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All eyes are on the iPhone 5C right now even if the iPhone 5S is the flagship handset from Apple. Confusion about what the “C” stands for in the iPhone 5C but it’s obvious that “cheap” is not one of them.
The iPhone 5C is either a blessing or a curse for both Apple and its customers, depending where you are coming from. We break them down here and share with you some possible scenarios.
The Good.
It’s cheaper more affordable. This will be the first time in the last 7 years of the iPhone that it will be sold at under the Php30k mark. Yes, a Php26,500USD 452INR 38,282EUR 430CNY 3,289 16GB iPhone 5C might still be expensive in this day and age when the same amount of money can buy you a quad-core Android smartphone with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a full HD display plus all the bells and whistles that would make Apple’s Touch ID pale in comparison.
Imagine getting a brand new iPhone free on a postpaid plan of around Php1,500USD 26INR 2,167EUR 24CNY 186 per month. That’s already 25% less than the average Php2,000USD 34INR 2,889EUR 32CNY 248/month which is the usual price point under a plan. It will certainly eat up the market share of otuneher handsets in the plan. Say goodbye to the “Mini” which Samsung has been marketing really heavily in the last couple of years.
The Bad.
Apple continued its “tik tok” timeline by creating a slightly improved handset every other year. As such, the iPhone 5S is a completely expected product of this cycle. After the 3GS, the 4S and now the 5S, the iPhone becomes so predictable it reduces itself to a borderline boring product.
The introduction of the iPhone 5C was an unexpected move. It certainly is a reaction to the growing popularity and market share of Android, and perhaps, even of Windows Phone. It’s a nice little trick — re-package the year-old iPhone 5 using cheaper materials and manufacturing cost, then sell it as brand new at a slightly lower price.
While that might excite a number of people since it gives them a better chance at acquiring a new iPhone, the 5C does not speak well of Apple’s image. Apple has always been extravagant, ambitious and uncompromising. The iPhone 5S still adheres to that philosophy but the iPhone 5C just screams unimpressive.
The Ugly.
The iPhone 5C could be the stealth product. While the iPhone 5S is definitely positioned as the flagship handset which will go head on against the likes of the Galaxy S4, LG G2, Xperia Z1 and HTC One, the iPhone 5C may also get in the way as a second choice.
The iPhone 5C could either undermine the postpaid pricing of the flagship phones or force them to lower their prices. In a line-up of mid-range handsets being offered free on a Php1,500USD 26INR 2,167EUR 24CNY 186/month plan, the iPhone 5C could certainly disrupt the positioning of other brands. If it does, it’s going to be ugly.
Only time will tell how the iPhone 5C would fare. There is a pretty high likelihood that it will succeed and help Apple bite a bigger piece of the smartphone pie.
Hat tip to Israel Nicolas for additional inputs over email.
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Phillip says:
it’s really hard to care.. NEXT.
Ffghh says:
Marami ang disappointed kasi mahal daw. Pero hindi naman nagsabi ang Apple na gagawa sila ng murang iPhone. Ang sinabi nila plastic iPhone lang.
PinkyHeart6 says:
I think the ‘C’ in 5C stands for Cash, the 5C costs less to manufacture and yet Apple can still sell it at a Premium Price, and for sure a lot of people will buy this phone so that means more revenue for Apple.
Name: IC DeaDPiPoL says:
C for either
= cheap to manufacture (but still above the price of a regular android phone)
= colorful
jm says:
sabi nila cheaper iphone, ndi lang basta sinabi na plastic, anu pang purpose ng pagamit ng plastic kung ndi mgbabago ang price. d parang tanga lang, ang mahirap lang ineexpect ng iba na ung ibg sbhn ng cheap na un ay nsa 15-20k, pero dismayado sila whahhahaa
Magelan says:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-cuts-iphone-5-production-stock-falls-age-144103011.html
This is d birth of the iphone 5c n 5s. Due to low demand, dey decided to recycle d hul shibang and split it into two separate entities. Its also the reason 4 d sudden death of d original iphone5.
1. bcoz d hul inards of ip5 including d screen was set in a new plastic housing (wid d exception of battery which dey pump up a bit) and den walla, ders d cheaper 5c..
