IPhone 5c review. New look, familiar content

The advent of "cheap" version of the iPhone is not predicted for a long time. But it was at the beginning of this year, it became clear - Apple actually working on a budget version of its smartphone, and has never been closer to its release.

This caused confusion among many people - as so, Apple company, which is known for his love of expensive and high-quality products, all of a sudden decided to step peculiar to most of its competitors? But things are not so simple. iPhone 5c - this is not a budget smartphone, take a look at least at the price tags.

5c - this is a great experiment for Apple. Never before kupertinovtsy not released two smartphone models in one year. And if the flagship iPhone 5s were all more or less clear, the model number two - 5c, caused many more questions. What place will 5c in the Apple product line? That will consist of a more budget version of the iPhone? What Apple will surprise customers?

These thoughts swirling in my head for many. How do you get such a mysterious iPhone 5c? And whether or not to buy it? I will try to answer all these questions in this review. So, meet, iPhone 5c - the first smartphone from Apple in color plastic case.

Box and accessories - hello, iPod

As they say, meet - on clothes, so let's start it from the box. Here iPhone 5c just a little surprised. Instead of a solid box of cardboard, to which all are so accustomed to over the years, we see a plastic case, the top covered with a transparent plastic cover. You learn nothing? True, this we have already seen - in the iPod.

And it is - the same positioning element 5c - this phone is unlikely to buy for yourself some respectable businessman. But his children or wife - well I can use something like this.

On each side of the box - the inscription iPhone 5c, top and bottom - favorite company logo. On the reverse side - the information about the phone, its model, the IMEI, serial number, and so on. There is nothing else on the box.

Sam iPhone 5c is located under the plastic "dome" and "inserted" into the plastic cover that securely attaches the phone. But, unlike the iPod (at least, I have always had difficulties in order to get a player of this piece), iPhone 5c is removed fairly easily. Just be sure to peel off before removing the front film, the top and bottom is glued to the cover plate.

But leave aside the phone sideways and see what Apple equipped the iPhone 5c.

But here there are no surprises - everything is standard and familiar. The box contains an envelope with warranty card, apple stickers iSkrepkoy and Quick Start Guide. Sami paper slightly rounded at the corners, as well as itself a plastic box from the phone.

By envelope is for charging and phone synchronization usb-cables (naturally, lightning), an adapter for US plug (on my review unit was an American) and, of course, headphones Earpods. All the familiar yet at last year's iPhone 5.

I have long been interested in one question - when Apple begins to actively move towards "wireless"? It makes high-quality wireless headphones and wireless charging? In the meantime, we are satisfied with what we have.

Postpone the box and go directly to the phone - the protagonist of our review.

juicy appearance

I got on the review of the iPhone 5c green. I admit that green - my favorite color, and among others, I probably would have chosen it. By the way, an important point: all the front side 5c black. Color - all the ends and back side.

Immediately you notice that compared to the iPhone 5, 5c become slightly heavier and thicker. Although to call it heavy and thick in principle - the language does not turn. 5c nice in the hand, there is not a "monster." What really fascinates - it is plastic.

Not once wrote that the very high quality material used in the iPhone 5c. But it's difficult to describe in words the feeling of the body. He's incredibly cool! It seems that you do not hold the phone, and a nice bar of soap, which does not want to let go. You simply twist the phone in his hands, because he felt in the mood-elevating them. Plastic is very pleasant to the touch! This is absolutely new sensation from the smartphone, which are quite unlike what you feel from aluminum iPhone 4 or 5.

In this case, the plastic does not spoil the impression of the phone, and does not make it "cheaper". Simply, it is a different material manufacturing, which many will enjoy no less than anodised aluminum. Again - a positioning element with the expectation of the target audience. Apple should be commended for such a nice body material. Just feel around themselves and see it.

All elements on the body remained in the same places as before. Top - Sleep / Wake button on the right side - a tray for SIM cards, on the left - the volume buttons and switch to silent mode. Lightning-connector, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a speaker located at the lower end.

By the way, the buttons are not less fun than the entire body. Stroke - a clear, touch - nice and divided them so that you do not confuse, where what is.

The case is assembled well and this is understandable, because the iPhone 5c - the same monolithic iPhone, just like everyone else. Naturally, taking 5c ​​in hand, one can not forget 3GS, which was also plastic. I'm sure many have not forgotten how easy it was covered with cracks 3GS housing around the connector. 5C but the probability of this is much smaller. First, the connector itself is smaller, and secondly, the case is not such a rounded bottom as before. I think that when you create 5c, Apple took into account the mistakes of the past.

Good old "internal"

After receiving a new appearance, iPhone 5c, in terms of "hardware", he remained the same five. Well, almost, about the difference later. The same processor, a RAM, a screen and a camera - in terms of technical characteristics, before you almost iPhone 5, misters.

5c and 5 behave identically during everyday use. The application opens with exactly the same speed all the bugs iOS 7 like slowdown when changing screen orientation and multitasking is not always correct - all in their places. And with Spotlight lag, of course, too.

This is confirmed by the synthetic tests, in which both the machine scored almost the same number of points. But according to Geekbench, the processor in the iPhone 5c operates at a slightly lower frequency - 1.26 GHz instead of 1.3. On the sensations of the work is not affected in any way. Everything works exactly as well.

