In mid-August my iPhone 4 finally decided to quit. After dropping it off a balcony and harshly dropping it a few times on school tiles without a case on it, a large black spot appeared on the top part of the screen, and the bottom 2/3 of the screen were streaky lines of white. Despite rendering all of my apps useless, I managed to use my phone for the next few weeks to text and call people, but when my birthday rolled around in September, I was ready for an iPhone 5. Luckily (although at the time very frustratingly) none of the stores had a white iPhone 5. Then the new iPhones were revealed, and I understood my struggle. So on Sept. 13 I woke up and pre-ordered my new iPhone… And then I waited, which seemed to take forever, but a week later it arrived.

I’ve now had my new phone for nearly a week. I admit; I love it. Compared to my old phone, it’s a huge step up! It’s thinner, lighter and simply feels better in my hands. And I love the fact that I now own a neon pink iPhone. On my old phone, I had trouble getting wi-fi and got spotty signal a lot in my house or if I held my phone a certain way. Now I get wi-fi everywhere in my house and at school and LTE most everywhere I go. The iPhone 5C is faster than my old phone too: where previously it was common for apps  like Facebook to crash, I can now keep multiple apps open with minimal crashing. The iPhone 5C is miles better than my old beat up iPhone 4.

However, most of my friends have an iPhone 5, and when I compare my phone to theirs I don’t see much difference. And really there isn’t much difference. The C is a bit bigger due to the poly-carbonate shell and has a better FaceTime camera. It is supposed to have a better battery life, however since iOS 7 is optimized for the battery of the 5S, my battery usually doesn’t last much past the end of the school day.

So in conclusion, while I love my new neon pink iPhone, don’t waste your money if you already have a 5, you will be disappointed.