Michal Ždanský In the following lines, we will be on the thin ice of speculation. Apple is expected to release not one but two phone models this year, or rather next month, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Lots of leaked information and photos have already surfaced, but nothing is official until Apple unveils the products at the keynote.
If that actually happens and the second phone is the iPhone 5C, what does the C in the name stand for? Since the iPhone 3GS, that extra "S" in the name has had some meaning. In the first case, S stood for "Speed", i.e. speed, as the new iPhone generation was significantly faster than the previous model. On the iPhone 4S, the letter stood for "Siri," the name of the digital assistant that was part of the phone's software.
In the 7th generation of the phone, the "S" is expected to stand for security, i.e. "Security" thanks to the built-in fingerprint reader. However, the name and presence of this technology is still a matter of speculation. And then there's the iPhone 5C, which is supposed to be a cheaper version of the phone with a plastic back. If the name was indeed official, then what would it mean? The first thing that comes to mind is the word "cheap", in English "Cheap".
In the English language, however, this word does not have the same meaning as the common Czech translation. The phrase "low-cost" is usually used to more officially describe a cheap thing. "Cheap" is more appropriate to translate as "cheap", while the English expression, like Czech, contains both neutral and negative meanings and is more colloquial in nature. "Cheap" can thus be understood as "low-quality" or "B-grade". And that's certainly not a label Apple wants to brag about. So I guess the name has nothing to do with the price, at least not directly.
[do action=”quote”]In many countries, including the most populous China and India, people buy phones without subsidies.[/do]
Instead, a much more likely meaning beginning with the letter C is offered, and that is "Contract-free". The price differences between subsidized and non-subsidized phones is much more striking than we are used to on the Czech market. For example, American operators will offer an iPhone at a higher tariff for a few thousand crowns, with the assumption that it will last for two years. But in many countries, including the most populous China and India, people buy phones without subsidies, which also affects phone sales.
It is thanks to this that Android gained its dominant share among mobile operating systems. It occurs both on premium phones and significantly cheaper and thus more affordable devices. If Apple does release the iPhone 5C, it will certainly be targeted at markets where most phones are sold off-contract. And while $650, which is the price of an unsubsidized iPhone in the US, is beyond their maximum budget for a lot of people, a price of around $350 could significantly shuffle the cards in the smartphone market.
Customers could purchase the cheapest iPhone for an unsubsidized price of $450 in the form of a 2-year-old model. With the iPhone 5C, they would get a brand new phone for an even lower price. What the letter "C" in the product name should mean doesn't play too much of a role in this strategy, but it could give some clues as to what Apple is up to. But maybe we're just chasing a mirage in the end. We will know more on September 10.
Color, Cool.. or Cider?
Finally someone figured it out – yes it is COLOR!!!! Stupid!
China
Cheap?!
Cloud - and Chrome OS will run on it.
I wouldn't make it such a science, it's like Mercedes, C = middle class, S-klasse = TOP! Siemens also used the same markings the other day for its C35-45-55/S35-45-55 mobile phones...
A plastic iPhone is like a frozen pizza.
yes, that's accurate :D and in my opinion it really looks "cheap" and as far as I know, the word cheap is translated with a negative meaning. I've never heard a native speaker use the word cheap neutrally in the sense that it's cheap/it's worth it. but to the point, it's downright cheap here :-(
Crap, Cheap :D
I don't think Ive would approve of that kind of shit anyway.
Jobs wouldn't allow that.
Crap?
Compromise :)
Carbon (fibre)... Apple patents have been appearing for several years regarding a new way of processing and shaping this material
I still don't believe that it will really be an apple.. kor dys I have to have hw as a building block.. =D it would completely negate the meaning..
The point of what? Your comment is quite confused.
but if they were on the market for 5k like last year's model and with exactly the same hw only in plastic 5c... how much would the whole thing cost? by three thousand? besides, the production of aluminum can't stop.. given that it's supposed to be the same in everything as it is now petka..
Aluminum is not manufactured but dug out of the ground and is quite expensive. The price of other components (CPU) also dropped a lot that year. In my opinion, the price > 10 CZK for a "lowend iPhone plastic case" is quite realistic.
it needs to go down, but the price of a petka would also go down.. and if you want to sell a petka and 5c at the same time with a price difference of two cents, I don't think anyone will buy a plastic bag.. besides, no one here will find it strange that you are employees in a factory for apple can they shoot and wear parts of the house phone in peace? =D so either apple is so lax and doesn't care, or it's logically from some other factory and therefore it's not apple..
I have yet to see Apple make their current best phone cheaper. Apple certainly doesn't care, but they won't do anything about it because Foxconn is to blame. And there have been leaks of new phones before.
I don't think apple did anything about it.. a big fine is enough.. have you ever been in pain in a Skoda? so you also attach a photo and if something gets out, you have to be fired.. and if a company were to reveal information, then terminate the contract with them.. I understand that one or two photos are needed.. but these are dozens of pieces that are physically among people .. not just photos and videos.. and considering the lack of work in cinema, I doubt that someone would just take a risk and put it on the internet for free.. =D if one person lives there, the whole family is needed.. lower the price, it will be 5s.. they can't leave the price 32, you have to pay 20.. the price is almost always the same, only the model has changed for the new one
Aluminum is really "manufactured" and its production is associated with enormous energy consumption due to electrolysis, which is obtained from the compounds. That's why it's expensive.
I guess we meant a different kind of "production", but ok.
After all, "Color" has been talked about for a long time, this article is pretty nonsense. He no longer knows what to come up with or what nonsense to take over from foreign websites
A cheaper iPhone makes sense and isn't a disaster. Until the iP4, it was too plastic.
From my point of view, it's a shame that the concept of the iPod Touch is not followed, because it looks very nice even in the color variants
Originally I was waiting for the name hit coz it would look like Iphone 5HIT …… s*it
I originally expected intelligent comments.
I read somewhere that the production of the iPhone 5 is to be discontinued for the reason mentioned above by Jeremy. As he already said, it is nonsense to have 2 mobiles with the same HW on the market, so the iPhone 5 is no longer to be produced and only the 5C and 5S will remain. I just read it somewhere so don't stone me :)
It's not so much the "guts" it's the top. The plastic iPhone will be for the poorer market, the aluminum iPhone for the richer. The advantage of the same HW is also in the reduction of costs. The more I make, the cheaper it is.