Apple Inc. at
its event in California has unveiled the low-end iPhone 5C as one of the
smartphones it is unveiling today. The iPhone 5C was made for the consumers who
may not be able to afford the price of the premium versions.
“Previously,
we have lowered the price – but now we are going to replace the iPhone 5 with
not one but two new designs.” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the event.
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| iPhone 5C. Image: Apple |
The iPhone 5C
possess most of the functions of the iPhone 5 but comes in plastic case of five
colours which are: white, rose, yellow, blue, and green. It has a 4-inch retina display with an A6 processor. It also come
equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 and a dual-band Wi-Fi.
It possesses
an 8-megapixel camera, the same as the iPhone 5. However, it has a bigger
battery than the iPhone 5 which means it will have a longer operating time than
the latter. It will run on the new iOS 7.
The iPhone 5C
also has the best LTE capabilities possessed by a smartphone. It is expected
that the iPhone 5C will go for a cost of $99 (about 16,000 naira) for the 16GB
version and $199 (about 32,000) for the 32GB version. This is only for U.S. carriers
and it is not clear how much it will cost in other countries.
Tech site
CNET claims in its live blog of the event that the phone (without a carrier)
will cost about $549 (about 85,000). It claims Apple didn’t reveal the price
tag for a good reason. In my opinion, revealing the price would have reception
of the smartphone.
It must be
noted that this is not a confirmed figure from Apple so it should not be taken
authoritatively.
iOS 7 will be
released for download for older Apple devices, iPhone 4 and newer, iPad 2 and
newer on the 18th of September. Of course, it will eb free for download for the
said devices according to Apple.
The iPhone 5C
will be available for pre-order from 13th of this month and will be shipped by
20th.
Undoubtedly,
all things being equal, Apple should increase its smartphone market share in
the coming months. Analysts have claimed this was a make-or-break event for
Apple and very soon, we will know if Apple is still very well in the battle of
smartphones.
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This is a good move from Apple. At least more people will be able to use iPhones especially in developing countries.
ReplyDeleteI like this new move by Apple. Those that were unable to buy iPhone 5 can now buy iPhone 5C.
ReplyDeleteThat may not be true because iPhone 5C is more expensive than people thought it would be.
DeleteHow much is the iphone 5c?
Deletewe already use iphone here. iphone 5cheap my foot iphone 5cost, yes! cost
ReplyDeleteYes that's very true. It's not low-budget as earlier claimed.
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