2. And den d original housing of iphone5 bcomes d resting place of d 5s!
A great marketing and business strategy by d apple company, they preventd a huge loss, its like hitting 2birds in one stone 4 dem. coz instead of paying penalties to those suppliers/manufacturers/contractors 4 d sudden short order of ip5, they’ve converted it into two products wc dey could sell.
4me 5c is not cheap, bcoz its stil basicaly d capable ip5 just less d premium casing, wel wth, sgs4 n lg g2 is also housed in plastc. Den ders note2 n s3 n some sony n htc units stil at 25k also, if i were to choose btwn dem, i would pick d colorful 5c due to its screen – color reproduction and cam quality.
D only downer 4 d iphone is its seal tight eco system, a useless bluetooth, itunes freak, no nfc and a small screen size. Nextym just a wider 4.3 or 4.5 wil do..
Reader says:
My goodness! Magelan, TYPE PROPERLY! Wag maging jeje, please lang.
HiERARCH says:
i like the above review :)
PinkyHeart6 says:
Php26,500 for a 16GB Plastic iPhone 5C with last year’s specs, is it worth it? I’d rather spend additional money and get the 5S.
IOSgamer says:
But still you can run many iPhone 5 optimized apps. It is under a6 architecture.
Also, the battery life looks better.
zarne says:
I totally agree with you. The price difference between the two Iphones is a joke. Why settle for the 5C when you can have the 5S with premium built quality and added features for a few more bucks.
The price difference is not worth downgrading from 5S to 5C in my opinion. (Not that I am planning to buy any Iphone )
anokamo says:
Kasi tanga lang bibili nito.
tarush says:
Just like your not so good reviews and comments in the previous iPhone releases, your reviews won’t matter anymore to iOS users.
We buy for good overall experience and not just bloated specs just like the Android phones…
So in the end, tech blogs and Android users whine while Apple users enjoy record breaking sales on their “bad and ugly” iPhones ü
Quacker says:
I think you mean Apple enjoys “record-breaking sales”, not “Apple users”
Nur Miswa says:
Record breaking sales? You must be hallucinating. Try to research each OS market share para mahi-masmasan ka.
nexus says:
have you ever experienced the stock Android OS? you’re just some person who wants to impress other people buy having an expensive “logo”.
Apol says:
@ nexus –
Indi lahat ng tao na bumili ng apple products are social climbers. Mas ok lang talaga ang packaging and overall user experience sa iPhone.
Take note din, market cap ng apple nasa 428B. Google nasa 298B. Habol habol google pag may time :)
UnityNext says:
mas gusto ko png bilhin ang Nexus 4 or the coming Nexus 5 than this.. Stock Android Experience ay sobrang SOLID.
anokamo says:
@Apol Malaki ang market cap ng Apple kasi overpriced yung products nila. Dagdagan mo pa ng mga tangang tumatangkilik nito.
Apollo says:
hahahha dami pala tanga sa Mundo kahit mga kaibigan at relatives mo na naka apple products? Aminin!!!!!!
anokamo says:
@Apollo Fortunately, di sila tanga tulad mo.
Apol says:
Hahahahaha sige lang dyan ka masaya pre. Nag mamarunong sa internet basura in real life. :P
hanna says:
@anokamo baka d m lng kaya bmili ng apple, kya ka nagngangangawa ng ganyan. Haha!
kmgali says:
Sana malugi na yang apple ang maibenta sa chinese company.hahahaha
Mang Jerry says:
Asa ka. Engot na katulad mo lang mag iisip nun.
Mang Kanor says:
actually iho, ditto sa California, USA bagsak na ang apple. sa walmart na ngalang makikita mo na apple at bargain price dati hindi, pero bagsak na sila sa sale. Kinain na sila ng mga quality brand una na dian ang Samsung. Bagsak na price ng shares nila at lalo pa nang lumabas ang 5s at 5c, madami nadismaya dahil same din at recycled lang. Madami na din kasi americans ang nagkakaroon ng isip kaya dito ang apple ay palubog na talaga. bakit iho sa pilipinas ba madami pa rin ba tanga na ang cellphone ay apple? sabi kasi ng apo ko sa mga professional daw ang gamit ay sony at Samsung note. ang karamihan estudiante at bata ay myphone ba iyun? ask lang nman iho wag magalit. kasi da last year nag vacation ako dian ang mga prostitute at bakla ang may iphone. so I assume gamit ng prosti at bakla na prosti din ay iphone ay presume bili ng customer nila bayad sa service nila.
