Apple's iPhone SE Sales a 'Bright Spot' in Q2 2020 Thanks to Android Switchers and Those Upgrading From iPhone 6s or Older

[boswald]

Loved my SE at first, but now I’m ready to move on. The battery life is unacceptable.

 

[JPack]

The SE2 is a low-cost, high performance device with an Apple logo. Of course it will attract Android users, who are largely price sensitive.

These market findings are similar to what we saw with the iPhone SE in 2016.

 

[Neepman]

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

Exactly.

 

[spotlight07]

I honestly don’t understand why we can’t have a flagship phone in the smaller form factor. I would buy the smaller phone if it had all of the features. Price can be the same or even a premium since more engineering to squeeze it into the smaller form factor.

 

[ignatius345]

I don’t know. I don’t call people very often. The only people who contact me regularly is my boss texting me. I don’t need a smart phone for that. A cheap $10 feature phone would be enough.

Besides, as a person who carries his iPad w/ cellular to work and school, an iPhone isn’t really necessary. May be if the iPhone cost $200 at Apple refurbished store, I could justify purchasing it. But not $400 or even $300.

Cool! Great to know. Most people use smartphones at this point, though.

 

[I7guy]

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

Absolutely. If there is a power outage or the internet goes down I need my iphone to carry about my business. I still do the same things on my iphone inside as I would when I'm outside or at the office, etc.

I still take pictures when I go outside (masked and social distanced of course, as required).

 

[joeblow7777]

I find it hard to believe only 25 % down. If Apple manages 75% of last year with all this stuff, that is quite impressive.

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

Working from home might actually mean that some people are using their smartphone more than ever.

 

[now i see it]

No notch Duh

 

[Baymowe335]

I thought the $350 share price was the most impressive thing.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

Do you really need a landline? The trend is no...

 

[Capeto]

I went from a launch-bought 8+ to an SE to hold me until the 12 is released (got it for free trading in my 8+), and the smaller form factor has actually been really nice - I'm hoping to go for the rumored small-factor 12 and keeping the SE as a backup phone.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

Not everyone has a computer, landline phone, or even internet service. As such, a smartphone , even for those at home is a real need.

 

[itsmilo]

Do you really need a smartphone if you're stuck inside?

i have a MacBook and two iPads but I am still using my iPhone 80% of the time when I am at home. Just more comfortable to use when chilling on the couch while watching a movie on the tv

 

[Tech198]

Finally..something Apple and me agree on..

This may be a good upgrade.

 

[TracesOfArsenic]

I was one of those chumps going from a 6S to an SE. It's an upgrade but still not the phone I actually want.

 

[TantalizedMind]

Loved my SE at first, but now I’m ready to move on. The battery life is unacceptable.

Which one? The original or the SE “2”?

 

[PickUrPoison]

I honestly don’t understand why we can’t have a flagship phone in the smaller form factor. I would buy the smaller phone if it had all of the features. Price can be the same or even a premium since more engineering to squeeze it into the smaller form factor.

If there were 30-40 million of you there wouldn’t be a problem, Apple would be happy to make it.

 

[Baymowe335]

Counterpoint has no clue if they are right. I'll wait for Apple to tell us.

 

[PickUrPoison]

I was one of those chumps going from a 6S to an SE. It's an upgrade but still not the phone I actually want.

Why don’t you buy the phone you want? Or are you trying to buy Apples from an empty cart? (pun intended).

In any case, you just bought a phone that’ll last five years. That’s not being a chump lol. That’s less than $7/month. Most pay many multiples of that every month to their carrier.

 

[Nebulance]

the rumored 5.4" iPhone 12 will be just a hair bigger than that. I think it will sell extremely well.

this is basically what I am waiting for to upgrade my X; however, the X is doing just fine. We’ll see if I really _need_ to upgrade (likely not)

 

[miflgr92]

Went from 6 to an 8+ bc I didn’t like the X but I still wanted portrait mode and telephoto lens. At first I actually enjoyed having a huge phone but after a while I started to hate how heavy it was and how annoying it felt in my pocket. So I traded the 8+ in for the new SE as soon as it was released. Unfortunately the battery life sucks and the camera isn’t the best but other than that I love having a smaller phone again. I plan on keeping it until Apple releases a small phone that 1) does not have a notch & 2) has the same exact cameras as the top tier model. Which means I’ll probably have this 2020 SE for the rest of my life...lol

 

[I7guy]

Do you really need a landline? The trend is no...

Yes. I have two landlines. One is POTS. Learned lesson from Hurricane Sandy. Two weeks without power.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Counterpoint has no clue if they are right. I'll wait for Apple to tell us.

Their guesses are not relevant, but Apple is definitely not going to give us US SE sales. We’ll get top line iPhone rev and some color for regions they wish to highlight. Which is fine.

 

[Zwhaler]

6S is fast enough, same form factor, display. Both has crappy cameras. New battery? Joke?

Lol. 6S is on its last legs on updated iOS. Yes, same form factor, display, similar camera. That's why the price is lower. What don't you get?

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Not to mention a new battery, which for many 6(s) people is a factor.

You can put a new battery in an iPhone 6/S dirt cheap with any aftermarket repairer.