The iPhone 5c

It is very unfortunate that Apple insisted on calling the new mid-range model of their iPhone series of smartphones the iPhone 5c. Since that it is significantly more affordable than the flagship model, the public has already determined what the c is standing in for: cheap. This derogatory view does the phone no justice, it is a great phone with great features and it is an Apple product, through and through. There should actually be no complaints, at least not according to the specs.

The display size is of “retina” quality, with four inches width, 640 x 1136 pixels at an approximate density of 326 ppi. There are models with 16 GB and 32 GB internal storage, but both have 1 GB RAM. It comes with LTE in all versions, whereby there are several back cover colours to choose from. The camera is at least as good as the one in the iPhone 4S, the operating system is the latest iOS 7.0, with upgrade capability to 7.0.3 already available.

Although the phone is supposed to target India, China and similar developing countries, many people who could not afford an Apple iPhone are rejoicing, not only because of the reviewed model iPhone 5c, but because Apple decided to keep producing the still incredible iPhone 4S and offer that as the entry level model. Once again, Apple did the right thing and will seriously compete with Samsung in markets where it was unavailable as of yet. The only people who might feel a little bad are the ones who spent a lot of money on the iPhone 4S two years ago, but the smartphone marketplace is an ever-changing wonder, such developments are nothing new.