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hey guys Ashley TechnoBuffalo here we are reviewing this guy the iPhone 5c it's a really interesting little mid-range kind of device so let's check it out so I know John tends to do reviews in a very specific way I kind of tend to go a little bit different with mine in real-world use cases so I'm going to tell you guys a little bit about this phone and why I think it's an interesting addition to the Apple lineup so let's start off with the design because obviously this is the big deal on the iPhone 5c they've added polycarbonate backs polycarbonate casing to the phone honestly I was expecting these to be a little bit more poppy like I was expecting needs to be almost neon ish I'm kind of disappointed that it ended up not going that way these are a little bit more muted than I had originally thought I'm not a huge fan oddly enough before I saw the cases with the holes in them the Kinect for cases I know and now that I've seen them on the devices again they're a little bit more muted than I would have liked so I don't know if I like that combination but generally speaking as to the polycarbonate itself they really made a great choice because obviously the iPhone 5 is prone to scuffs that is no longer an issue with this you don't feel worried about scratching up your device you don't feel concerned about you know dropping it and getting a big dent this is definitely a really nice design by Apple and it's certainly not the first time we've seen a beautiful colorful polycarbonate phone Koff Nokia Lumia is but again those are great devices and their build quality is really lovely so at the end of the day I think that this was a really good choice by Apple especially in offering a lower priced iPhone or less expensive iPhone but I certainly wouldn't by any stretch of the word call it cheap because it doesn't feel cheap in the hand it absolutely feels like a nice phone it feels like a good solid device it doesn't feel flimsy at all so I have to give Apple credit for designing the phone again I would have liked maybe even brighter colors hardware wise the iPhone 5c is rockin the exact same a6 processor that the iPhone 5 had so if you want to check that out you can check out our review of the iPhone 5 but generally speaking using the iPhone 5c was it really pleasurable experience there wasn't a lot of slowdown it handles iOS 7 really well even though some of the animations were just the hair slower than on the 5s there was no real noticeable breakdown in speed especially when compared to a device like the iPhone 4s which certainly has had its fair share of issues handling some of the stuff happening in iOS 7 on to camera so the camera again the same thing that is happening in the iPhone 5 so nothing totally different I do like the new camera app I think it's a really well-designed app it's clean much better design than some of the other first party apps that Apple has added in iOS 7 I'm looking at you calendar but the camera app does very well the shutter is very quick I haven't had any issues taking pictures again it does every now and again does suffer in low-light it depends on the setting you do tend to get that washed outlook because it doesn't have the true tone flash like the iPhone 5s does if you're shooting in low light but generally speaking I would say on par with any phone in its class so an HTC One mini or anything that's around $99 on contract here in the States in terms of battery life you're looking at a days use I tend to be a relatively I'd say moderate user I'm not a power user by any means I use the phone to listen to podcasts on my way into work and home I also use a check email and do other things throughout the day but I'm not a power user by any means I'm not you know jamming through Infinity Blade 3 for 4 hours on my phone during the day I will say that with iOS 7 this particular setup has suffered slightly in terms of battery life I know that the iPhone 5 has kind of seen the same battery life hit that we've seen here on the 5c so you're probably looking at maybe 10% less using iOS 7 than you would see before but generally speaking it's not that much time especially if you're a light to moderate user overall the iPhone 5c is a great device for anybody looking to pick up an iPhone that isn't the most current generation of iPhone if you don't want a flagship or you don't feel it's necessary or if you don't have the money the iPhone 5c is a great choice if you like iOS and you've been in the Apple ecosystem for a while with that being said we gave it a solid 8 and I think it's a really respectable score for a phone that would be considered sort of a mini variant of its flagship counterpart so an HTC One is a great great great phone the HTC One mini is great in its own right as well and I think we can say the same thing about the iPhone 5c ah that's better review the iPhone 5c you can check out our iPhone 5s review as well that went up this week you can check all of our links out in the 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