Contrary to what some (or most) may believe about the iPhone 5C, Tim Cook himself has publicly placed a stamp on the product by saying that C stands for mid-tier and not ‘cheap.’
During the company’s earning call, Cook said that Apple is “selling the iPhone 5C as sort of a mid-tier offer” and that the ‘entry-level’ device is actually the 4S.
“Our goal is to have overall growth for all iPhone, but also growth within each of those categories… I realize that some people were reading rumors that the entry phone would be the 5C, but that was never our intent.* Our entry iPhone is the iPhone 4S,” said Cook.
In terms of internal specs, the 5C undoubtedly packs more punch than the 4S.* Apple, however, did not do a great job when it came to marketing its ‘plastic-y’ iPhone.* The majority of Apple’s mobile products in recent years leading up to the 5C were intertwined with the company’s motto of pursuing a ‘premium’ feel.* How Apple has managed to change what is viewed as premium may have come back to haunt the firm now that its vast followings are expecting ‘premium’ to feel metallic.
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