Apple Announces iPhone 5C Prices and Features

The affordable smartphone you'll want this year.

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Apple just finished the iPhone 5c portion of their Apple iPhone Event. There have been some exciting announcements regarding the new phone. 

Here is a confirmation of the following known features for iPhone 5C: 

  • Back and side are made from the same plastic part.  
  • Comes in green, white, blue, pink and yellow.
  • The screen is one glass multitouch surface.
  • Built with a new construction method that uses a steel-reinforced structure. 
  • Utilizes a 4-inch retina display, same as the iPhone 5.
  • Inside is an A6 chip, also the same as the iPhone 5. 
  • 8 Megapixel, 3x zoom video camera and new HD video for Facetime. 
  • Up to 110 Megabytes per second download speed
  • Features dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 
  • Pre-order on September 13th, for purchase on September 20th.
  • 16 GB Model priced at $99, 32 GB Model priced at $199 

While this certaintly isn't something that Steve Jobs would have likely done, it's definitely a good conciet that Apple is attempting to make their products more accessible to a larger audience. Given its slew of new features and reasonable price point, we wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone 5C outsells the iPhone 5S for the smartphone hopeful on a budget. 

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