Apple iPhone 5c review: The color of magic
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- AnonD-191109
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- 27 Sep 2013
We thought Iphone 5C , C stands for Cheap , but is it cheap ? Rather its a plastic ! Same configuration as Iphone 5 ! So why Iphone 5 is abandoned ? I think Iphone 5 was Far better than this Plastic Shit ! Iphone 5 looks sexy !
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- AnonD-191097
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- 27 Sep 2013
I wish Apple can lower the price a bit...
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- AnonD-51487
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- 27 Sep 2013
Someone, 27 Sep 2013So the iPad was worst thing you ever bought? Sorry to he... moreHaving used the refund policy from Apple....I can say it was for good reason....odd product. By odd, I refer to retina displays.....one with blue lines down all four sides of the screen. Main issue was yellowish tints across part of the screens...told that it was while solvent dried in the manufacturing process..utter nonsense! My archos titanium 80 has a very similar display and look to my iPad mini, one difference is that no yellowish hue....more nicotine yellown...obvious to the left hand side of the screen in portrait view...I dumped the retina displays...and iPad 4 as worse than my mini that I kept. Apple have major hardware issues in my view. Who cares what colour or material the 5c is made of...is the screen OK?
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- 27 Sep 2013
Gridlock, 27 Sep 2013Sales by color as per a UK network: Pink 46% Blue 32% ... morePink for girls, blue for boys....and the rest for the rest maybe...lol?
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- 27 Sep 2013
My two cents in few sentences.
Here in US, iPhone5c costs from $0 to $99 with two year contract, which in terms is interpreted by most of the users as "free iPhone" or iPhone which costs half the price of 5S ($199 for 16GB 5S). It's all about public perception! So, it has the image of much more affordable device. That in terms is interpreted as new iPhone for kids (bought by their parents) and everyone who was restrained from buying one due relatively high price tag. So, that is great for APPLE, even that it isn't much cheaper. Also, now parents can differentiate from their kids with iPhones. Now iPhone5C is for kids and iPhone5S for mommy and daddy. Makes sense.
Also, it's colofull! I have spoken with two new owners of 5c (two young girls in early twenties) and they were telling me that they love the fact that their phone is "pink", "blue" or simply colorful. They love the color and for some users it really means a lot. They think it's cute, lol.
I think NOKIA has done Apple a huge favor pushing into masses the idea that colored phone is cool. Look at Lumia line and I can't think of any other phone on the market that is so colorful as Lumias. Except, may be iPhone 5C.
At the end of the day, Apple has done a great job (according to the sales). They are broadening market share and clearly differentiating their products. But forget the hardware for a minute and think about user experience and quality of user interface. This is where Apple really wins the war with Android.
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- 27 Sep 2013
AnonD-164840, 27 Sep 2013I think there's a difference between not being able to affo... moreAncient technology? This little dual core just destroyed your beloved quad core and octa core phones - and you have the inexperience to use the word ancient when describing its technology? Wow. And the best thing? When Samsung brings out a killer phone in May next year- apple will already be ready to release a phone that kills it again.
Apple is back.
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- Thomas
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- 27 Sep 2013
Someone, 27 Sep 2013Hi Thomas,
No bitterness at all over here, my friend. In... moreGood for you, i hope you enjoy it. My initial comments were in reference to the initial reviews and its comments about its "Main disadvantages" Anyone old enough can remember when so called large HDD at 60gb were considered more than anyone could possibly need and that a processor of 75mhz was a dizzy inducing speed.
I'm not bothered about the speed of the phone, there are other things to enjoy speed on. Sure,for some people the speed is what they want from a phone but then i've seen those people out with their friends and all that ends up happening are people meeting friends then they all sit there in a coffee shop tapping away on their phones. Some of my friends are not impressed at all with the 5c, one refering to it as like holding a soapdish while others feel they have gone in totally the wrong direction.
I just don't live my life through a phone so i'm not concerned with the speed.
I am sure many people will love it and really enjoy the Iphone 5c it is just a shame there are those that think anyone who hasn't got one are either poor or just better because they have one.
P.S. Don't worry abou me affording anything that i can use, the cars on the drive and that i'm looking for a motorbike for the other half (hey the pink pound) means it isn't a problem.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Sep 2013
Now we got a new terminology Premium Plastic.....ha ha ha......but iPhone 5c is not cheap as was promised by Mr. Cooky. Instead it's a strategic (and dumb) move by Apple to force the buyers to go for the more expensive iPhone 5s. Or else why iPhone 5 is abandoned ???? That's surely cheap....
