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# iPhone 5c

Essentials

Family: iOS

Codename: ?

Minimum OS: iOS 7.0

Maximum OS: iOS 8.4

Introduced: September 2013

Processor

CPU: Apple A6 (Swift)

CPU Speed: 1.3 GHz

CPU Cores: 2

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: ?

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 1 MB on-processor

Onboard RAM: 1 GB

Maximum RAM: 1 GB

Video

Screen: 4" multi-touch

GPU: 3-core 266 MHz PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (via A6)

Max Resolution: 1136x640 ("Retina")

Video Out: HDMI, VGA (via Lightning adaptors), AirPlay

Camera: 8 MP back (w/LED flash), 1.2 MP front

Storage

Flash Drive: 8/16/32 GB

Input/Output

Lightning: 1

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Microphone: mono

Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Three-axis gyro

Networking

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth: 4.0

Cellular:

- Model A1532 (GSM, North America)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  - LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
- Model A1532 (CDMA, Verizon)
  - CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  - LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
- Model A1532 (CDMA, China Telcom)
  - CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Model A1456 (CDMA, US/Japan)
  - CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  - LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)
- Model A1507 (GSM, UK/Europe/Middle East)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  - LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
- Model A1529 (GSM, Asia Pacific)
  - UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  - GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  - FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
  - TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)

Location: Assisted, GLONASS, Digital Compass, Wi-Fi, Cellular

Miscellaneous

Battery Life:

- Talk 10 hrs (3G)
- Standby 250 hrs
- Internet 8 hrs (3G), 10 hrs (LTE/Wi-Fi)
- Video 10 hrs
- Audio 40 hrs

Dimensions: 4.90" H x 2.33" W x 0.35" D

Weight: 0.29 lbs.

Introduced in September 2013 alongside the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 5c served served both tactical and strategic aims for Apple.

Tactically, the iPhone 5c allowed Apple to compete in the lower-end smartphone market with something other than the previous year's model; while the iPhone 5c was in effect a cost-reduced iPhone 5 &emdash; The only significant specification change from the iPhone 5 was the addition of support for more LTE bands, and a modest improvement to battery life &emdash; it had a fresh look: a polycarbonate case available in blue, green, pink, yellow and white. It had the luster of a new phone, and since it was specifically designed as a cost-reduction iteration on the iPhone 5, it delivered higher margins than simply selling the latter for less.

Strategically, manufacturing the iPhone 5c alongside the 5s gave Apple experience bringing two new phone models to market simultaneously, which required sophisticated logistics to respond properly to demand for each. This was, in effect, a trial run for the release of the iPhone 6 and 6 plus a year later.

The iPhone 5c was sold in all colors at two price points, based on flash capacity:

- 16 GB / $99 ($549 unsubsidized)
- 32 GB / $199 ($649 unsubsidized)

In September 2014, both models were discontinued, and an 8 GB model was introduced; it was free for carrier-subsidized customers, or $450 unsubsidized.

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