Apple iPhone 5c - user opinions and reviews
- Yoshi
- jAt
This was the last iPhone to run on a 32-bit OS, so a lot of apps will no longer work. I used to have this phone from like 2015-2018 iirc and it was pretty good at the time. There are a few games I played that don't work on 64-bit iOS updates like the Sonic racing games so if you ever installed those before they were delisted then you have some use at least.
- Qwerty Keyboard
- 0dy
Ignore the apple fanboys. "Sales numbers" don't effect how good/bad a phone is.
Except...
On account of the phone not selling as much as expected, a lot of these where cluttering up warehouses.
So, how does a multi hundred million dollar ISP company like AT&T/Sprint/etc do? Sell them cheap! REAL cheap!
As a result, a lot of children/teens of the era got this as their first phone. Ask many of them and they'll probably speak fondly of it! And for good reason!
The ONLY black mark this phone has is it's poor support from Apple (Only iOS 7-10 officially. No, kexec'ing into iOS 6 does NOT count.)
The phone is solid. REALLY solid! Probably "shrug a 10ft drop onto concrete" type tough. The phone's plastic cabinet feels great! It's also reliable. Unlike the iphone 6/6s, this phone doesn't chew through batteries, lift pads off the motherboard, have the camera vibrate, etc.
And it would of been nice and fast back in the day, basically being an iPhone 5 with some of the peripherals tweaked.
Plenty good phone. And as someone who didn't even grow up with it (only got one recently), it's underrated too!
- Anonymous
- 3SI
In 2023, this phone is basically unusable except for calls and SMS because basically apps work on iOS 10, not even WhatsApp. The iPhone 5s is different because it runs iOS 12 and pretty much all the most important apps work. For some that don’t work, the web version can work even if it does not display everything properly. On iOS 10, not even the web versions work oftentimes.
- Anonymous
- XEa
Cy, 21 Oct 2021Well i recently own this and i felt sad because it its now not supported on google meet which ... moreDoes whatsapp work on the handset?
- chocho
- fwy
ria pogi, 25 Dec 2022if you have a computer, download itunes on your computer and use the apple id that you use on ... moreu can download whatsapp also ??
- ria pogi
- 7XX
Manohar, 08 Nov 2022As it is an old version then, how to install apps like YouTube, Hotstar, Zee5, WhatsApp in thi... moreif you have a computer, download itunes on your computer and use the apple id that you use on this phone. On itunes you should download the apps that you would like to download
- C
- 7AX
Manohar, 08 Nov 2022As it is an old version then, how to install apps like YouTube, Hotstar, Zee5, WhatsApp in thi... moreUnfortunately you need someone with a newer device like an iPod touch 7 or iPhone 6 might even work, anything with iOS 14 should work. Sign into your Apple ID on that device, purchase or "get" the apps you need. Then they will all be downloadable on your older 5c
- Sin
- pYQ
iPhone 5c
Nice designed smartphone
but made by a really **** company with horrible software support and care for legacy devices
- Manohar
- Dkp
Bob, 30 Aug 2022For me, most games work. The only issue is its an older version. I use an older version of iTu... moreAs it is an old version then, how to install apps like YouTube, Hotstar, Zee5, WhatsApp in this phone, because of its older version apps can not downloaded directly from appstore.
- Bob
- jS3
Sin, 30 Aug 2022😢 apple software support this bad
I guess I won't get one then
Not really any possib... moreFor me, most games work. The only issue is its an older version. I use an older version of iTunes which lets me get ownership of an app. Then I go to the appstore on the iPhone and download an app.
Personally, the phone works great for me.
- Sin
- 3ag
Apple, 18 Aug 2022This phone is so much outdated
It run on iOS 10.3.3
Plus it can't play any games normal... more😢 apple software support this bad
I guess I won't get one then
Not really any possibility of custom ROM is there?
Android custom ROM too give it new life?
The android phones from around this time period are working still functional at least
Am shocked iPhones just die like this
- Apple
- g8$
Sin, 17 Jul 2022I am interest in games does many games work
Do alternative browsers work ?
This was the... moreThis phone is so much outdated
It run on iOS 10.3.3
Plus it can't play any games normally
It can't run VPN server services
It can't run browsers normally
iPhone 5c lags like hella flame
I haved this phone in 2017
Trust me bro
This phone not worth it
iPhone 5c stopped supporting apps in 2017
And software is old almost 7 years
Just buy any iPhone of these 5s,se,6,6plus,6s,6splus,7,7plus,8,8plus,X, XR, Xs/Max,11,11pro,11promax,12mini,12,12pro,12promax,13mini,13,13pro,13promax,14,14pro,14max,14promax
- Anonymous
- gN4
Sin, 17 Jul 2022I am interest in games does many games work Do alternative browsers work ? This was the... moreoldest available update is roughly around ios 10 so most apps (games) included wont work, you could always install things through jailbreaks and the like but that requires some technical knowhow, and you are at risk of messing up your phone
- Brianna
- uSV
After years of usage my iphone 5c battery is noticeably aged also the home button started to malfunction. Don't get me wrong this was an amazing phone but using it in 2022 is terrible cos most app is not supported anymore like Youtube etc also it's slow in ios 10 and crashes sometimes. I'm hoping that its battery still work in the future cos I have plenty of files here and I don't wanna lose them *sobbing*
- Sin
- 0Rw
Ik, 15 May 2022You can Stil use the internet, call, but you can't download many apps. The only mainstrea... moreI am interest in games does many games work
Do alternative browsers work ?
This was the only iPhone I would have ever really wanted just never around too buying it
- Anonymous
- f}L
Kushagra, 17 Jun 2022All iPhones after iPhone 5 are 4G enabled.Think again, the iPhone 6 can't support 4G but the SE and later can 🙃
- Sg
- JhU
In my opinion it's a great phone quality is perfect
- Kushagra
- YQQ
Ik, 04 Mar 2022You also should not buy 5s because everything older then iPhone 6 cant make calls over celluar... moreAll iPhones after iPhone 5 are 4G enabled.
- Anonymous
- 3SI
I think this has one of the most functional iPhone designs. Not because of the plastic, but because the front is flat, which is easier for applying a screen protector and more durability, while the back or the sides to the back are curved which feels better in the hand.
- Ik
- aXg
Sin, 13 Apr 2022Is this smartphone still usable does the internet browser work and basic call and text and nor... moreYou can Stil use the internet, call, but you can't download many apps. The only mainstream apps you can download are tiktok
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