It's now widely accepted Apple will, for the first time in iPhone history, launch not one but two new iPhones this coming Tuesday. One, a flagship iPhone 5S, and the other a long-rumored budget iPhone that should help the company tap emerging markets where telcos rarely subsidize devices.
Critics assume the so-called iPhone 5C will somehow flop because it'll have a plastic shell. In reality, coupled with Apple's marketing prowess and brand power, the iPhone 5C will widen Apple's price umbrella and replace the $450 off-contract iPhone 4S as Apple's most affordable iPhone yet - without offering a two-year old hardware.
We've combed through a flurry of news stories, analyst reports and speculative articles, weighing in each source/publication's credibility to come up with a set of features we're fairly certain the iPhone 5C will include. Of course, your guess is as good as ours so don't shy away from voicing your opinion down in the comments...