With the rumor that one of the fall iPhones could be slightly smaller than the 8, I’m now torn. I thought the spring model would be the one I’d get, but a smaller and more advanced model would be worth waiting for.
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Apple's Upcoming Low-Cost iPhone Could Launch as Early as March
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The iPhone SE form factor but all-screen would be perfect.
"Render of what the low-cost iPhone could look like"
Posts picture of iPhone 8.
Posts picture of iPhone 8.
I refuse to part with my SE, and my wife
I'm one of those... and my wife refuses to let me replace her 5S with one...
I'm one of those... and my wife refuses to let me replace her 5S with one...
it's just gonna be an updated 8.
i hope they update the 8+ also, best phone display ever made
i hope they update the 8+ also, best phone display ever made
This would be the 4th iteration on the iPhone 6 form factor.
If it turns out like the mockup, which has a stainless steel body on the sides, it’ll look good and up to date enough even though the bezel’s still huge. It will last at least for another 1-2 years before it looks outdated again.
small size, stainless steel band, and frosted back glass. Mmmm yummy. Wish it was smaller than the iphone 8.
small size, stainless steel band, and frosted back glass. Mmmm yummy. Wish it was smaller than the iphone 8.
Would that include the 8-plus too? Mine still going strong as I resisted the urge to go the 11.
They will probably just put new guts into the iPhone 8 and call it an iPhone 9. Seems like the most cost effective solution for a more affordable phone. Throwing a bunch of money into an all new design at the lower end of the line would have a negative effect on profitability.
I think they’re targeting folks like me who are still using an iPhone 6.
It’s still chugging along albeit very slowly these days and battery life is dwindling as well.
I’m not sure if this is enough to entice me. The price is nice, and in some ways a thick bezel top and bottom feels less offensive than a notch. It unapologetically bezeled.
An A13 chip will mean it’s speedy. I’d rather it have 4gb instead of 3gb of RAM, but it should suffice.
I’ve held off on the 11 and X because price and frankly they don’t look very nice. Not that my 6 is going to win any beauty prizes either, but back then it was the only game in town. We’ll see...I have high hopes for the iPhone 12 as the one that will really turn heads.
It’s still chugging along albeit very slowly these days and battery life is dwindling as well.
I’m not sure if this is enough to entice me. The price is nice, and in some ways a thick bezel top and bottom feels less offensive than a notch. It unapologetically bezeled.
An A13 chip will mean it’s speedy. I’d rather it have 4gb instead of 3gb of RAM, but it should suffice. I’ve held off on the 11 and X because price and frankly they don’t look very nice. Not that my 6 is going to win any beauty prizes either, but back then it was the only game in town. We’ll see...I have high hopes for the iPhone 12 as the one that will really turn heads.
Apple has a history of reusing (New) older iPhone parts/chassis, etc. Being this will be an ‘entry-level’ iPhone, undoubtedly that will probably be their next move. If they want to keep the cost low, they won’t include some of the latest technology in this phone, it really is about keeping the phone ‘affordable’ in a manageable size. I think consumers are more attracted to the price point than they are the latest technology.
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If it's going to be a rebranding of something we have seen before, that would be lame. I'm hoping for a real SE.
Then you might as well just throw in the towel now for Apple. I suspect that Qualcomm chips will be the one to rest in peace for all iPhones and iPads altogether once Apple ramps up its acquisition of Intel’s model business.
Hey Mark and Debbie, let's get an update on those coming iPad Pros please.
Dunno about the March iPhone SE2/8S/9, but the fall iPhones will likely all be Qualcomm.
Sure, of course. But those days are numbered I suspect. As for the SE, I wonder if Apple could possibly keep costs low by tapping into their acquired Intel assets now.
(Edited in several places.) One possible name for this phone is the "iPhone 8s" or even "iPhone 8se." The number "8" is a lucky number in China. (On edit: I agree with PickUrPoison that a non-generational name like iPhone SR is quite possible.)
I'll be pleasantly surprised if the base price for this model is US$399, but I tend to think Apple will hold the line at US$449, the current price of the iPhone 8. However, it's very possible they could do something like this:
Current Lineup
iPhone 8 (64GB): US$449
iPhone 8 (128GB): US$499
iPhone 8 Plus (64GB): US$549
iPhone 8 Plus (128GB): US$599
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold
New Early 2020 Lineup
iPhone 8s (32GB): US$399
iPhone 8s (128GB): US$479
iPhone 8 Plus: discontinued
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and, for the 128GB variant only, (PRODUCT)Red
(Also, Apple might take this opportunity to drop the base price of the iPhone XR from US$599 to US$549 and reduce the color choices from 6 to 4. They might also add a couple iPhone 11 colors, notably blue which is currently missing.)
