The lower price tag means Apple Inc. is putting less into iPhone 5C financially. That starts with a plastic body in place of the more durable gorilla glass found on the iPhone 5.
Analysts are suggesting a sensational drop. If rumours (credible ones!) are to be believed, the low-cost iPhone will drop Siri - it lets you use your voice to send messages, make calls, set reminders, and more. Siri, once much-lambasted, but which went on to acquire a much-loved presence in the lives of iPhone users, costs Apple Inc. money, lots of it, as requests and commands are all routed through a data center. By omitting Siri on the iPhone 5C, Apple keeps its cost down, the benefits of which will then be passed on to consumers in the form of a cheaper phone. Regrettable? Sure, but then nothing comes free, especially an iPhone experience which Apple Inc. is now willing to offer to those who want the iconic phone, but don\'t want to pay a \'bomb\' for it.
That it will also be the end of the road for iPhone 4S is a foregone conclusion.
Higher Specs?
iPhone 5C is believed to run on iOS 7 and comes equipped with an 8-megapixel BSI rear camera, a 1.9-megapixel front facing sensor and a 4-inch screen.
iPhone 5C is said to be equipped with 1 GB of RAM and will ship in variants of 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB of memory.
Versions of the 5S (and 5C) may support China\'s 4G TDD-LTE standard. That could mean a huge boost in market penetration in China for Apple Inc. What India is set to get in terms of local add-ons is unclear.