Two new phones are being released by Apple.
Apple have been promising a new “cheap iPhone” for a while now but guess what? Its not cheap!
The new iPhone 5S looks the same as the current iPhone 5, but it’s faster processor, with a better camera, and a fingerprint scanner that lets you unlock your phone much quicker than with a password. The 5S—which comes in black, white, and gold and should sell for around £464, or possibly be free with a contract. Not that much different from last years prices.
The new “cheap” iPhone 5C (is the c for cheap?) is made of plastic instead of the aluminum found on the bigger iPhone. It comes in five colors: green, blue, yellow, pink, and white. Other than that, it’s got the same internals as the current iPhone 5; same camera, same processor, same capabilities. Indeed, the iPhone5C is so similar to the iPhone5 that Apple is discontinuing that model. The iPhone 5C will sell for £392 ish, or maybe free with a contract, but whats cheap about that? This is not a cheap phone. And if the 5C is cheaper for Apple to produce than the 5 would have been—which seems plausible given its plastic body—it might even be a way for Apple to boost its profit margins rather than produce a cheap iPhone5.
