I would say in surprised that they can still change the name this late in the game, but it's clear that whoever started the 5se rumor had it all wrong, well, some of it at least.
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Apple's Upcoming 4-Inch Smartphone May Be Called 'iPhone SE'
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Would you expect Apple to sell a 32 GB iPhone SE (as the entry-level) alongside the iPhone 6, 6s, 6 Plus and 6s Plus each with 16 GB? At the very least they would have to shift all those to 32 GB as well. But if they wanted to do this, they'd rather do it with the release of the iPhone 7.
Cmon....
iPhone Mini (4 inch)
iPhone Air (4.7 inch)
iPhone Pro (5.5 inch)
You do this across your Mac lines and iPad lines. Just do it on iPhones too.
iPhone Mini (4 inch)
iPhone Air (4.7 inch)
iPhone Pro (5.5 inch)
You do this across your Mac lines and iPad lines. Just do it on iPhones too.
This is starting to look like a bad deal. What's the point of a renamed 4" phone with last year's technology? They already do that.
The glaring hole in Apple's line up and the reason for their sales dip is lack of a flagship phone in a 4" screen size. This March 15 phone looks like a waste of time. They need to just go straight to a 4" version of the iPhone 7 on the same day the iPhablet 7 & iPhablet 7 Maxi get released. Anything else is just being clueless.
The glaring hole in Apple's line up and the reason for their sales dip is lack of a flagship phone in a 4" screen size. This March 15 phone looks like a waste of time. They need to just go straight to a 4" version of the iPhone 7 on the same day the iPhablet 7 & iPhablet 7 Maxi get released. Anything else is just being clueless.
The box for the new iPad only said "iPad". I think some heard it introduced as the new iPad and assumed it was part of the name. Sort of like when they hear someone say this is my youngest child Blake, and think "My Youngest Child" is part of Blake's name.
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I don't really SE why Apple would choose such a non-descriptive & decidedly Un-Appleesque name (in it's "modern" era at least).
The name harkens back to the Mac SE. But SE on that Mac stood for "System Expansion" because it was the first Mac to have an expansion slot. But obviously there is no way to expand an iPhone. Sometimes SE on a product stands for "special edition," but this going to be a regular run phone, not special like, say, the U2 iPod.
If this is the real name its just more evidence Apple is getting lazy, especially in the marketing dept.
The name harkens back to the Mac SE. But SE on that Mac stood for "System Expansion" because it was the first Mac to have an expansion slot. But obviously there is no way to expand an iPhone. Sometimes SE on a product stands for "special edition," but this going to be a regular run phone, not special like, say, the U2 iPod.
If this is the real name its just more evidence Apple is getting lazy, especially in the marketing dept.
If you are perfectly happy with the 5s, I could see you holding off on an upgrade. As someone who is using a 6s, I would change to the "se". If the "se" never came to fruition, I would go back to the 5s. That is a very good point you bring up. Better battery, live photos, apple pay
I actually think iphone se (special edition) is not bad at all. That pretty much is exactly what it is.
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I never bought into the old rumored name of '5SE'. This name I can buy into and don't mind at all.
I am really sorry to offend some fans by this but i just find it confusing, two iPhone sizes, then another two still in sale from the previous generation, new iPads, half functioning apple tv ( i own one), little confusion over the watch update and releasing 76 bands throughout the year and now an iPhone that's going to be called SE - all these and after 6 months i'm still having issues with Apple music and iCloud asking me for password verification every other day.... ah
If you bought a 5S at launch, then your battery is shot by now. This is why I'll upgrade to whatever it is they launch in the 4" form factor, and I suspect I'm not alone. And I'm happy enough with the return of the 4" option that I'm fine with it.
Fair enough . . . I may have been the first person every in an online messageboard to overstate the point. But, basically, ApplePay has a lot in it for Apple beyond just selling more products (like other features - better camera is good for me and I'm willing to pay for it). ApplePay does provide value to users, and even I'm intrigued by it. But to me it has an element of being used to promote another apple product rather than just provide me with increased value.
True. They only called it this way in the keynote and in ads. I believe the real name was actually "iPad with Retina Display" but it has never been called iPad 3 by Apple. And because of this, it made a lot of confusion later because the iPad 4 was also dubbed as "iPad with Retina Display".
It actually seems to hold up decently well. Like everyone, near end of day it's running low. But that was true when I opened the box as well.
That said, it's pretty sorry that the need to replace a phone is driven by the number of battery cycles rather than new features, etc.
The name is the easiest to change and the easiest to keep secret.
Why do we even have rumors about this?
Why do we even have rumors about this?
I agree, though I would name them more like Macbooks:
4" iPhone
4.7" iPhone
5.5" iPhone
7" iPad
10" iPad
13" iPad Pro
Then the Apple enthusiasts that care can refer to them as the "Early 2016" or the "Late 2017" generation to differentiate between releases.
Please explain how it's a special edition compared to any other iPhone model? When I think about "special edition" product they are unique and also only offered for a limited time. I don't see that as the case here on either account.