Pacro says:
Expect floods of back cover plates, gold plated metal, with much hits in youtube DIY tutorial on how to replace the back cover.
metre9dmt says:
I was planning to buy the iPhone 5C thinking it would go at around PhP 15,000 or less. Whoa, PhP 26,500?! Grabe naman…para ka na rin bumili ng middle-end laptop. Might as well buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 – once it breaks the PhP 20,000 barrier…Goodbye Apple iPhone dream (nightmare na)…
Phillip says:
Parang sablay ang strategy nila.. at least in terms of pricing. Sa halip na maglabas sila ng 2 phones with different target markets, they released both that has a potential to eat up each other’s share. Yung bibili ng 5s mapapaisip na 5c na lang. Yung 5c naman, maiisip na konti na lang 5s na. Kung naging less than 20k sana ang 5c, ang kakainin na share ay yung sa lower bracket mostly android and windows phones then they maintain their share sa upper bracket.
Crazykid says:
I don’t consider this phone mid-end actually. It’s somehow different. The experience can still be considered high-end because it can run apps fluidly just like iPhone 5 but is made of a cheaper material. The price could’ve been lower but let’s be honest, it runs apps faster and better than most branded midrange android phones.
flitz says:
tangina ang mahal parin pala. i’m expecting below 20k since it was plastic and with the specs that.. so 2012. magsara na kayo apple!
Guy Fawkes says:
My guess is that kapag di naging mabenta sa 26,000 they will lower the price let’s say 20k ang range. think about how Blackberry did that 31k for a Z10? ngayon 17k sobrang hirap parin sila magbenta.
Oh I guess this is apple. pero ang price range mali eh. 26k pwede ka na magdagdag to go 5S or get the iPhone 5 16gb din
migmig says:
great review! i want to read more articles like this. insightful yuga
diorarat says:
Pang loko lang ng mga sheep.
Repackaged iPhone 5 lang with plastic body para hindi malaos kaagad ang 5 sa paglabas ng 5s
HiERACH says:
so we will be expecting a plastic repackaged Iphone 5s soon? I cannot wait! :)
silent b0bjay says:
puff and pass :)
applesed says:
style lang ng Apple yang post paid plan na yan, remember, dadalahin nila ito sa China, and i Bet china will be flooded with these Iphone 5c, and the result, mag mumura ng maige ito and eventually ibebenta sa neighboring countries. :)
diorarat says:
Nope!! Fail to sa China. Smartphone rule sa China pangmasa is to price phones within 20k php and below. Namiss ni applemax price cap sa masses ng china. Yung makakaafford ng 5c bibili ng 5s. Hindi ko parin makita strategy ni apple.
Ry says:
The 5C was “unexpected”? COME ON MAN. It’s been talked about for months on end
Abe Olandres says:
Ok, let me clarify that. Yes, the leaks pointed out to an iPhone 5C for months now. That’s not what I was referring to as “unexpected”. I was referring to the idea that it was “uncharacteristic” of Apple to do a cheaper or plastic iPhone after refining the metal iPhone 5.
wew says:
BUUURRRNNNN!!!!
Magelan says:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-cuts-iphone-5-production-stock-falls-age-144103011.html
This is d birth of the iphone 5c n 5s. Due to low demand, dey decided to recycle d hul shibang and split it into two separate entities. Its also the reason 4 d sudden death of d original iphone5.
1. bcoz d hul inards of ip5 including d screen was set in a new plastic housing (wid d exception of battery which dey pump up a bit) and den walla, ders d cheaper 5c..
2. And den d original housing of iphone5 bcomes d resting place of d 5s!
A great marketing and business strategy by d apple company, they preventd a huge loss, its like hitting 2birds in one stone 4 dem. coz instead of paying penalties to those suppliers/manufacturers/contractors 4 d sudden short order of ip5, they’ve converted it into two products wc dey could sell.
