Apple is reportedly set to launch two new iPhone models at a media event on September 10. One of them will be the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5S, while the second one will be iPhone C, a lower-cost iPhone model with a plastic casing.
You have a chance to see how the cheaper version of the iPhone- iPhone 5C will look like thanks to a few new photos claiming to show packaged “iPhone 5Cs” that have surfaced online.
A previously leaked image shows what appears to be Apple's low-cost iPhone 5C in pink. New images show what the handset may look like in other pastel hues, including blue, green, yellow and white.
The first two photos comes from Chinese website iApps.im, and it has posted two “iPhone 5C” units in retail packaging. As you can see in the gallery below, one of these images show a partially unpackaged iPhone 5C in blue and in another, you can see multiple handsets of 5C in yellow, blue and white on an assembly line.
colors all in one shot:
The same site also leaked images that show off the included documentation and SIM removal tool that will supposedly come inside the iPhone 5C packaging.
Chinese tech site C Technology has also posted a video that appears to show iPhone 5C in red running on iOS 7 and having pinch-to-zoom and responsive scorlling.
It has also posted one image that appears to show an iPhone 5C in green. Unlike the other images, however, this one doesn't include a sticker illustrating the iOS 7 home screen on a color-matched background.
A green unit without the sticker:
If you notice the colors of iPhone 5C remind of Nokia's Lumias. The Lumia 520 and 620 are really cheap and proving popular.
Another thing worth noting is that the packaging is quite similar to Apple’s iPod touch boxes, which feature a transparent plastic lid that allows consumers to see which color device is packed inside the box; The iPod nano, also comes in all of the shades shown above.
Apple is likely to unveil the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on Sept. 10. The new iPhone 5S, the which is the higher-end device will look like the current iPhone 5 and will include a fingerprint scanner, faster processor, improved camera functionality, and will come in new color options (including gold and possibly graphite).
Both devices are expected to arrive in stores around September 20th.
New iPads may also be launched, but they usually have their own event in October.
iPhone 5C is rumored to come with iPhone 5 internals, and could be priced between $400 and $500 or about £300-350.
Apple has also begun training its support staff on iOS 7 and iTunes Radio, the new software and services that will be seen in tandem with the new hardware.
The iPhone 5C is believed to be designed for emerging markets like China and Apple has apparently made a deal with China Mobile to carry the company’s products.
At £300-350, iPhone 5C is a bit expensive than Nokia Lumia which is available for around £100 these days. If you're not bothered about apps, then the Nokia’s Lumia Windows Phone could well be offering better value this Christmas.
Check out the Leaked iPhone 5C Photos in the Gallery below:
