iPhone 5C: Welcome to the Apple Family

On Sept. 10, Apple Inc. will introduce two new iPhone models. The iPhone 5S, the high end phone and the iPhone 5C, with plastic packaging, aka “The Budget iPhone.” The rumored release date is September 20. According to the Apple employee calender, employees are unable to take time off between Sept. 15 to Sept. 28. Tmobile also limited their employees vacation days between Sept 18 through Sept 22. Verizon did not comment when asked about blackout dates for employees. Apple and Verizon are preparing for a busy iPhone 5S release.

The drive behind the iPhone 5C is to offer an iPhone to people who are currently Apple untouched markets, the lower income brackets, including China and India. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, has made visits to the largest telecommunications carrier in the world, China Mobile Ltd., with over 703 million subscribers. Coincidence? I think not. If Apple is able to create a cheaper iPhone, they can make a deal with China Mobile.

Here’s some features to be unveiled on Sept 10:

1. We finally have a choice of color! What?! It will likely be available in five “candy” colors: red, green, yellow, blue, and white. Basically pastels. The alleged photos show a black front face on all models, regardless of rear color, but it will likely be different for the white colored shell. Heck, they are even predicting color front-face options when it is released.

2. It will likely be that the iPhone 5C will have the same specs as the iPhone 5, with the 326 ppi Retina display, an A6 chip, a FaceTime HD camera and an 8-megapixel rear side camera. Sources have predicted a faster processor and better Retina display, but no real evidence to support those things will actually exist. The 8-megapixel camera has already been rumored to have been on the leaked photos of the iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5S will likely come with a dual-LED flash that could help take more natural looking photos and a fingerprint sensor to secure the device after Apple purchased Authentec.

3. The new iPhone 5C will come pre-loaded with iOS 7, this will be released most likely on Sept. 18, a few days before the new phone. Though the actual hardware typically gains more attention, the new iOS system is just as important. Apple has revamped the style, making changes to icons, textures, and features of the iOS system to bring a familiar, yet, new experience. This of course comes with a variety of new tools and features. There’s gotta be bells and whistles. The coolest features include:

- the new Control Center that allows quick access to more important settings.

- a new way to Multitask apps.

- the AirDrop feature for sharing pics and documents with other iPhones in your area.

- the ability to shift the background image in response to one’s movements.

Some surprise features were discovered in the very first iOS 7 beta release.

4. Plastic – This is a major difference from previous iPhones. This is even cheaper, but also sturdier and more scratch proof, than the iPhone 5 anodized aluminum body. iLounge editor-in-chief, Jeremy Horwitz, said in January the iPhone will be a mix between the existing iPhone 5, the 5th Generation iPod Touch and the iPod classic. They’re going old school and I like it. This features a 4-inch screen like the iPhone 5, with a tapered bottom like the 5th Generation iPod touch and the rectangular shape inspired by the iPod classic. The iPhone 5C will be made mostly of plastic, but also manufactures with a hybrid plastic and metal chassis. The same locations of the camera, microphone of the iPhone 5 but the rear flash near the iPod touch.

5. Lastly, it will be cheap. This selling point was the driving point behind the new exterior shell, and this will not affect any of the the specs. Not to mention the availability in colors, will grab attention to the iPhone 5C. Based on this week on a prominent poster on China’s social network Sina Weibo, “C Technology,” claimed that the iPhone 5C with release at the same price at the iPhone 4, $99 on-contract price. Off-contract the iPhone 5C would release between $450 and $500 (via MacRumors). If rumors are true, Apple will likely have to change their previous pricing strategy of dropping the most recent phone to $99.

The new iPhone 5S will also be released, which will feature the same specs as the iPhone 5C, but with the aluminum shell; and said to be $199 with a two-year contract. The original iPhone 5 may drop its price to $99 on-contract. The iPhone 4S from 2011 may sell for the same price of the plastic iPhone 5C at $0 on-contract. Another possibility would be for Apple to eliminate the iPhone 5 from the iPhone lineup, but perhaps won’t be discontinued yet due to having the same specs.

The iPhone 4 after being on the market this long, may be endangered or extinct.

*http://www.webpronews.com/iphone-5c-welcome-to-the-apple-family-2013-09