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Apple's 2018 iPhone Lineup May Include Second-Generation iPhone SE
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Apple iPhone SE 2 Rumor
Project | Details
Time to Market | Estimated to be first half 2018
Price | Approximately US$450 (NT$13,514)
Target Market | India, Indonesia, SE Asia, emerging and medium to low-cost smartphone markets
OEM Partner | Wistron to exclusively assemble iPhone SE 2
Manufacturing Location | India, Bangalore
Comments | Apple is supporting Wistron to become the third largest iPhone assembler
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sadly, you are probably spot on.
If the rumor is correct, the source says the $450 SE2 targets India, Indonesia, and SE Asia.
I would not expect an A11 or fancy features. To save costs, I would expect it to be a de-featured iPhone 7: TFT 4.7" display, A10, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, no 3D Touch, no official water resistance.
an A11 SE2 would kill the iPhone 8
I will be buying the next SE, if they do it right (a simple spec upgrade is one way of doing it right). Best iPhone shape and size there has ever been.
Agreed, it will probably get the A11 with 2 GB of ram like the 8, but hard to say what other changes will be made from the current SE as it is likely to remain a mixture of parts from existing iPhones. 3D touch seems unlikely unless the phone is getting a full redesign (which recycling an existing design is part of how Apple keeps the production and thus selling price down). Cameras will probably see some upgrades but may or may not be on par with the 8 (but the ISP from the A11 should help either way). Maybe 2nd generation Touch ID this time?
If they keep it a 4" phone, I'm almost surely to be in. I'm still using a 5s and am finally ready to ditch my 4 year old phone. The iPhone SE form factor is perfection for me. Put in an A11 and the SE will be the best iPhone on the market IMO (I couldn't care less about 3D touch or face recognition and the current camera is good enough).
Yeah, those were hardware differences, but the internals were the same as the newest iPhone at the time. I'm sure a new SE wouldn't get things like wireless charging, either.
In my case, I'll just keep my SE until it either dies or they make a new one. I don't want to go back to the larger phones.
While I think you're right it won't be as advanced as the X, I don't think one can say "always" based on a single observation. Indeed, it's now two+ generations behind (X, 8, 7).
I don’t mind some distance between the edge of the device and screen. It isn’t much now. When I pick up my phone my fingers or part of my palm hang over the front edge of the phone. Having some distance from the edge of the screen is actually a good thing for me.
Personally I’ve never understood the drive to completely remove the bezels in a hand held device. People seem to favor that so I’m not saying it isn’t a popular decision. It just doesn’t appeal to me at all.
Is that really a problem though?
Apple launched iPad in March 2017 with a 1.5 year old A9.
Keep in mind the SE 2 is likely to be discounted from $449 to $349 or even $299 in a few years.
This is the only thing I found in your referenced articles, "the sources made an unlikely claim that Wistron will target India first when it begins shipping the device to market, and then expand the launch worldwide"https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/22/iphone-se-2-release-date-first-half-2018/
It comes from the source linked by MacRumors.
Note the highlighted words. Not just the three countries you mentioned.
I fully agree - I don't think the SE even needs a CPU upgrade, but they'll probably put an A10 in there just to keep it on track and usable on new iOS versions for another 2 years.
I read both articles and posted a quote from them. I think here on MR we had heard that India wanted to promote in their country but they also want to increase sales and those three countries aren't listed in the english language articles here on MR. Maybe he can read whatever that language is but the referenced english language articles don't support his OP, that I can find.
Actually, the SE had many 6S hardware things, including the same A9 chip. The 6S was released in Sept. 2015 and the SE was released in March 2016, which makes it only 6 months old tech.
I'm hopefully the SE 2 will be a small-sized 8.
I’d wager that with the rapid decrease in iPhone X and 8 orders being placed by Apple to its vendors, it’s a good bet that the SE2 will have an A11 inside.
It’s called moving inventory
Same deal happened with the 6S and how everyone was blown away that the SE had 6S internals, but 6S sales also were less-than-stellar.
Kind of a toss up if we’ll see a different chassis, better camera module, no headphone jack, etc. I’m hoping for all three of those, but we’ll see.
It’s called moving inventory
Same deal happened with the 6S and how everyone was blown away that the SE had 6S internals, but 6S sales also were less-than-stellar.
Kind of a toss up if we’ll see a different chassis, better camera module, no headphone jack, etc. I’m hoping for all three of those, but we’ll see.
Amen!!! Sadly however, that doesn't seem to be in Apples DNA, they always feel they have to "improve" things by making them slimmer.
Upgraded Touch ID, A11, True Tone Display, more battery life and maybe a slightly improved camera would be a hit.
No the SE was on par with the flagship iPhone 6S when it came out in early 2016.
if it is true I'm buying. If not I'm changing battery on my iphone 5. I hate the big sizes.
Apple should not make this phone to be a cheap model for the masses, but rather pump it up to highest specs.
I hate mini steps.
Apple should not make this phone to be a cheap model for the masses, but rather pump it up to highest specs.
I hate mini steps.
quite the same here. i wouldn‘t mind a 2nd generation touchID and a better camera though, but im willing to trade those for a 4" form factor. i hope they do it like they did with the 6s - SE and keep the current cpu (and don‘t downgrade it to an a10). water resistance would be nice, but i guess that would mean a redesign. not that i wouldn‘t welcome a redesign as long as they keep it pretty, e.g. not as bland as the 6-8. doesn‘t have to be low priced either, about 500 would be perfectly acceptable (although i’m afraid that’s already a low to medium priced hamdset in tim cook’s mind).i don‘t care about a headphone jack, 3d-touch (i actually find pressing down on hard surfaces pretty unpleasant) or faceID.
For all intents and purposes relating to speed and performance the SE is a 6S if not faster due to the lower pixel count. I Selfies aren't really that interesting to me and the Touch ID is fast enough.
Personally the iPhone 8 and X are toys to me. No headphone port, glass back and front, gimmicky Face ID, too big to be useful for me. I'm able to do everything I want with my SE, the screen is big enough for anything.
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Oh god, that would be a nightmare. Maybe they could do a Mini X and an SE with the internals of the X but keeping the Home button and Touch ID.
Well thanks for speaking for me.
You see, I have a 6S AND an SE. I SIM swap back and forth between them and I can tell you, the SE is nothing more than a 6S in a smaller, easier to handle phone. My biggest mistake in buying the 6S was thinking that during the winter, when I wear jeans, I would get the 6S and a belt holster and be perfectly happy. Turns out I'm not happier. My mistake. I prefer the SE over the 6S.
You're right - It's faster and lasts longer on a charge than a 6s, good point
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