The main camera also remained the same - you are no slo-mo, both in the iPhone 5s is not here. Removes completely as the iPhone 5, which by today's standards is also quite a good result. Here are a few images for comparison. You find the difference? I could not.

iPhone 5c:

iPhone 5:

But let's leave aside the comparison with the iPhone 5. How does 5c, in principle? The answer is - works well. Applications are opened relatively quickly practically nothing "hangs." Reading email, surfing the web, modern games - all tasks pulls no problems. It is a modern machine, from this point of view. It gives a good half of Android-based phone a hundred points the odds, that's for sure. As I wrote above, iOS 7 bugs there and then, but to rank them specifically to the phone, not the operating system, in my opinion, it's strange.

Not exactly a clone

Above I noted that the 5c Still, there are small differences inside the iPhone 5. Let's talk more about them.

Firstly, the front camera to 5c removes much better - it should assess the Instagram fans and selfshotov.

Second, the iPhone 5c is equipped with the LTE-same chip as the 5s, and it means that the models supporting the 7 and 20 frequency bands can also be operated in the Russian-4G networks. But Apple's, unfortunately, the software limit this possibility in their new iPhone. Apparently kupertinovtsy not satisfied with the quality of signal reception. And, by the way, 4G prevalence in our country leaves much to be desired. Now you can use LTE only in major cities, and even then not all.

In any case, it is hoped that Apple would remove the software lock, and 5c with the 5s will work in Russian-4G frequencies. After iPad Air quietly works with 4G, as noted by our colleagues from Ferra.ru.

We return to the differences.

The third difference that I noticed - it's the sound. Maybe it was just my "five" little "village" in the months of operation, maybe it's just a subjective feeling of my ears. But in my opinion, the sound in the iPhone 5c grew louder, clearer and more pleasant. Moreover, not only through the headphones. External speaker also sounds better.

The four-in iPhone 5c is set slightly different from the iPhone 5 battery. I can say that for a while, until I used 5c, I almost did not notice any difference between the time of operation of these devices. Maybe, 5c, and "live" a little longer, but this difference is relatively small.

But in addition to the purely "iron" distinctions in the iPhone 5c there is something else that distinguishes it from the "five". Of course, this free software from Apple - iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote. If earlier for all the good it would have to pay more than a thousand rubles, but now it is free and available to anyone who buys a new iPhone, including 5c. A nice bonus, think?

This is important because after the recent updates of these applications, the iLife and iWork have become more "ecosystem." This is not just a tool for creativity and work, it is important to enhance the apple ecosystem that has become even stronger. And here it turns out that for the iPhone 5c owners it will be a bit more accessible than "pyaterochnikov".

"Boteks" for five

And yet, in my opinion, all these differences are insignificant and a little exaggeration, we can say that the iPhone 5c - is the iPhone 5 in a colored plastic housing. If earlier, Apple just lowered the prices on last year's models of its phones, but this year it I decided to go a little differently: to update the look and slightly modify the internal stuffing iPhone 5. So, before you iPhone 5c at exactly the same price at which to sell the iPhone 5 today.

Is this good or bad? Hard to say. On the one hand, the updated appearance is to stimulate consumers to buy 5c. However, many prefer to buy a new iPhone 5c, the purchase on the secondary market, the iPhone 5, which is now worth several thousand cheaper. I think that this view is held by those who are important in the first place, device performance, and not the outer shell.

Updated or not?

If you now have the iPhone 5, I would not advise you to be updated on the 5c and even 5s. If you are interested in the user experience from a technical point of view (performance), then common sense It suggests that the resale you will lose money and in return get about the same on your smartphone performance. That's what I said above.

The hardest thing to give advice to those who are now 4S. The device looks quite cheerful and yet if you want to upgrade to the new iPhone, but only enough money to 5c, the current owners 4s ask yourself two questions. First - Is Enough I performance iPhone 4s? And the second - I Want a phone in a plastic case to get new sensations from the use? It all depends on the results of the "referendum". If the first question you answered "no," and the second "yes" - then the iPhone 5c definitely need to take. If, however, the first question you answered "yes" and the second "no", then you will be updated on a 5c does not make sense.

If you have an iPhone 4 and older models, and money enough only for 5c, then updating it makes sense. You will receive a qualitatively different level of performance, larger screen, iOS 7 chips and free apps from the Apple bargain.

If you buy now their first new iPhone, it all depends on the financial possibilities. If the money is there - take the iPhone 5s, if a little less - take the iPhone 5c. So customers I would not recommend the purchase to b / u of the iPhone 5.

Of course, iPhone 5 with its anodized aluminum looks more impressive. But given the known problems with "oblazeniem" paint, iPhone 5 very quickly loses its "premium view". I use it for about 7 months and it looks like, to put it mildly, not very.

Summary

So, is it possible to recognize Apple 5c experiment a success? Definitely yes. 5c - it's more friendly, more open iPhone. iPhone for those who have not yet been iPhone. It will appeal to children and young people, and to all those who want to express themselves clearly. Now iPhone - is not only a strict aluminum for the "serious", but also cheerful colored plastic for the "young" in the broadest sense of the word.

Apple has decided not to leave the market of their last year's model, and instead made some interesting innovations. Of course, the biggest plus iPhone 5c - is its striking appearance and a very nice body. This is something that is very quickly get used to the fact that just do not want to let go.

Of course, for those who are now in the hands of the iPhone 5, 5c to buy special does not make sense. But for owners of earlier models, as well as those who buy the iPhone for the first time, 5c can be an excellent option. Strange as it may sound, iPhone 5c - this is a great option for those who are new to the mobile platform from Apple. All the chips iOS 7, the iCloud, integration with the best ecosystem and thousands of high-quality applications - it's all there in 5c. And this is a serious argument for the purchase.

iPhone - is the best smartphone available on the market. Of course, after the iPhone 5s.

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