Apple's Rumored 2018 6.1-Inch Lower-Cost iPhone With LCD Display Could Feature Metal Back

[zeesix]

Seems like the SE will be my last iPhone. Good thing it's still working great.

 

[fokmik]

Seems like the SE will be my last iPhone. Good thing it's still working great.

why? you will not buy SE 2 this March?

 

[Macalicious2011]

Is it even possible to manufacture a rounded display like the iPhone X with LCD technology? I doubt these rumours

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[Jimrod]

I can't believe some think glass rear is the more premium over metal rear. Since when? Since Samsung started selling us the Galaxy S6 edge with that bs cosmetic gimmick called dual curved displays. A design we all got sick and tired of like what will happen to this X design by 2019 or any design for that matter.

The metal rear is now the lower cost iPhone. Unreal. I will never forget all the cracked rears of the iPhone 4 series and the Nexus 4. I had a buddy who had a 4s. A waist high drop and the rear was shattered. I don't care about glass rear being less slippery than metal or it has wireless charging. I will always pick metal or even matte plastic over glass.

Hoping Apple hasn't abandoned the "metal fans" " just yet. Metal for the lower priced iPhone while glass sandwich for the higher priced OLED iPhones with a higher repair bill.

Should just go back to plastic, seriously. It's the best material in so many ways, the 3G never felt "cheap" with it. More durable than glass, shock-absorbent, lets radio transmissions through so no antenna lines needed - win/win.

 

[PickUrPoison]

In March we may see a new iPhone SE that will have a new form factor resembling the iPhone X, and a larger display, but the physical size similar to the current SE. It will be metal and LCD. It will likely have an A11 Bionic and Face ID. The 6.1 inch may be the iPhone SE Plus. It will also be metal and LCD, and also have the A11. These two phones will be the “budget” phones. The iPhone X2 will be similar to the X, but with enhancements and an A12. There will also be an X2 Plus. So the line up will be two SEs and two X2s. The 8 may be discontinued.

Your March SE is mostly a smaller 8 but with FaceID; that’s not a budget phone, that’s an $800+ phone.

And how is a 6.1” phone an SE anything? It’s larger than the current SE, the 4.7” regular LCD and even the 5.5” Plus. The 5.5” 8 is $799, how would the 6.1” become a budget phone?

The SE is a $349 phone, it occupies the lowest price point in the iPhone line. It’s not going to become a $700-800 phone.

I think the March SE2 gets an A10, TouchID 2, anything else that adds little or no cost, and ideally a price cut to $319-329.

Another possible alternative is the above 4.0” SE2 drops to $299 and an SE2 Plus, based on the 4.7” 6S, becomes the mainstream budget phone at $349-369. Possible changes might be a less expensive display, no 3D Touch, no barometer, etc. Basically, a stripped down 6S, but with a CPU bump to A10.

The SE has sold an estimated 40 million units (many due to lowest price buyers, not smallest iPhone preferrers), while the 6S and 6S Plus have sold a combined 200+ million. There is just not a lot of demand for small phones anymore. I don’t think you’ll ever see an SE-sized, FaceID, X type iPhone.

 

[UL2RA]

I love my iPhone X but my main complaint is that it’s too large. I would love a 4.x” device with the same design language and features as the current X

Works great for me even with my tiny Trump hands.

 

[Sefstah]

You realize this is a rumor? These phones don’t exist and likely never will.

You realize that was humor?

 

[Jimrod]

Works great for me even with my tiny Trump hands.

Do you use it one or two-handed out of interest? I have quite big hands but always use phones one-handed, I felt the 6 was just a little awkward and needed to be "shuffled" quite often so switched to the SE. Seeing the X was bigger in every dimension than the 6, as well as needing pull down gestures from the corners really put me off of it.

 

[fokmik]

to have a succes this 6.1" should be release in spring 2018 March-April...if it will be released along side next 5.8" and 6.5" oled iphones...not so much sells for this one

 

[44267547]

I'm hoping they don't make features exclusive to the largest phone. I much prefer the size of X to the Pluses I've owned. I don't want to upsize my phone again to get a better camera or something of that nature.

But Apple will make features exclusive to the larger iPhones, because they want to sell the consumer the most expensive iPhone. That's called marketing. I know it doesn't seem fair, but from a sales point of view, I understand why Apple would do this.

For me personally, I would purchase the larger model iPhone anyways even if it didn't include exclusive features, because I want a larger display.

 

[dilbert99]

I don't want the $1000 USD iPhone and want a phone body that is no larger than the iPhone 6/7/8/X body
so I'm out of luck...

 

[The Game 161]

so no wireless charging in this model?

 

[ersan191]

Kinda wish my X was an aluminum back... managed to crack mine already and it's a $549 repair, plus wireless charging takes an eternity because it has such a big battery.

 

[nzgeorge]

They can call it the iPhone SXE

 

[CJM]

I had a plus phone before, but I really love the size of the X. I don’t think I’d get a Plus X; my 6 Plus was just so unwieldy by comparison. Yes I do miss those horizontal pixels when watching video but in general use, the X is perfect for my hand size. I seem to type more accurately on it, too.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

I love my iPhone X but would get an iPhone X plus if it comes out. I like the plus phones but I’m just glad to be back on iOS as the android system just feels cobbled together. It has gotten better but still chugs after a few months. (Samsung galaxy s8+ and Xperia XZ if anyone was wondering what androids I used between my x and iPhone 6s)

 

[Bacillus]

Should just go back to plastic, seriously. It's the best material in so many ways, the 3G never felt "cheap" with it. More durable than glass, shock-absorbent, lets radio transmissions through so no antenna lines needed - win/win.

Plastic has a very cheap exposure
But there is a zillion of carbon materials that Apple could use with the endless patents and budgets that they have but don't use.

 

[fpsBeaTt]

Lovely, more notches.

Given the choice between a notch and your vapid comment, I’d take a notch every time.

 

[Candlelight]

Would love an SE-sized variant.

 

[ka-spot]

and I still want a compact iPhone with 4" display

 

[44267547]

why? you will not buy SE 2 this March?

There is no confirmation that an iPhone SE2 will launch in March or if one will even exist at all. It's only speculation at this point. For example, Last year, everyone was expecting the new iPad Pro's to launch in March, and that never happened, which occurred during WWDC for the iPad update. Apple didn't even have a March spring Keynote last year.

 

[Solomani]

A 5.8" is the smallest? O'RLY?

 

[kimmen]

Should just go back to plastic, seriously. It's the best material in so many ways, the 3G never felt "cheap" with it. More durable than glass, shock-absorbent, lets radio transmissions through so no antenna lines needed - win/win.

Totally agree!
Warmer in the hand, flexible, don't get dents, can be made unbreakable, and everything you said.
But for some reason plastic still struggles with the "cheap" label.
But many plastics are much more advanced than metal as a building material, and not least: for phones much more practical!
[doublepost=1512637658][/doublepost]I can't believe that of 3 new iPhones, all are much bigger than the biggest iPhone now!!!
Give me an SE with full-screen display any day!

 

[femike]

I hope Apple is planning on making a smaller X phone. The current iphone x is even larger than the non plus phones (not much but its enough which means I need an even bigger belt pouch).

 

[Bacillus]

Any design that I can retrofit in an S8 casing will do.