Apple Announces New 4-Inch iPhone SE Starting at $399

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced the iPhone SE, a new 4-inch iPhone that boasts many of the same features as the company's larger iPhone 6s.

The iPhone SE features the A9 chip and the same embedded M9 motion co-processor as Apple's flagship 4.7-inch phone, for double the CPU performance of the iPhone 5s, which was Apple's last 4-inch handset. The new phone also packs the same graphics capabilities of the larger iPhone 6s, meaning it has three times faster GPU performance compared to the iPhone 5s.

The iPhone SE features Apple's latest 12-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera. Thanks to the improved camera, 63-megapixel panoramas can be captured and 4K video at 30 FPS is supported. The new handset also features a 1.2-megapixel front-facing FaceTime camera with a True Tone Retina Flash feature that lights up the display of the iPhone significantly more than usual, just before a photo is captured.

The iPhone SE features faster LTE and 802.11ac Wi-Fi at up to 150 Mbps and 433 Mbps respectively. The device supports up to 19 LTE bands and also comes with iOS 9.3, Apple Pay, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling, new microphones, Live Photos support, always-on "Hey Siri" voice activation, and improved battery life.

The iPhone SE will be available to order from March 24 and begin shipping on March 31. First wave launch countries include the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

Prices begin at $399 for the 16GB version, while the 64GB version will cost $499. A two-year contract is free for the 16GB version and financing starts at $17/month for the same model. Four colors are available with matte chamfered edges: Silver, Gold, Space Gray, and Rose Gold.

The new iPhone SE will be available in over 100 countries by the end of May.

Article Link: Apple Announces New 4-Inch iPhone SE Starting at $399

 

[miknos]

My new iPhone right there.

 

[Pelea]

update: there's been a small typo regarding the pricing. it's $599 not $399. sorry for the inconvenience.

- Tim Cook

edit: no seriously, why isn't this $550?

 

[BMcCoy]

Yup, looks good to me.
I'll see what the UK pricing looks like, but a good chance I'll be upgrading from my 5s to this SE.

 

[YoitsTmac]

Wow. Can we all admit this is an excellent price, especially considering the same specs in a bigger package is $150 more?
I will be selling my 6 and getting this

edit: sorry about the double post. the forums were overloaded!

 

[bushido]

lol ... it starts at 489 Euro and i thought 449€ was going to be pathetic. smh

 

[CEmajr]

$399 is unprecedented for Apple. I'm totally shocked.

 

[Adithya007]

Still starts with 16 gb.

 

[BradWould]

I'm sure some will complain about the storage options but this looks like a solid phone. More than I was expecting for sure.

 

[Ray Brady]

Count me in. 64GB Space Grey.

 

[Sirious]

Looks nothing like the 6, as per the rumours lol

 

[lolkthxbai]

That price is killer! Very affordable for the lower-end premium market, especially considering the massive amount of features parity with the 6s!

 

[Andres Cantu]

$399? $50 less than an iPhone 5s with only a couple of drawbacks? We have a winner

 

[CrashX]

Very cool - I finally get a new phone that fits in my front pocket. So did the memory get bumped up or not?

 

[S G]

Besides 2GB of RAM, I would like to see a 128GB option too... Waiting to replace my constantly crashing iPhone 5, though it is running out of space.

 

[oneMadRssn]

This design looks incredibly better than the iPhone 6/6S/Plus styling.

 

[vertsix]

I would've totally bought this instead of my iPhone 6s.

I'm a huge fan of smaller phones and this seems like a fantastic upgrade from the 5s.

 

[2457282]

Although the form factor is the same as the 5s, I like what they did. Upgrade the innards and drop the price. Seems like a positive mood that could convince more people to join the fun in the walled garden.

 

[iAbc21]

The comment section in every MacRumors post is lit today

 

[lra108]

The price is actually pretty reasonable (shockingly for an apple product)... its a 6s in 4 inch form for $250 less!

 

[Benjamin Frost]

No 128GB.

Same giant bezels.

Wish Apple would give us a flagship 4" iPhone. Hanging onto my iPhone 5 for another year.

This keynote...protruding camera on the iPad? Ridiculous. Starting with 15 minutes of research and health was worthy, but incredibly boring. Only Phil Schiller exuded any appreciable enthusiasm. The Apple Watch is obviously selling badly; no sales figures and a 20% price drop. The iPad has been increased in price by 20%; just what is needed in the face of 8 quarters of plummeting sales. Shares are down post-keynote.

I find the death of Apple painful to watch. All good things come to an end, I guess. I'm grateful to Steve Jobs and all who worked with him for his amazing products.

 

[TruthWatcher412]

Does it have 3D Touch?

 

[PDFierro]

Wow, looks awesome. I was already going to get it, but it looks even better now. Love the design, especially in Space Gray...it looks just right to me.

Only thing I'm sacrificing by going from my iPhone 6 to the SE is 128GB, but I don't mind. If Apple had only released 16/32, then we'd have problems.

 

[imola.zhp]

I love my 6, but my mother in law, a very petite lady with small hands, refuses to get anything larger than her iPhone 5. She is still using a 5! We'll be ordering her a rose gold 64gb Thursday.

 

[BMcCoy]

Looks nothing like the 6, as per the rumours lol

...which is a good thing!!