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- 27 Sep 2013
AnonD-151706, 27 Sep 2013what this is phone no gorilla glass the drsign n buttons2 ... moreIts okay my friend.
While it may be a waste to you - it has delighted millions of happy customers around the world in just one week of it's release.
Please don't upset yourself that the iPhone 5C could become more popular than your favourite phone. It isn't anything to feel angry about.
Thanks.
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- Gridlock
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- 27 Sep 2013
Sales by color as per a UK network:
Pink 46%
Blue 32%
Green 12%
White 9%
Yellow 1%
Not what I'd have expected at all.
http://iphonestockchecker.co.uk/information/iphone-5c-colour-breakdown-which-sells-most
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- 27 Sep 2013
Anonymous, 27 Sep 2013Its thin to keep the weight down, cheap it is not... cheap ... moreSo the iPad was worst thing you ever bought?
Sorry to here that, pal.
But we all know just how eager Apple are to please their customers.
You should have returned it to the Apple store. Apple would have happily returned your money to you so you could have bought something you would love.
Apple have a great returns policy.
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- Someone
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- 27 Sep 2013
Thomas, 27 Sep 2013Well before you go jumping to a conclusion (oops too late i... moreHi Thomas,
No bitterness at all over here, my friend. In fact I'm extremely happy.
I got my 5S 64GB on Monday. Have you seen just how fast this phone is?? WOW!!
Head over to your nearest Apple Store to see for yourself. If not just wait for the review here at GSM Arena. The guys here will tell you just how fast it is.
But yes my friend, no need to get emotional - use whatever phone is best for you and one you can comfortably afford.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Sep 2013
Someone, 27 Sep 2013Errrr....yes the Galaxy S4 is fairly cheap plastic. Pull of... moreIts thin to keep the weight down, cheap it is not... cheap is selling the same recycled phone year after year to people who pay much more than its worth to buy them. apple is more a marketing company than anything else.. bought an ipad last year, worst thing i ever bought.
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- Limited
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- 27 Sep 2013
Thomas, 27 Sep 2013Well before you go jumping to a conclusion (oops too late i... moreDamn man.. dumbphones are the best.. can last up to two days without charging... ahh good old days..
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- Thomas
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- 27 Sep 2013
Someone, 27 Sep 2013Where have you been since June 2007?
If those requiremen... moreWell before you go jumping to a conclusion (oops too late it would seem) Yes i have had Iphones and now you are probably thinking i'm a liar but what i now use (as i got so fed up,sick and tired of being let down by them and others) i switched back to an old LG dumbphone and YES it came with 2 batteries.
I did not state that i had bought a new phone that was stereo etc, but if i WERE to be buying a new phone i would want the FM radio. expandable memory etc. Your comment about myself seems to portray yourself as an Iphone fan, i for one and not a fan of any phone, i use the tool which is ideal for my needs.
As i stated in my post "each to their own" but your comment seems to be full of bitterness towards anyone who doesn't think the Iphone is the best thing since sliced bread as your bitterness towards other posters comments is clearly visible.
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- vj1
- 27 Sep 2013
Geez... A plastic is still a plastic.. whether it's a polycarbonate or just a recycable one.. "STILL" a plastic.. ifans would defend it by saying its a premium plastic. LOL what a term.
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- AnonD-151706
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- 27 Sep 2013
what this is phone no gorilla glass the drsign n buttons2 is copy of nokia lumia 620 but this phone 3x price about lumia 620 , this phone just waste
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- Aadrian
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- 27 Sep 2013
It's not what I would have expected from an iPhone 'budget' phone. Too expensive. Maybe too high specs to be considered as 'cheaper' iPhone. The price is all but low. It's not even significantly lower than the 5S. I think Apple missed the battle with this phone. A lot of people were probably hoping for a much more affordable iPhone with a pricetag of around 300 euros. I like the color variarity by the way.
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- AnonD-51487
- Jix
- 27 Sep 2013
I'd like to know the true cost of this device....and the Apple Tax one pays?
Colourful, certainly NOT cheap, in price.
Looks more like an Alcatel... Or Archos device....only they are value for money.
Using an archos 80 titanium to reply, have to say the screen on my archos....although virtually identical to that on my iPad mini, actually is better....not yellowing that iPad/phone screens seemed to be blighted with!
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Sep 2013
Someone, 27 Sep 2013Errrr....yes the Galaxy S4 is fairly cheap plastic. Pull of... more5s runs on a small 4 inch display that needs less power than 5 inch androids, so don't compare a small phone to a bigger one.