iPhone 5
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- Anonymous
- Spe
- 22 Jan 2014
dont ever buy iphone it is a bad phone with a great look. they anounce it like the best smartphone out there but its not. its just a piece of plastic wich costs 500 euros. there are MUCH better phones for a lower price, like the nexus five (actually it is the best smarphone and it is much cheaper than others that are worse)
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- AnonD-226336
- KIC
- 21 Jan 2014
Best Iphone i ever had.... Love 5c because of newer look designe & better Battery back up... I have white one and using it for more than 3 months, to me its the Best Phone from a Best Brand...
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- AnonD-226289
- Sp4
- 21 Jan 2014
Reina, 19 Jan 2014Between iphone 5 and 5c , which one is better ?I love the 5s!