The plastic itself is as good as what we've seen used on a phone, and in terms of overall fit and finish, the iPhone 5c compares favourably with flagship Lumia devices from Nokia.
iPhone 5c's plastic body comes with a steel reinforced frame inside that gives it a rigidity not usually associated with plastic bodies. However, that changed when we held the new iPhone in our hand for the first time. We have to admit that having been spoilt by the great in-hand feel of successive iPhone models since the iPhone 4, we were initially sceptical about the plastic iPhone 5c. The metallic chassis seen in recent iPhone models didn't make an appearance until the iPhone 4. The original iPhone came with a body that used both plastic and glass, as did the iPhone 3G, and of course the iPhone 3GS. While this move surprised a few, it is worth remembering that iPhone 5c is not the first iPhone to come with a plastic body. The iPhone 5c is of course "unapologetically plastic", as Jony Ive called it in the introductory video showcased at Apple's developers conference. So is the iPhone 5c just old wine in a new bottle, or is it another winner from Apple - let's find out. While most non-flagship phones from other manufacturers run on hardware that's anywhere between one and several years old, it seems that as long as the outer package is refreshed and given a new name, you can avoid the criticism that comes with trying to sell an 'old' phone.īy releasing the iPhone 5c, which sports a brand new look, but has near identical specs as the now discontinued iPhone 5, Apple seems to have take a leaf out of the book of its competitors. This strategy was not without its flaws as many people felt uncomfortable buying 'a one year old phone'.
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This approach served Apple well because the iPhone doesn't age as quickly as its Android counterparts, and even a generation-old iPhone competes favourably with most mid-range Android phones on performance, if not on price.
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The launch of the new iPhone would be accompanied by the outgoing iPhone getting a price cut, and the one before that becoming free on a contract in certain markets. The release of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in September last year marked a departure from Apple's usual strategy of releasing one new iPhone every a year.