<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The iPhone 5C (marketed with a stylized lowercase' c' as iPhone 5c) is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc . The device was part of the iPhone series and was unveiled on September 10, 2013, and released on September 20, 2013, along with its higher - end counterpart, the iPhone 5S . The "c" in the phone's name stands for "color". </P> <P> The iPhone 5C is a variant of the iPhone 5, with similar hardware specifications but a hard - coated polycarbonate shell instead of the aluminium of the original iPhone 5 . The iPhone 5C was available in several color options, and shipped with iOS 7 . The iPhone 5C was sold at a discounted price point in comparison to the 5S: unlike Apple's prior practice of lowering the price of the previous model upon release of a new version, the iPhone 5 was explicitly discontinued and replaced by the 5C . On September 9, 2014, the 16 and 32 GB iPhone 5C models were replaced by the 8 GB model with the announcement of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . On September 9, 2015, the 8 GB version was discontinued when the iPhone 6S was announced . </P>

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