IPhone 5C stunning simplicity of design

Announcement plastic iPhone 5C has caused mixed reactions. Someone believes that Apple has gone on about the market, releasing a "premium" product in "nepremialnoy" shell. Someone, on the contrary, such a design very much.

Don Lehman, author of Gizmodo, take care of the design features of the new iPhone 5C and I wrote an interesting note on this subject. We translated it into Russian and urge you to read this interesting article and leave your impressions about it in the comments. Go?

September 10, Apple introduced a new plastic iPhone. Why plastic? Because it's cheap. But this solution is not Apple related only with money.

iPhone 5C Production: harder, faster, stronger

It is impossible to say exactly how much Apple's saves, producing 5C in a plastic case, but it is clear that a lot. And not only in the procurement of plastic, but also in production. Aluminum iPhone runs a number of operations and its production - a very laborious process. In contrast to such buildings, the plastic can be produced by operation 1-2.

But the real key to 5C design lies not only in that the plastic housing is made under pressure. Like aluminum, plastic housing 5C - piece. It is created from a single piece of plastic. And the production of such housing is much easier to create the aluminum base of the iPhone 5 / S.

It also is a key factor in reducing the cost of production of the iPhone 5C. For a time, until you create one aluminum enclosure, Apple may make several plastic. For the guys from Cupertino is important to make iPhone more quickly to cope with growing demand, especially in developing countries.

So yes - plastic housing cheaper iPhone 5C, because the plastic itself is not too expensive. However, the main savings associated directly with a simplified manufacturing process. There is no doubt that the iPhone 5C will be a bestseller and Apple is very important to speed up production.

"Cheap" chic

Does iPhone 5C had the design team to give up much in terms of the aesthetics of the plastic case iPhone 5C? After all, plastic - cheap material, and thus it looks cheap. Not certainly in that way. Everything depends on the quality of plastic and, more importantly, the molding process of plastic molding. In this area Apple is a world-class specialist. Just look at the quality of Apple TV, AirPort or EarPods.

The use of plastic in iPhone 5C allows you to look at the design of Apple products. Most forms of plastic are just holes for the speaker, buttons, camera. But kupertinovtsy go the other way. They do all these holes after the whole form will be ready. This leads to the body 5C reliable.

In addition, Apple managed to rid the body of the iPhone 5C characteristic of strips of plastic products. You might notice them in children's toys and household articles made of plastic. Kupertinovtsy achieve this with the help of additional polishing body 5C.

Using this machine, the hole for the buttons, headphone jack, camera, and SIM-tray are more precise and accurate.

Also, Apple makes a special coating the back of the body with a transparent varnish. This allows the body to make more durable, gives it "glossy". But the body is not felt more plastic, and ceramic. All this gives an incredible feeling of how the iPhone 5C feels in your hand.

Even the smallest details of the iPhone 5C was designed to simplify the production of the new iPhone. In its form and size 5C buttons are the same as in the 5S, and their color matches the color of the black front panel. By the way, all the iPhone 5C are front panel black, which also simplifies the manufacturing process.

Hamburger and steak

What exactly will be deprived of 5C, so this refinement 5 and 5S, thinness and lightness of the aluminum case. But to compare plastic with aluminum 5 5C and 5C incorrectly - it's like comparing a hamburger steak. Both housing are made of high quality materials, but each of them is designed for a different audience.

Someone will like "hamburger» iPhone 5C, someone - "Steak» iPhone 5S. Each of them has its own chips, but they are made for different customers.

The simplicity of the iPhone 5C design distinguishes it from aluminum 5S. Apple now creates and plastic housing, while maintaining the best traditions of design and production. Kupertinovtsy managed to reduce the price of iPhone, not reducing the level of quality for their products.

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Do you like the design of iPhone 5C? As he looks towards the 5S? What do you prefer for yourself - "hamburger" or "steak"? Leave your answers in the comments.