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Apple's budget iPhone 5C fails to impress the Internet

The iPhone 5C was launched amidst much fanfare last night but failed to please the Interwebz. Find out why.

Nishtha Kanal|Sep 11, 2013, 09:39:59 IST

Apple broke its own norm last night to announce a budget iPhone called the iPhone 5C at its launch event. While the announcement didn’t come as a complete shock to the Internet, thanks to the multitude of leaks that had been trickling out of websites, it didn’t stop the online world from expressing emotions ranging on both sides of the spectrum about the new phone.

The very first issue with the cheaper version of the iPhones launched today seemed to be its single hard coated polycarbonate body, or like the Twitterverse preferred to call it – plastic.

Will BMC ban iPhone 5c? #Plastic
— savio joseph (@saviojoseph) September 10, 2013

"iPhone 5C is beautifully, unapologetically plastic." Because Samsung was ashamed of being plastic?
— Aatif Sumar (@aatifsumar) September 10, 2013

The plastic gave way to the shiny colours the iPhone 5C is supposed to be released in and opinion was divided on this too.

iPhone 5C looks neat. Not crazy about the design, but the emphasis on color is refreshing.
— Ajay (@AjayMuthreja) September 10, 2013

Colorful plastic #iPhones!!!! Seriously guys- what were you thinking? #Apple #iPhone5C
— Fluffy (hehe) Brain. (@ramyadelhi) September 10, 2013

Before iPhone 5C : Yaar, iPhone is only available in black and white. :( After iPhone 5C : Yaar, iPhone has copied Nokia. :(
— Chaitanya (@Chaitanya_13) September 11, 2013

Talking about similarities between Nokia’s original, shiny Lumia series, the irony of the iPhone 5C coming in colourful plastic shells was not lost.

Nokia guys must be crying that the iPhone 5C stole their only feature
— Khamba (@gkhamba) September 10, 2013

The iPhone 5C looks like it was designed for tweens. Maybe should leave the colored phones to Nokia and Samsung, & stay classy Apple.
— Tasnim Abdul Hadi (@tasnimhadi) September 11, 2013

Nokia, that has just found its funny-bone again after selling most of it off to Microsoft took a chance to take a potshot at Apple too.

RT @nokia_uk: Thanks, #Apple ;) pic.twitter.com/UQi75GBVMY
— Nokia (@nokia) September 10, 2013

Coming back to the iPhone 5C after that little tussle, the price was another point where the budget Apple phone was not winning any popularity contests.

iPhone 5C will cost $733 in China. Well, I think the India price is going to be around Rs 40,000. How cheap!
— Javed Anwer (@Javed_Del) September 10, 2013

Multicoloured Tata nano , gems , iPhone 5C , nail paints .. All will come at same price !!
— sumit (@sumitsaurabh) September 10, 2013

For suckers who are complaining about 5c price. You are the people who called it "budget" iPhone. Apple never did
— Bhavin Merchant (@bhavin_veNom) September 10, 2013

So while the Internet debates about whether or not the iPhone 5C impresses, take a look at what tech2’s Round Table has to say about iPhones from yesterday’s launch impressing the most.

By Nishtha Kanal

Intrigued by all things social, Nishtha will invariably tweet about you. When not tweeting or writing about the next viral video, you will hear her proclaiming her love to Metallica, James Hetfield, Opeth, Akerfeldt and all bands that go 'growl'. She also obsesses about ACP Pradyuman and South Park and you will always find her moving around with a book. Her focus is on all the happening stuff in the tech domain, and she won't hesitate to take a shot at some of the oddball devices that make their way to our labs.