My girlfriend and I were talking last night about all the different iPhones we've owned. She started with the 4s, I started with the original. We both had traded in our 4s for an iPhone 5c at the Apple store, but the only reason I did is because they were out of the 5. It was day one. She was getting a 5c, and honestly I just think I didn't want to walk out empty handed that day. So I went for the 5c as well and ended up loving it. Even though I also kind of regretted not getting the 5 just because of some of its features. But I still have that 5c.
Looking back now, I'm glad I got the 5c. It was original. Apple really hasn't made a phone like it since. Everything has been aluminum and glass, or I guess lately some titanium.
But we also talked about how it was kind of a missed opportunity with the colors they offered on the 5c. They were a bit too pastel. I ended up with the white one because I didn't care for the pastel colors. She got the green because she liked how it looked under the black case with all the holes in it. Had they offered something like electric blue or hot pink or neon green, something akin to the colors offered on the old iPod Nanos, I think that would have been a better fit. Brighter more playful colors to match the plastic bodies. I would have had a harder time picking which one I wanted.
I would love to see a modern rendition of the 5c. In fact if we didn't have specs already floating around for the new SE4, I think that would be the perfect platform for a lower cost, bright colored, polycarbonate iPhone that still bares the iPhone 14 screen size and overall shape. Maybe throw in the option to toggle on a virtual home button at the bottom with an under screen touch-id sensor so all the boomers won't feel out of place trading in their SE3 models.
Considering I'm still on the 8 plus myself, that would be perfect for me too.
Looking back now, I'm glad I got the 5c. It was original. Apple really hasn't made a phone like it since. Everything has been aluminum and glass, or I guess lately some titanium.
But we also talked about how it was kind of a missed opportunity with the colors they offered on the 5c. They were a bit too pastel. I ended up with the white one because I didn't care for the pastel colors. She got the green because she liked how it looked under the black case with all the holes in it. Had they offered something like electric blue or hot pink or neon green, something akin to the colors offered on the old iPod Nanos, I think that would have been a better fit. Brighter more playful colors to match the plastic bodies. I would have had a harder time picking which one I wanted.
I would love to see a modern rendition of the 5c. In fact if we didn't have specs already floating around for the new SE4, I think that would be the perfect platform for a lower cost, bright colored, polycarbonate iPhone that still bares the iPhone 14 screen size and overall shape. Maybe throw in the option to toggle on a virtual home button at the bottom with an under screen touch-id sensor so all the boomers won't feel out of place trading in their SE3 models.
Considering I'm still on the 8 plus myself, that would be perfect for me too.