4me 5c is not cheap, bcoz its stil basicaly d capable ip5 just less d premium casing, wel wth, sgs4 n lg g2 is also housed in plastc. Den ders note2 n s3 n some sony n htc units stil at 25k also, if i were to choose btwn dem, i would pick d colorful 5c due to its screen – color reproduction and cam quality.
D only downer 4 d iphone is its seal tight eco system, a useless bluetooth, itunes freak, no nfc and a small screen size. Nextym just a wider 4.3 or 4.5 wil do..
Lapu-Lapu says:
IMHO, why would you buy the iphone 5c? It has the same internals of the current iphone 5 (maybe slightly larger battery), but in a plastic shell. E di bumili ka nalang ng iphone 5, better build quality and baka mas mag mura pa. Or dagdag ka lang ng konti 5s na.
Either sheep or hipster lang talaga bibili nito.
Magelan says:
@ Lapu-lapu
Eh kng ndi ka ba nmn isa’t klahating tanga! Marunong ka nga mgbasa, kso ndi ka nmn marunong umintinde! Isa kng bopols na pinapahiya ang sarili dhl sa kmangmangan at pagmmarunong!
Ang sbe ko “if i wer 2 choose btwn ip5c n d likes of note2, s3, and oder sony n htc which is stil n d same price range of 25k, i wud go 4 apple!”
Wla akng cnbe na mas ppiliin kng bumili ng 5c rather than ip5.
N wid ur stupid logic na mas baba price ng ip5 kesa sa 5c, eh isa ka tlgng hunghang! Dhl ndi un mngyyare dhl nstop na production ng ip5, meaning limted nlng stocks nun so d demand would be higher n people would rather go 4 d premium case rather than d bigger batt.
Naintndhan mu na? Engot ka!
Gams says:
Ano kaya ang reaction ni Steve Jobs in heaven….he..he..
Janet Lim Napoles says:
Makabili nga ng iPhone 5s at 5c, para may mapahid lang ako sa pwet ko pagka-tae ko.. Marami naman ako pera.. Bwahahaha!
Ukin Inau Amin says:
Sige mag payabangan kau dian, panay naman credit card pinambili niu cellphone niu at pag uwi niu sa mga tirahan ninyu sardinas ulam niu tipid tipid pra lang me pang monthly kau. Aber sinu sa mga super yabang dian nakakabili ng cellphone in cold cash an dala dalawa pa na branded as in Vertu TI at Blackberry Porsche edition aber? At for yur info ANDROID ang OS ng Vertu Ti. Apple fan CHEAP NIU.
Easy Call da Best says:
Daming haters. Walang pambili. Singhot muna kayo ng rugby!
kikaykimy says:
kung i o-offer ng Globe ang iPhone 5C for Plan 999 WITHOUT any cash out/s, papatusin ko to! kase I’ve got nothing to lose dahil definitely, wala akong gagastusin..pero I agree na for Php 20k+ price for an A6 chip-plastic back covered phone, that’s ridiculous!
kikaykimy says:
kung i o-offer ng Globe ang iPhone 5C for Plan 999 WITHOUT any cash out/s, papatusin ko to! kase I’ve got nothing to loose dahil definitely, wala akong gagastusin..pero I agree na for Php 20k+ price for an A6 chip-plastic back covered phone, that’s ridiculous!
dyimmy says:
Naisip ko din 5c will disrupt current pricing strategy ng mga postpaid plans. But defo hindi ito libre sa Plan 999 ng Globe. I think magiging free ito sa Plan 1799 then the 5s will have P4.8k cashout.
Gusto ko na rin bumalik sa iOS ecosystem since there are premium apps in the App Store na wala sa GP. But 16gb is like sobrang kulang. I have 48GB on my Note 2 all in and puno na siya just like that. Aww.
Nam says:
HI,
nice article – although i do really not like the Iphone 5c too much to be honest, id rather buy the new Nexus or if Apple the 5S.
For all who want to check out the newest prices of Iphone 5c and Iphonen 5s check out http://www.oizoioi.ph – we compare more then 100000 electronic prices in the philippines everyday.
cheers nam
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