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Other Hypothetical: Apple releases an "edge to edge screen" iPhone in the 5/5S/SE formfactor for $500....
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Probably not. I feel the current iPhone 5 width is a bit too small for comfortable web browsing. Make the device a little bit bigger and give it a full body display and I would be very interested.
I think Apple left a lot on the table when it came to the iPhone 4/5 design. Oneplus X is a good example what could have been if Apple had made the iPhone 5 about iPhone X size physically with a 5" 16:9 screen. So take something like that, shrink it down a bit and give it a tall display and you're good.
The iPhone 6/7/8 design was a bust for me because it had a massive bezel even when it was released. Didn't even bother looking at iPhones for years because of that.
I think Apple left a lot on the table when it came to the iPhone 4/5 design. Oneplus X is a good example what could have been if Apple had made the iPhone 5 about iPhone X size physically with a 5" 16:9 screen. So take something like that, shrink it down a bit and give it a tall display and you're good.
The iPhone 6/7/8 design was a bust for me because it had a massive bezel even when it was released. Didn't even bother looking at iPhones for years because of that.
Uh... I am pretty sure that if you put an edge to edge screen into the body of an SE, it probably would have a screen size comparable to an iPhone 7/8.
I’d have to see it in person to give an honest opinion. I’m not a SE fan because of the screen size and touchid but, the physical size of the phone is fine.
Honestly i have thoughts about it since so many days, i dont want face id on that, i would like an in-display finger print scanner.
I would. What I would do is switch Sim card for using my larger iPhone when I want to and then a revamped SE for the portability at times. That’s what I did in the past with the 2016 SE and my larger iPhone Plus.
A10, A11 or A12?
Better question would be whether you'd be willing to pay $750 for an A12 version (single rear camera)? There's no way Apple's putting FaceID in a $500 phone this year.
Better question would be whether you'd be willing to pay $750 for an A12 version (single rear camera)? There's no way Apple's putting FaceID in a $500 phone this year.
There are apparently 3 iPhone 7 based SKU's floating out there still. I am expecting an update to the SE, with iPhone 7 internals, but I am not sure it's going to be like the X generation. I expect slightly tweaked design with wireless charging.
I was just out for a quick walk and allowed myself some time to think about Apple's current pricing tiers.
Did a quick spreadsheet and found the following.
Apple prices Storage RAM at 78 cents per GB. It mainly holds true for all upgrades except on the 7/7plus where they rip you off a little (charging $100 for an upgrade worth $75).
Every processor generation bump is about $100.
A screen size bump is worth $100.
The change from LCD to OLED is $250.
Going from TouchID to FaceID (aka X-style) is $50.
NOTE - I had to consider the Xr as a small sized screen for this to work smoothly.
OK for those wanting a smaller X-style phone with an A11 chip, you can either build from an 8 or come down from an Xr.
Build up method
iPhone 8/64 - $600
TouchID to Face ID - $50
Total $650
Strip down method
iPhone Xr/64 - $750
Processor decrease - minus$100
Total $650
I guess if you want to consider the mythical SE-2 as an even smaller screen, take another $100 off and you end up at $550, so maybe it isn't too much of a stretch for Apple to price at $500 .. maybe put the base at 32GB.
With all that said, I doubt Apple would do this as it would eat into the sales of higher margin phones. Perhaps they'll throw a bone out there for the faithful.
Did a quick spreadsheet and found the following.
Apple prices Storage RAM at 78 cents per GB. It mainly holds true for all upgrades except on the 7/7plus where they rip you off a little (charging $100 for an upgrade worth $75).
Every processor generation bump is about $100.
A screen size bump is worth $100.
The change from LCD to OLED is $250.
Going from TouchID to FaceID (aka X-style) is $50.
NOTE - I had to consider the Xr as a small sized screen for this to work smoothly.
OK for those wanting a smaller X-style phone with an A11 chip, you can either build from an 8 or come down from an Xr.
Build up method
iPhone 8/64 - $600
TouchID to Face ID - $50
Total $650
Strip down method
iPhone Xr/64 - $750
Processor decrease - minus$100
Total $650
I guess if you want to consider the mythical SE-2 as an even smaller screen, take another $100 off and you end up at $550, so maybe it isn't too much of a stretch for Apple to price at $500 .. maybe put the base at 32GB.
With all that said, I doubt Apple would do this as it would eat into the sales of higher margin phones. Perhaps they'll throw a bone out there for the faithful.
This would have what? A 4.5 inch screen. I would LOVE a phone that small with a nearly 6/7/8 sized screen.