Well, the X, XS and 11 Pro 5.8" chassis is next on the conveyer belt after the iPhone 8 design, so would make sense if the SE4 uses the same body. The only issue is the SS frame, but they could switch this to aluminium. The OLED screens in those phones are the older variant that don't have ceramic shield etc.
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Apple Has Not Finalized Details for iPhone SE 4 Display, 5.7" to 6.1" OLED and LCD Screens Under Consideration
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I think I read somewhere that LG panels don't use PWM - it's mostly a Samsung AMOLED thing. Maybe there's hope...
As long as they dramatically upgrade the screen. I can see every pixel on that display.
Prefer the display aspect ratio and physical home button.
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That’s exactly the one option that is excluded by the second paragraph.
Like others have said - the sweet spot for this device would be an update XR.
Single rear camera, LCD screen, face ID and updated chip.
Single rear camera, LCD screen, face ID and updated chip.
Not gonna happen. It’s gonna be iPhone XR and lcd. Apple would be stupid to put a OLED it would cannibalize iPhone 15 or 16 models
It's an iPhone SE, Jesus. Some people just don't seem to get the point of that line of phones.
Agreed.
Apple already has a fully working production fab for 5.4" OLED and its already pared to FaceID.
Unless there is specific reason for longer battery life ~ not that I've seen advertised or mentioned with the SE 2/3 then with refined production, maybe remove FaceID and put TouchID into the Power/Sleep/Wake button then the 13 mini with 1 camera will work.
heck 1 camera, larger battery and TouchID/Face ID and you've got the perfect SE3. Making it bigger isnt' necessarily going to help - 14 Plus has shown us and Apple that.
I find it odd that with so many Android phones using OLED or AMOLED that PWM isn't an issue for any of their users. So whats Apple messing about with?
There and yet MANY if not ALL of those are using 1-3yr old cpu's and none are top of line current cpu's.arent There tons of cheap droids with oled? Apple pinching pennies as always.
either 788's or older.
Therein will lie the rub.
If Apple goes fully eSIM they've just killed so many of those sales for the cheapest international calls when travelling.
The iPhone X debuted with the iPhone 8 - same announcement and same launch times.
The XS is after,
the XR is after as well.
which same body are you talking about the X/XS or the 8 since all 3 are mentioned in the same sentence. The 8 is slightly more updated than the iphone 7 design chassis that the current SE/SE2 uses.
The new low end (ok "low end") iPad followed the iPad Mini and Air with touchID in the power button so maybe the iPhone SE will too
I find it highly unlikely that Apple would unveil a bespoke cheap iPhone with 5.7", although there are of course a few things Apple had never done until they did.
I have a Mini and the 5.4" are mostly fine, but slightly bigger would be nice occasionally. My wife has an iPhone 12 for work and 6.1" is just too big and unwieldy.
My ideal form factor would always have been the 6/7/8 size, so slightly smaller than the X/XS, but with an all-screen design. But I think the chances for that are basically non-existent.
I have a Mini and the 5.4" are mostly fine, but slightly bigger would be nice occasionally. My wife has an iPhone 12 for work and 6.1" is just too big and unwieldy.
My ideal form factor would always have been the 6/7/8 size, so slightly smaller than the X/XS, but with an all-screen design. But I think the chances for that are basically non-existent.
If the “cheapest” iPhone goes that high, I don’t even want to imagine the price hikes for the Pro/Ultra models. The iPad 10 appears to be leading the way for a higher price “basement” and it’s not a good trend.
Is it though? Last time I checked the SE’s design was the premium flagship iPhone 8 in 2017.
I guess Apple can do whatever they want with the SE, but they’d be smart to keep the smaller form factor, which the XR doesn’t have.