Considering iPhone SE?

[Hal~9000]

I've always been a big fan of the 5s and the ability to use it one handed. I'll have to check it out in store before I do anything but I could definitely see myself selling my 6s and putting the money towards a 5se.

That said... I fully expect Apple to disappoint us by either pricing it too high or being cheap on the specs in the name of 1-2% higher margins

 

[MrAverigeUser]

Hoping the SE comes with 128 GB option and this "RAM-upgrade" for a reasonable price (= NOT the prohibitive ridiculous prices) - I´ll buy it immediately. If the price is too high, I´ll stay another 3 years with my two iPhone 5 32GB… as they run now since 2 weeks flawlessly on IOS 9.2.1...

Would love to have the chance to buy a "1-2 mm less thinner" SE with double battery capacity - even for 100 USD/EUR more…

I see a stable market for a long-term separate line of apple iPhones with iP 5 form factor.

I know a lot of people who COULD buy bigger phones but like to use a 4" phone - with good encryption, good phone-function, calendar, notes, solid camera, and some other USEFUL features (like water-resistant) .

As Samsung shows, exchangeable micro-RAM-cards are even possible now in waterproof-phones. So - NO REASON to stay behind the nowadays-leader of the smartphone-market (=Samsung)…

A word about world-class-design for Jony Ive:

To change once a year on/off buttons, size, form and localization of volume and transparency/intransparency of app-symbols and so on is NOT good design, it is just the opposite: those who change every time and anytime these things (and much more) are BAD designers, because they did not find the definitely most ergonomic design for the user or are just unable to find it….

World-class (=iconic) design stays nearly unchanged, because it is nearly impossible to improve. Just minor subtile changings are possible - if ever.

Brutal and sinless racing for ridiculous "Thinness" with restless and endless stylistic changes instead of working on unreached, iconic practical every-day-usability is nothing but childish…. same for GUI/software/Operation systems...

look at Thonet, Eames, the designer of the "Bauhaus"-movement, Braun-design - and then have a realistic look at what you threw on the market in the last 5 years….

 

[MrGuder]

If the power button will stay on side, will it be a deal breaker for some of you ?

Yes because for me I just might as well keep my 6s as I'm going to have the same problem with my hand/fingers hitting that power button when I don't want to be hitting it.

 

[ABC5S]

If Apple disappoints me with an A8 chip instead of an A9, and if the camera is an 8 MP with an old 1.2 MP front camera, its a no go for me, but some rumors are, A9 chip/12 MP camera rear and 5 MP front/Improved SIRI and improved fast Touch ID, which is just fine. 2 GB memory is icing on the cake. Please Apple, don't go stupid on us this time.

 

[bufffilm]

I doubt this will happen, as it would mess with Apple's margins/pricing scheme, but I wish it would.

+1

Never happen that the 4" phone will have the same goodies as the 4.7 and higher at the same time.

 

[C64]

I very much doubt they'll use the A8 at this point. Would be incredibly bad publicity-wise, they'll recreate the 5C fiasco, and it probably won't even add that much to their profit margin. Also, it's less future-proof. They want people to upgrade to the newest OS for as long as possible. And if they move to a 2-year refresh cycle for the 4-inch, the A9 fits in nicely.

 

[Retired Cat]

It depends on the design, but I am keeping an open mind.

One thing I would like is addition LTE bands. I'm still on an iPhone 5 and cannot take advantage of Band 30 on AT&T or Band 12 on T-Mobile.

 

[FuNGi]

I'm considering upgrading from my 5S for a better camera and battery life. I was never tempted by the 6 or 6S due to the size and fragility. Here's to hoping it is also waterproof so I can do away with a life proof case when in the field.

 

[dannyyankou]

By the way, if they can fit 6s specs in a 4 inch phone, they could've included optical stabilization and dual lens in the 4.7 inch version.

 

[willmtaylor]

By the way, if they can fit 6s specs in a 4 inch phone, they could've included optical stabilization and dual lens in the 4.7 inch version.

Of course they could have. "Could have" never had anything to do with it though now did it?

Had to make that $100 increase for the bigger screen look like less of a rip-off.

 

[rosario1990]

I prefer iPhone 6s.

 

[SnowLeopard OSX]

I'm pretty excited to see the new iPhone SE. Right now, I'm rocking my iPhone 5 and it's still a great phone. I'm not one of those people who live on my phone, so it's a great fit for me. We'll see!

 

[ericgtr12]

Not sure why Apple is even doing this, a smaller phone with some of the features of the bigger phone. Seems like they're just doing it to have something to release, I get the appeal for some users but when they came out with the 6S Plus everyone was defending the larger size, now many are defending the smaller size. In any case, I'll go ahead and stick with the big beautiful screen of my 6S Plus.

 

[Ace2617]

I always liked the form factor of the iPhone 5 when I had it (~2013), but now that I've upgraded to the iPhone 6 and 6s in these past few years, I don't think I'd want to go back down to the smaller screen for everyday use.

 

[ABC5S]

I and many others do...

 

[4x4bob]

I'd rather they just do a refresh of the 5s, if this new SE has the rounded flimsy frame like the 6 series.... I'm out. I know too many people with cracked 6 screens just from pocket carrying the 6's. I'll stick with my 5s until it dies.

 

[Nautilus007]

So the new device is an iPhone 6-features stuffed into a smaller package. Did we really need a keynote for this?

 

[lyceumHQ]

A9 and same camera as 6s.

Of it is made of the same material as the 6s (not the 6) and has 2gb ram I will be seriously considering selling my 6s and getting this.

 

[Totally]

YESSSSSSS NEW FOUR INCH iPHONE

 

[Ace2617]

I'd rather they just do a refresh of the 5s, if this new SE has the rounded flimsy frame like the 6 series.... I'm out. I know too many people with cracked 6 screens just from pocket carrying the 6's. I'll stick with my 5s until it dies.

So what do you think of the SE? Interested to see what people think. I won't be getting it, personally, but it's cool that people have an option if they want a smaller phone with more updated specs

 

[rmbplagannoyed]

It has everything I wanted and at a great price. Unsure about the ram though? Since they didn't mention it I assume it has the same as the 5s? Will this be sufficient?

 

[estabya]

Lord this is a tough choice.

I love 3D touch, but I would also love a 4" phone. Especially since it is the same phone just without 3D Touch. Plus, $499 for 64 Gb means I could easily sell my 6S and cover the cost of the SE.

Ugh decisions decisions.

 

[Ace2617]

It has everything I wanted and at a great price. Unsure about the ram though? Since they didn't mention it I assume it has the same as the 5s? Will this be sufficient?

I was wondering about that as well

 

[Hexiii]

So it's basically smaller 6s without 3D touch for $250 less? That's not that bad, am I missing something?

 

[estabya]

It has everything I wanted and at a great price. Unsure about the ram though? Since they didn't mention it I assume it has the same as the 5s? Will this be sufficient?

I would assume it is probably 2Gb, but we won't know for sure until it's out. Apple never really talks about RAM and CPU specs.