Performance: From what I have read, the 5c is essentially the same as the iphone 5 except for the following: slightly wider and heavier with a plastic instead of metal body, slightly better front facing camera,  and slightly improved battery life.Also there is no Siri. iOS7 looks nice and is a much needed update to the iOS world. As an otherwise all android person I definitely notice this phone is smoother and faster than my Android phone although the hardware is really not any better and not top of the line (the iphone 5s blows it away and this hardware is basically from the 2012 iphone 5). That makes me appreciate the OS and apps and the overall refinement of the software on iphones.Design: The plastic though is slippery and even though Apple Nation likes to call it high quality polycarbonate even though it is just "cheap plastic" on Samsung phones, don''t be fooled because this is just cheap plastic as well. Also, the colors are a bit lame for guys. I had to default to white since the rest are a bit feminine. I also find lame that Apple liked the buzz phrase of integrating hardware and software with this phone. This seems to just be a fancy way of saying if you buy a white phone white wallpaper and if you buy a blue phone you are stuck with a blue wallpaper. iOS 7 also integrates the new colors of the phones but I don''t find anything innovative about that. The iphone still has a screen that easliy cracks. I dropped my phone from about 4 feet in a $50 retail protective case and it still cracked the screen around the edges - I have never cracked another phone''s screen in my life and this cracked within 1 month and in a high end screen.Software: As mentioned above, Apple has the best software that provides a smooth and fast experience and apps look better on this than they did no Android even with more powerful phones. I am already noticing though you have to sacrifice customization since Apple does not let you change nearly as much and clearly likes there products to be used their way. For now it is a nice change of pace, but it could get old if.Value: Terrible value, I only bought this because of a great sale and wanted to try Apple. This phone was made to kill off the iphone 5 to allow Apple to sell a phone with better margins and easier manufacturing via a plastic case and yet they kept the price high for a "new" product that basically came out in 2012. There is no siri, and it is the largest and heaviest of the iphone 5 series.Pros: overall decent phone, iOS 7 is nice and software is smooth, camera is good, has a lot of good accessories since it is a big name phoneCons: very overpriced for what you get, plastic body is cheap and slippery, no siri, great resolution but 4 inches is beginning to look small on phones, larger and heavier than the other 5 models, iphone is still very prone to cracking/shattering screen, nothing really new: this product was created to improve Apple''s business strategy and not out of innovation, anyone who buys this is overpaying so Apple can keep margins healthy for investors. This product is proof of investors'' recent concern of Apple''s future.