Storage Bumped Early 2021 Lineup
iPhone 8s (64GB): US$399
iPhone 8s (256GB): US$479
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and (PRODUCT)Red for all variants
The iPhone 8s -- or whatever it's called -- really needs dual physical SIMs at least for China, Hong Kong, Macau, and India. The lack of dual physical SIMs in India is one of the many reasons Apple is getting clobbered in that country, and a US$399 entry price would help solve one of the other big problems.
This phone will be an A13/3GB RAM device, I agree. Maybe 4GB of RAM, but I don't think so. They'll use the 2019 processor to allow the option of a mid-life storage bump for a long running product, just as with the iPhone SE. The clock speed might be slightly reduced, e.g. from about 2.65 GHz to 2.5 GHz for the fast cores and from about 1.72 GHz to 1.62 GHz for the efficiency cores. Apple might remove wireless charging, will increase battery capacity and life, and probably will uprate the camera's capabilities slightly (e.g. add Portrait Mode like the XR has). Wi-Fi will remain the same, I expect (no Wi-Fi 6). Sadly there won't be a headphone jack ("courage"), but they may include the Lightning to 3.5mm audio adapter in the box in at least some markets. Or, better yet, maybe they'll introduce a US$9 Lightning to 3.5mm adapter that actually works (wired mute/volume up/volume down buttons work, and the adapter exposes a Lightning passthru port for charging). They may be able to uprate the water resistance from IP67 to IP68. But externally it'll be pretty much an iPhone 8, maybe slightly thicker for battery reasons.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if the base price for this model is US$399, but I tend to think Apple will hold the line at US$449, the current price of the iPhone 8. However, it's very possible they could do something like this:
Current Lineup
iPhone 8 (64GB): US$449
iPhone 8 (128GB): US$499
iPhone 8 Plus (64GB): US$549
iPhone 8 Plus (128GB): US$599
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold
New Early 2020 Lineup
iPhone 8s (32GB): US$399
iPhone 8s (128GB): US$479
iPhone 8 Plus: discontinued
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and, for the 128GB variant only, (PRODUCT)Red
(Also, Apple might take this opportunity to drop the base price of the iPhone XR from US$599 to US$549 and reduce the color choices from 6 to 4. They might also add a couple iPhone 11 colors, notably blue which is currently missing.)
Storage Bumped Early 2021 Lineup
iPhone 8s (64GB): US$399
iPhone 8s (256GB): US$479
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, and (PRODUCT)Red for all variants
The iPhone 8s -- or whatever it's called -- really needs dual physical SIMs at least for China, Hong Kong, Macau, and India. The lack of dual physical SIMs in India is one of the many reasons Apple is getting clobbered in that country, and a US$399 entry price would help solve one of the other big problems.
This phone will be an A13/3GB RAM device, I agree. Maybe 4GB of RAM, but I don't think so. They'll use the 2019 processor to allow the option of a mid-life storage bump for a long running product, just as with the iPhone SE. The clock speed might be slightly reduced, e.g. from about 2.65 GHz to 2.5 GHz for the fast cores and from about 1.72 GHz to 1.62 GHz for the efficiency cores. Apple might remove wireless charging, will increase battery capacity and life, and probably will uprate the camera's capabilities slightly (e.g. add Portrait Mode like the XR has). Wi-Fi will remain the same, I expect (no Wi-Fi 6). Sadly there won't be a headphone jack ("courage"), but they may include the Lightning to 3.5mm audio adapter in the box in at least some markets. Or, better yet, maybe they'll introduce a US$9 Lightning to 3.5mm adapter that actually works (wired mute/volume up/volume down buttons work, and the adapter exposes a Lightning passthru port for charging). They may be able to uprate the water resistance from IP67 to IP68. But externally it'll be pretty much an iPhone 8, maybe slightly thicker for battery reasons.
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That’s good that you won’t part with your wife! 👍
I agreed it will be a standard 1x zoom. I meant which other iPhone will it take its camera from? If it reuses the iPhone 8 camera, that's DOA for me. If it's the XR, ok... But I hope it's the same camera as the 11. The SE had the same camera as the 6s (flagship at the time), so here's hoping.
I don’t think there’s any chance of Apple calling this iPhone 8 “anything” or even 9. That would make it sound two or three years old already, even older when the iPhone 12 comes out this fall. Who wants to buy a three or four year old phone?
I think it’ll be a non-generational name, like the SE was. Something they can sell for a few years alongside newer, more expensive iPhones and not have it be perceived as older than dirt.
SE, XR and XS are out. My guess is SR, but it could be a lot of things. We’ll know soon 🙂