The timeline of the iPhone design
iPhone 5S/5C (Seventh Generation)
Launched: September 2013
Big changes arrived in the design of the iPhone's evolution in 2013, and the arrival of the iPhone 5C meant a cheaper, colourful, plastic-backed model to help battle Android in the mobile middle market.
Aside from the plastic shell and larger battery, the iPhone 5C was a carbon copy of the iPhone 5 in terms of specs.
As for the iPhone 5S, Apple stuck with minimal changes in design for their ‘S’ range and made more improvements internally. The 5S featured more power, a better camera, and a fancy fingerprint reader hidden under the home button.
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