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Follow UsNEW DELHI, INDIA: Cupertino based Apple's stroll towards the bottom of smartphone market has seen it officially, if quietly, release an iPhone 5c with a mere eight gigabytes of storage capacity.
The new, drilled down version has appeared on Apple's Australian online store and is priced at $AUD679. The 16GB and 32GB models are $739 and $869, respectively.
It has long been assumed that the 5c is Apple's attempt to win more customers in developing nations, especially India and China. In the latter nation Apple is 8GB 5c selling for RMB 4,088, compared to RMB 4,488 and RMB 5,288 for the 16GB and 32GB models. That's $US660 compared to $US725 and $US854.
By way of comparison, in Australia a Samsung Galaxy S4 can be had for $AUD618 from mainstream retailers. With 16GB of storage and a 1920x1080 display the S4 is handily ahead of the 5c's specs and leaves buyers enough left over cash for a case of imported beer. Another interesting comparison is the Chinese price of the 8GB iPhone 4s: RMB 3, 288. That's $531 or $130 cheaper than the 8GB 5c.