A lag in sales, Apple has decided to offer a new boost to its mid-range smartphone offering a new version 8GB Enough? Not sure.
There is a week we announced on Juicer that the iPhone 5 remains the most popular smartphones Apple , followed closely by a 5S increasingly adopted by consumers in contrast to his little brother, 5C, which is struggling to attract specialists and users.
Data that has obviously not escaped Apple has decided to react by launching a 8GB version of its smartphone. So far only available in 16 and 32 GB, the price is up to the size of available storage since 5C iPhone 16GB is available from € 609, a substantial sum for a midrange oriented smartphone.
With 8 GB, this new model goes below 600 € with a price of € 559 or € 50 less for 8GB of storage under. A decision that allows Apple to make it more attractive smartphone and especially operators to offer this model at a lower price with a 4G plan.
Should we all fall for this new model?
Rest with only 8GB, it's hard to see the iPhone 5C finally convince users. Indeed, we must take into account the size of Apple's mobile operating system that exceeds 3 GB, which has the effect of leaving 5 GB of free space for the user's personal applications and data . A feeble total when you consider that the iPhone does not have SD slot and the 16GB version is available for 50 € more.
Moreover, one could expect a price close to € 500 to have a full range of prices, 4S 406 to € offered from 709 € 5S. Apple we had also used a gap of about € 100 as soon as we chose to double the storage memory.
Note that the 5C iPhone 8GB is available in only five countries : France, England, Germany, China and Australia.