Hands on With the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S

Jim Dalrymple's first impression of Apple's new iPhones

Technology • September 2013 • Views: 2,265

After Apple’s iPhone event ended this morning, I had a chance to spend a few minutes with the two new phones and wanted to post some thoughts.

The iPhone 5C is a gorgeous looking phone, no matter what color choose. They all feel very rugged in their construction, so you can put any thoughts of a cheap iPhone out of your mind right now. Perhaps it’s the reinforcement that Apple put inside the plastic casing or the build of the casing itself—whatever it is, the 5C is a solid phone.

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4 comments

Skip Intro Tue, Sep 10, 2013 6:22:48pm

Hey, I’ve got a question. How does it work, as a phone?

That never seems to enter the conversation.

And the colors of the 5c; did Jony Ives buy himself a LEGO set for inspiration?

ThomasLite Tue, Sep 10, 2013 8:09:09pm

There’s a reason that never enters the conversation anymore. It makes phonecalls. It has a speaker. It even has a microphone. Therefore: it works as a phone. end of story.

The difference between smartphones lies in other factors so please, don’t go reviewing the same, boring basic facts every time :)

As to the colours, well I’m not a fan of brightly-coloured electronics either but I’m guessing it’ll have rather less of a lego-look once you see them one at a time, in a more “normal” environment, rather than six of them in a row, on a neutral white background.

Skip Intro Wed, Sep 11, 2013 7:59:13am

Stock down around $30 since yesterday.

BTW, not all smartphones work well as phones. I had an HTC phone that was terrible for use as a phone. Crappy sound, poor volume control.

So, yeah, before I commit to another two year contract or pay over $500 for an unlocked phone, I would like to know how it works as a phone.

MichaelJ Wed, Sep 11, 2013 8:21:06am

re: #3 Skip Intro

In the presentation, they mention that there have been substantial audio improvements made to the iPhone family. The call quality was already very good on the iPhone 5, so I’m sure they function quite well as phones.

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