The iPhone 5C is an entry-level smartphone that was designed and developed by Apple and announced in a special event on September 10, 2013, alongside the higher-end iPhone 5S. It became available for pre-order on the following September 13th.[3] Both models became available with iOS 7 on September 20, 2013.[4]The external casing of the iPhone 5C is made of plastic (instead of metal like other iPhone models), and it was available in various colours like the 5th-generation iPod touch.[5] It was discontinued on September 9, 2015 upon the announcement of the iPhone 6s lineup.
Description[]
Apple released the budget-priced iPhone 5c to compete with other lower priced smartphone models at that time. The device features an Apple A6 processor with 1GB of RAM. Its hardware specifications are identical to the iPhone 5, but with small changes including the slightly larger battery capacity on the iPhone 5c. This iPhone is the last model to have a 32-bit CPU, as the iPhone 5s is the first model to have a 64-bit Apple A7 processor. It comes with 16GB and 32GB storage. In 2014, an 8GB variant was released as an even cheaper model, however the storage was too little and it is barely usable on iOS 10. [6]
The iPhone 5C has a polycarbonate plastic chassis that is reinforced with metal on the inside to prevent any chassis damage.[5] It is available in blue, white, pink, yellow and green colors. The screen on the iPhone 5c has black bezels for all color options, unlike the iPhone 5 that has white bezels for the silver finish. Apple also released colorful cases to go along with the iPhone 5c that made of silicon rubber.
The iPhone 5C was sold in the United States by the “big three” carriers: AT&T,[7] Verizon, and Sprint. In Canada, where the prices and plans are more expensive, they were available from Rogers, Bell,[8] Koodo, Fido and VirginMobile.
Trivia[]
- This is the first iPhone to be available in a variety of color options.
- The iPhone can be updated to iOS 10.3.3. The iOS 10.3.4 update was released to patch a GPS bug in other models, not the 5C.[9]
- This is the last iPhone model to have a plastic chassis.
- The home button on this iPhone was the last to feature the original design without Touch ID.
- This iPhone is the only one to be shipped in a plastic package.
- This is the only iPhone with a “c” suffix.
Gallery[]
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iPhone 5c advertisements[]
References[]
- ↑ Select an iPhone 5c, Apple Inc. Archived 2013-09-23.
- ↑ Does iPhone 5C get iOS 10.3.4? by Elitegate, Apple Community. 2019-07-23.
- ↑ Apple Introduces iPhone 5c—The Most Colorful iPhone Yet, Apple Inc. 2012-09-10.
- ↑ iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive on Friday, September 20, Apple Inc. 2013-09-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Low-Cost Plastic Apple iPhone: Sneak Peek by DetroitBORG, YouTube. 2013-07-23.
- ↑ https://9to5mac.com/2014/03/18/opinion-why-has-apple-launched-a-barely-usable-8gb-version-of-a-current-model-iphone/#more-315347
- ↑ iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c & FREE iPhone 4s 8GB, AT&T. Archived 2013-09-21.
- ↑ What are all the differences between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and the earlier iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s? Are any of these models still a usable option?, Everi.com Accessed 2024-08-22.
- ↑ Apple Releases iOS 9.3.6 and iOS 10.3.4 With GPS Bug Fix for Older iPhones and iPads by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2019-07-22.
External links[]
- iPhone 5c at Apple (archived 2013-09-21)
- iPhone 5c at Wikipedia
- Apple iPhone 5c specification from GSMArena
- iPhone 5c compared with the iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus