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iPhone SE 4's Design Revealed in CAD Renders
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Since you're in the market for stupid comments, here’s another one: Our markets make sure that everything is as it should be. You're out of luck.
Don't complain about regulation and then call for help when it suits you.
Apple Should price this at $499, and release a Mini a year later at $399. Thereby bumping the iPhone SE to effectively $499 while continue to claim the SE range starts at $399. If Apple and the market data are right then $399 Mini wouldn't even make much of the sales anyway because everyone wants bigger phones. This also keeps the minority of us who wants a Mini.
Nope, in 2024, just needs the screen extended out. That form factor feels so nice in the hand as a small phone. IMO that was the epitome of Apple design versus all the hard angles and thick feeling surrounds they have now, don't even get me started on the notch which fully belongs in... 2014.
I'm so glad I just bought an iPhone 13 Mini while I still could!
Looks promising to say at least I’m sure some people will pick it up as their new phone won’t be me happy with my 14 😁👍🏻
I would have preferred dual cameras and touch ID on the top button instead of Face ID.
This thing is thiccck. And flat sides!?!? Seriously? This design is so fatigueing anymore. Zero escape now. The only thing nice about this is the singular camera cut out. Really want an iPhone 3GS resurrection, too bad the giant cameras of now days disallow anything but flat now. sadness.
I have to admit that I’m a little shocked that they’re going for such a large size, but I guess it’s cheaper to make the chassis if it’s almost the same as the current releases.
Please apple make it 5.8 with touch ID and that's it.
I'd be happy if they just gave me a 13 mini with USB-C
This phone will probably have an A17 or A18 processor, depending on when it is released. Actually this is the first SE that I may eventually be in the market for. The Mini is dead, even though I love mine, but I can live with a 6.1” model. And I love the iPhone 13 and 14 designs anyway, as I use the smallest version of the 13. I don’t use the wide angle camera very much, so small loss to me. But with OLED, face ID, and a normal sized battery, this may be a compelling replacement for my 13 Mini a couple of years from now.
Now that would be hilarious, EU regulating phone size. People aren't buying small phones, that's just the way it is.
And FaceID. I would prefer Touch ID build into the power button like the iPad Air. With a 5.8" screen like the iPhone X.
Make the SE into the new mini and it's going to sell like hotcakes.
I’m not too surprised because when it comes to miniaturized portable tech, I don’t think it’s always bigger = more expensive, and smaller = less expensive. Firstly, the difference in cost of material/parts for such small devices like phones might be small or even negligible, and sometimes smaller tech is actually more difficult to design and manufacture, and therefore more expensive to make. So even without economy of scale, etc. as you alluded to, bigger devices may simply not cost much more to make than comparable smaller phones. However, people are willing to pay considerably more for them because bigger is always perceived to be more valuable (even though for a portable device bigger can work against you). So I think the demand for bigger phones really works out well for phone manufacturers who are happy to supply them and bring in more profit. It’s a positive feedback loop, which I think is why phones keep growing in size and cost.
and of course there will also be some who will be saying
"Looks like I'll be buying a few SE 2022's before they ... with their Touch button ... disappears.
