iPhone 5C

iPhone 5C


Brand	Apple Inc.
Slogan	“For the colorful.”
Series	iPhone
Compatible networks	GSM, CDMA, 3G, EVDO,HSPA+, LTE
First released	September 20, 2013
Predecessor	iPhone 5
Related	iPhone 5S
Type	Smartphone
Form factor	Bar
Operating system	iOS 7
System-on-chip used	Apple A6
Storage	16 or 32 GB
Removable storage	No
Data inputs	Multi-touch touchscreen display Triple microphone configuration 3-axis gyroscope 3-axis accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor
Display	4 in (100 mm) diagonal (16:9 aspect ratio), multi-touch display, LED backlit IPS TFT LCD, 640×1,136 pixels at 326 ppi, 800:1 contrast ratio (typical), 500 cd/m² max. brightness (typical), Fingerprint-resistantoleophobic coating on front

The iPhone 5C is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is one of two successors to the iPhone 5, along with its higher-end counterpart, the iPhone 5S. Apple held an event to formally introduce the iPhone 5C and 5S on September 10, 2013, and will begin taking pre-ordersfor the 5C on September 13, 2013.

The iPhone 5C runs on the latest iteration of the iOS operating system, iOS 7, which was announced at the company’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013.

The 5C uses much of the same hardware as the iPhone 5, lacking new features from the 5S: it uses the previous A6 chip from the iPhone 5 instead of the A7, does not include fingerprint recognition, and lacks the Burst iSight camera mode and Slow-motion video recording mode. It uses a poly-carbonate casing (in blue, green, pink, yellow, and white colors) instead of the metal used by the 5 and 5S.

Software

The iPhone 5C features iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system. The user interface of iOS is based on the concept of direct manipulation, using multi-touch gestures. Interface control elements consist of sliders, switches, and buttons. Interaction with the OS includes gestures such as swipe, tap,pinch, and reverse pinch, all of which have specific definitions within the context of the iOS operating system and its multi-touch interface. Internal accelerometers are used by some applications to respond to shaking the device (one common result is the undo command) or rotating it vertically (one common result is switching from portrait to landscape mode).

The iPhone 5C will ship with iOS 7, which will be released on September 18, 2013. The phone can act as a hotspot, sharing its internet connection over WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB, and also accesses the App Store, an online application distribution platform for iOS developed and maintained by Apple. The service allows users to browse and download applications from the iTunes Store that were developed with Xcode and the iOS SDK and were published through Apple.

iOS 7 adds AirDrop, an ad-hoc WiFi sharing platform. Users can share files with any Mac with Lion or above, iPhone 5 onwards, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad (4th generation), or iPad Mini. The operating system also adds Control Center, which gives iOS users access to commonly used controls and apps. By swiping up from any screen–including the Lock screen–users can do such things as switch to Airplane mode, turn Wi-Fion or off, adjust the display brightness and similar basic functions of the device. It also includes a new integrated flashlight function to operate the reverse camera’s flash LED as a flashlight.

The iPhone 5C can play music, movies, television shows, e-books, audio books, and pod casts and can sort its media library by songs, artists, albums, videos, playlists, genres, composers, pod casts, audio books, and compilations. Options are always presented alphabetically, except in playlists, which retain their order from iTunes. Users can rotate their device horizontally to landscape mode to access a collage of album covers. Scrolling is achieved by swiping a finger across the screen. Alternatively, headset controls can be used to pause, play, skip, and repeat tracks. On the 5, the volume can be changed with the included Apple Earphones, and the Voice Control feature can be used to identify a track, play songs in a playlist or by a specific artist, or create a Genius playlist.

Specifications

The iPhone 5C will make use of Apple’s previous generation A6 processor, the same processor that powered the iPhone 5. Apple announced during the keynote that the iPhone 5C will use most of the same internals of the iPhone 5,except the battery, which has increased in capacity, and antennas, which have been redesigned for the plastic body and now cover more LTE bands than any other smartphone according to Apple. The iPhone 5C will not make use of the iPhone 5S’ Touch ID finger print scanner. iPhone 5C features a 4-inch multi-touch display, which has 1136×640 pixels resolution. However it will be mass-produced and will be cheaper. iPhone 5C will be available in 16 GB and 32 GB capacities, and in the USwill cost US$99 and $199 on a 2-year contract, or $549 and $649 off contract.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – all versions
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 – A1532 (CDMA), A1456
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 – A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – A1507, A1529 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – A1533 (CDMA), A1453
	4G Network	LTE – all versions
	SIM	Nano-SIM
	Announced	2013, September
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, September

BODY	Dimensions	124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
BODY	Weight	132 g (4.66 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	No
MEMORY	Internal	16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	1/3.2” sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR panorama, HDR photo
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
	Secondary	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

FEATURES	OS	iOS 7.0
	Chipset	Apple A6
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz
	GPU	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML (Safari)
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	No
	Colors	White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – AirDrop file sharing – Siri natural language commands and dictation – iCloud cloud service – Twitter and Facebook integration – TV-out – Maps – iBooks PDF reader – Audio/video player/editor – Organizer – Document viewer – Image viewer/editor – Voice memo/dial/command – Predictive text input