Best Phone 2013
The Top Smartphones of 2013
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To appeal to younger users and a growing international market, Apple made its more affordable iPhone 5c ($99 for 16GB and $199 for 32GB, with a two-year contract) official in September. The iPhone's metal backing was replaced with a colorful, plastic-like polycarbonate material reinforced with a steel frame that doubles as an antenna.
On the inside, the iPhone 5c is a carbon copy of the iPhone 5: an A6 processor, 8MP Sight camera, and a four-inch Retina display. There's more LTE coverage available, which means that travelers can now use fast data speeds in more places around the world. A higher capacity battery also means that the 5c has 10 hours of talk time (vs. eight hours of talk time in the iPhone 5).