With those kind of specs, if true, it's not going to be a cheap phone and it will have an odd place in the line-up, especially compared to a refurbished iPhone 14 (pro) in mint condition.
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This will be the only 6.1 inch phone. The other models will be going to 6.3 inches by then. I’m guessing the non-pro models will get the action button next year, so makes sense that the SE coming after it will have it.
The chip will probably be a carryover from the standard models the year before. Still 60hz to keep costs down, and Apple feels it’s a pro feature.
The chip will probably be a carryover from the standard models the year before. Still 60hz to keep costs down, and Apple feels it’s a pro feature.
i need the folks in the comments claiming this to be the new mini to please use their brains. mini doesn't mean low price, it means a smaller phone. this se is rumored to be the same size as the regular 15 & rumored 16, and therefore worthless to fans of the mini.
Because its later in the engineering cycle, which means of course it will be later in the release cycle. Perhaps by the time of release all iPhones will have an action button in their design.
It sounded good until the article said they will be crippling the camera capability. If it had the dual camera of the 14 it would have been a great choice for most people out there. Yeah, I guess I just answered my own question.
Because logic has been suspended in any decision-making at Apple.
I think that design philosophy is gone at apple. The bottom is a reclic of the past and it would make sense to simplify the line up and ditch parts they only use on one specific device. It wouldn't make sense to keep the button around.
Face ID is an affordable part for apple now. And I'm glad the rumor states the lack of dynamic island as I see it that worst addition to an apple phone since inception. It just takes up to much screen and doesn't add anything that already wasn't there. It makes this little area above it conpletley useless. We can still have the same UI at the top of our screen pop up. I knew there were technical limitations when the island was announced. But for me it's not usefull as I may interact with it a few times a month.
I'll believe it when I see it. How many rumors were there about an iPhone SE based on the XR that never materialized?
Keep the price low. Perfect device for a BYOD work phone. Since my company will lock down even personal devices in their BYOD program, I prefer to keep a separate phone for company email/chat functions. The entry level SE will be the perfect device for that.
You misunderstood. Folks are expressing their wish for the next SE to use the mini form factor, in spite of the current rumors.
Maybe it'll sell better at $429 and named SE.
Maybe.
But I doubt Apple will revive the Mini form-factor and make it the cheapest entry-level phone.
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When they killed off the Mini, I had hoped it would be resurrected as the SE4, but looks like that isn’t happening.
As someone with an SE 2 and an SE 3, it would sure be nice if the camera actually got upgraded. I don't even care what the device looks like, although smaller would be nice. I don't want to lose the home button either, but I could learn to get used to it since I do have a current iPad that lacks it. I do like that my iPad has Touch ID in the power button though!
Because the size would not be that of the 12 and 13 mini, I shall codename it “iPhone 15 cheap” …
What's the target demographic for these SE phones? homeless people?
I realize some of you prefer LCD and/or Touch ID for various reasons, but LCD and/or Touch ID-based iPhone represents less than 5% of iPhone sales. Apple probably stands to gain far more sales by offering iPhone SE 4 with OLED and Face ID.
iPhone 14 currently sells for $699, and it can be argued that by the time iPhone 16 rolls around in September 2024, it will be reduced to $599. So if iPhone SE 4 launches in the spring of 2025, it can probably hit $499 price point while still maintaining the margin, but sell at greater quantity.
iPhone 14 currently sells for $699, and it can be argued that by the time iPhone 16 rolls around in September 2024, it will be reduced to $599. So if iPhone SE 4 launches in the spring of 2025, it can probably hit $499 price point while still maintaining the margin, but sell at greater quantity.
What phone do you have?No home button, no sale.
How many times do I have to keep saying this?
And before the kneepad crowd starts harping on me, there is a sizable contingent of users for whom Face ID is not a solution, or who simply prefer Touch ID. Keeping a single phone in the line-up with Touch ID doesn't hurt you, so back the frick off.