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September 2013
(77%)
421 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
3 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Sleek design
Lower price for Apple fans
The OnePlus One is a big and well built smartphone
It is super fast with great specs
The price is unbelievable
Look
The iPhone 5c isn't a bad phone. I actually think there's something charming about its coloured plastic design. It comes in green
Blue
Yellow
Pink or white. Its display is small by today's standards-just 4 inches
But it still is a Retina display
Excellent build quality
IOS 7
Slightly higher spec than the iPhone 5
It's the cheapest iPhone you can buy with a great OS and sharp screen and decent camera
Attractive
Colourful design
Easy to use iOS 7 software
Enough power for most tasks
Decent battery life
Good specs
Refreshed iOS 7 adds functionality
Solid battery
Works across all 4G networks
Fast
Light
Comfortable to hold
Good camera
Colourful
Solid
IOS 7 on board
In the trailer above
Legendary Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive sings the praises of the iPhone 5c
Calling it “unashamedly plastic”. That might sound like a polite way of saying it’s cheap
But it’s also how he described the original iMac - the desktop PC that made his name and signalled the resurgence of Apple in the late 1990s.Like that iconic computer
The 5c is greater than the sum of its pa
Topquality screen
Excellent colour fidelity
Build / finish
Responsive performances
Audio quality
Intuitive OS
Great screen and reasonable specs.
An iPhone 5 for less
IOS 7 lives up to the hype
Excellent new camera app
Coulourful
IOS 7 is awesome
Better battery than iPhone 5
Bold colours
Usual great Retina screen
App Store
Stunning design
Great feel
Bigger battery than the iPhone 5.
This iPhone feels great to hold
There's great choice of colours to suit any personality
Cheaper than iPhone 5S
More comfortable to hold than iPhone 5S/5
Bigger battery
Colors look great and plastic doesn't feel cheap
IOS 7 looks fantastic
Great quality screen
Solid build quality
Nice choice of colours
Ships with iOS 7
Available in a range of colours
Provides a cheaper alternative to the 5S
Bright screen
Great camera
Excellent screen quality
Smooth
Swish OS
Snappy camera
Affordable iPhone
The editors didn't like
Still high cost
Non
Premium design
Very big and unweildy to use in one hand
IOS is a more secure and closed platform
Can you get an invite to buy?
As you can see there's a lot of things that make the iPhone 5c still a good phone in 2015. But there are also
Unfortunately
A few major drawbacks this phone has that make it a poor choice for anyone who isn't the most basic-and I mean BASIC-smartphone u
Not cheap enough when compared to the iPhone 5s
Polycarbonate body may scratch easily
The 8GB of storage kills it for this iPhone. It's 2015. No one can get by with only 8GB of storage
Top-end 5S is not much more expensive
Same size and resolution as previous models
Camera struggles in low light
Not exactly budget
No fingerprint scanner
No keyboard upgrade
Expensive
No Touch ID fingerprint scanner
Plastic design
Not Apple's flagship device
Virtually same as iPhone 5
Still as expensive as iPhone 5 was
Cases don't look considered
We have few qualms with the hardware
The iPhone 5c is as delightful to hold as Apple claims. After several days using the final software however
We’re still not completely taken by iOS 7’s new design. Whether you like the new neon icons or not is a matter of personal taste
But there’s no denying there are some quirks in the update.Let’s take the Command Centre. Yes
It’s a blessing to be able
Very high SAR level
No way of expanding the memory
The iOS 7 interface isn't as practical for partially sighted users
Plastic build
Overpriced.
Colour theming will alienate diehards
Legibility issues with some fonts and icons
Still too darn expensive
Price tag compared to other midrange devices
Smaller screen than rivals
Limited storage
Below average media battery life
Still quite expensive
It's cheaper
But still not a budget iPhone
Colours won't be to everyone's taste
Not as cheap as expected
No Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Almost one year old
IOS 7 still has a few nagging issues
Poor Google services integration
Not a big advance on the iPhone 5
Battery life could be better
Relatively expensive
Offers little improvement on the iPhone 5's performance
Casing doesn't feel cheap and is comfortable to hold, vibrant display, iOS 7 looks great on the iPhone 5C, great performance
The 4in screen feels small, not much improvement in the battery
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Published: 2013-09-23, Author: Jeremy , review by: ilounge.com
A more affordable version of 2012's iPhone 5, still packing a 4” screen, LTE cellular support, and two very good cameras, with modestly improved lowlight performance on the front camera. Features slightly improved headphone port audio, and still solid iOS
Plastic shells are a major downgrade from both iPhone 5's metal casing and earlier plastic enclosures developed for the iPhone 3GS, with mostly stale color options, and no trace of metallic sparkle. Realworld battery performance continues to fall below Ap
In an alternate reality, the iPhone 5 would have followed past Apple precedent, dropping in price to $99 while a markedly more powerful iPhone 5S debuted at $199, $299, and $399 price points. Under that scenario, the iPhone 5c either wouldn’t have existed...
Bright and cheerful new colors. Solid value. iPhone 5 internals are still solid. Stronger RF reception than iPhone 5. iOS 7 is a dramatic upgrade.
That 4inch screen is starting to feel small. No significant new hardware features
The colorful, plastic iPhone 5c is a welcome upgrade for existing iPhone 4 and 4S owners, and a great introduction to Apple's awesome app platform at a nice price. It's the best $99 phone you'll find on Verizon Wireless, but otherwise, there's not much n...
Given that it's only £90 cheaper than the iPhone 5S, we remain a little perplexed by the iPhone 5C, since, in our opinion, we'd prefer to save up the additional £100 and pick up Apple's latest flagship smartphone. However, having used the iPhone 5C for...
Bright and cheerful new colors. Solid value. iPhone 5 internals are still solid. Stronger RF reception than iPhone 5. iOS 7 is a dramatic upgrade.
That 4-inch screen is starting to feel small. No significant new hardware features
The colorful, plastic iPhone 5c is a welcome upgrade for existing iPhone 4 and 4S owners, and a great introduction to Apple's awesome app platform at a nice price. It's the best $99 phone you'll find on Verizon Wireless, but otherwise, there's not much n...
For a long time, we expected the 5c to stand for “cheap”. In actual fact, it’s “cheerful”; the iPhone 5c brings a welcome blast of playfulness to Apple’s line-up, and with the five bright colors on offer (not to mention the affordable cases) we can ea...
The iPhone 5c is a well built device. For all intents and purposes it is a perfect replacement for the iPhone 5. If you were planning on buying a cost reduced iPhone 5 once the 5s came out, the iPhone 5c should have no problems filling that role. Its perf...
Published: 2013-09-17, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The iPhone 5C is available for $99 or less on contract, and in five bright colors. Compared with the 2012 iPhone 5, it's got more widely compatible global LTE coverage, an upgraded front-facing camera, and slightly better battery life
This phone is 2012 tech dressed up in a brighter package for 2013, the four-inch Retina Display feels small compared with most Android phones
The iPhone 5C is a great $99 phone that basically replicates the well-reviewed iPhone 5 in a more colorful case.
Abstract: There have been a few jibes since rumours started circulating that Apple was planning to launch a budget plastic iPhone 5C next to the iPhone 5S.A few years ago it was inconceivable that Apple would dilute the iPhone brand by releasing more than one versi...
