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Image Shows Supposed 'iPhone SE 2' Screen Protector With Smaller iPhone X-Style Notch
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I did watch it, and I did not agree on the idea of limiting the 4" form factor to just be an affordable entry level phone back then, and I still don't. I think there is a lot of missed opportunity with having a 4" device which still comes with the improvements that each generations does. The SE have just not offered enough for a device upgrade for people wanting the 4" and having 5s for example.
Engineering is a factor, more screen is more space, but also bigger battery to power that screen. Considering that on the resent models most of the space is used for the battery I do not think it would be to hard to make an SE which have the same internal components as the X and 8
Living in Vietnam (a developing market where the SE would presumably be popular), people much prefer to buy iPhone 6s and especially 6 Pluses for the money; the only people with SEs are expats since small phones seem to be a Western thing (having perilously lived in Korea the difference between the size of [small] western phones and gigantic [local/asian] ones was especially stark.
I think it probably has something to do with the other devices people own: rich westerners will have a laptop and ereader so want a small phoned optimized to on-the-go use, whereas for a lot of (especially developing country) people the phone is everything and needs to do it all.
I think it probably has something to do with the other devices people own: rich westerners will have a laptop and ereader so want a small phoned optimized to on-the-go use, whereas for a lot of (especially developing country) people the phone is everything and needs to do it all.
I said it in the last ‘SE’ post, and I’ll say it again here. This is in line with a certain ~5.2” device that was rumored a while ago. Apple could replace the SE with this model if it achieves a similar price point, that may be the plan as the option have a refreshed SE model as well would lead to a 5 phone lineup.
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Sketchy claims that Apple's "iPhone SE 2" could boast an iPhone X-esque display apparently refuse to go away, with the latest addition to the rumor pile coming courtesy of Sonny Dickson.
Earlier today the parts leaker posted an image on Twitter of a supposed iPhone SE 2 screen protector that appears to share a similar notch-design to the one Apple uses to house the iPhone X's facial recognition sensors in lieu of Touch ID fingerprint recognition.
The comparison shot also shows an actual iPhone X screen protector (right) beside the allegedly leaked one in order to highlight the smaller notch that would presumably be destined for the smaller form factor phone.
Unconfirmed renders and dimensions of the next iPhone SE obtained by MacRumors from casemaker Olixar claim the device will have a length of 4.7 inches and a width of 2.1 inches, making it slightly smaller than the current model but with a larger display thanks to the fuller-screen design. They also suggest the device's notch will be around half as wide as the one on the iPhone X, but the idea that it might house facial recognition sensors still seems far-fetched.
Apart from the technological hurdles that Apple would have to overcome to achieve the unlikely feat, it's hard to imagine that Apple would include Face ID on the iPhone SE at all without hiking up the price significantly. Including the feature on an iPhone that starts at just $349 would reduce Apple's gross margins and risk cannibalizing sales of the iPhone X, which starts at $999.
Those issues put the whole notch-design in doubt, given that the lack of a home button would require some other method of user authentication. Some rival smartphones have recently featured integrated screen fingerprint sensors, but Apple has suggested it won't be following that approach ever since it developed its TrueDepth camera recognition system.
Apple hasn't properly refreshed the iPhone SE since it launched back in March 2016, but it did double the available storage capacities in March 2017. Rumors about an updated model have been contradictory in recent months, but they can be distilled into two camps: one hoping for a iPhone X-like design, and another expecting a minor refresh.
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I dont understand how the notch could get proportionately smaller just because the device is smaller. It’s the same tech inside the notch, right?
yes, not to mention that these notched screen protectors have been for sale for YEARS! They cover the most amount of cover glass and wrap around the speaker, which makes sense, it does not mean that there is a display under all of the cover glass / screen protector.. My parents have had these notched iPhone SE screen protectors on their phones for several years.
If Apple really does release an iPhone SE2 with the "X" treatment, my current X will be sold so fast. The screen/camera are the two things keeping me away from the SE (even through I had one for nearly 2 years, I cannot go back to the current screen).
I hope it’s real and I hope it’s not a “budget” device. That’s what i want a modern, no compromise smaller form factor iPhone. They can sell it as a budget device next year and the year after.
I don`t f. care if it has a notch or not, if it has Face ID or not.
The LEAST that I expect from Apple in 3 Days and a couple of hours is:
1. spec upgrade of iPhone SE
2. spec upgrade of Mac mini
3. spec upgrade of iPad mini
4. spec upgrades of all 3 Notebook lines, if not a major update of the Macbook Air
5. spec upgrade of iMac together with space gray option.
If there are any other major redesigns, fine, great, total happiness,
but if Apple continues with its boolschitt like "oh hey, we have been so busy, check out the newest Watch OS and look we are number one in the smart watch market" ... AND CRAP, i will be FURIOUS and I will immediately demand the FIRING OF COOK!!!"
The LEAST that I expect from Apple in 3 Days and a couple of hours is:
1. spec upgrade of iPhone SE
2. spec upgrade of Mac mini
3. spec upgrade of iPad mini
4. spec upgrades of all 3 Notebook lines, if not a major update of the Macbook Air
5. spec upgrade of iMac together with space gray option.
If there are any other major redesigns, fine, great, total happiness,
but if Apple continues with its boolschitt like "oh hey, we have been so busy, check out the newest Watch OS and look we are number one in the smart watch market" ... AND CRAP, i will be FURIOUS and I will immediately demand the FIRING OF COOK!!!"
I suppose, I didn't think of that. Maybe then they've improved the Face ID tech to make it smaller. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
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Hint: The site is called MacRumors
I agree that not spec'ing up the Macs and iPads is rude / offensive to those of us that choose to be in this Apple ecosystem. When my Mac Mini HD died I bought another mac mini and I felt shame buying an incredibly old-spec'ed mac for like $700. (I did replace my HD in the old one and sold it, I was just in the middle of a project so I couldn't wait for the new hard disk to arrive.)
I did replace the HD in my Mac Mini (2014) with a 1 TB Samsung SSD, thank goodness for Samsung they care enough for people that do actual work on a computer and want improved components.
FAKE
If we see a new iPhone SE this year at all, it will only be updated internals.
That Forbes article may be close, Apple has to continue to adjust/revamp the lineup in transition to going all OLED/faceID iPhones in 2019 or 2020.
I don't think we will get any new hardware information out of WWDC this year, unless they have one new product announcement. If I am wrong, an SE with updated internals may be coming this summer.
If we see a new iPhone SE this year at all, it will only be updated internals.
That Forbes article may be close, Apple has to continue to adjust/revamp the lineup in transition to going all OLED/faceID iPhones in 2019 or 2020.
I don't think we will get any new hardware information out of WWDC this year, unless they have one new product announcement. If I am wrong, an SE with updated internals may be coming this summer.
Looks interesting, wonder what else they'll pack in there, but as others said it's a budget phone. You guys reckon we'll see a in display fingerprint reader this year?
If they don't come out with an update, I really don't know what to do. I won't buy a kaby lake mac mini.
I could buy a base config iMac 27" or I could buy a Mac Pro, both for around 2000$, with the Mac Pro, i would keep my nice LG 30 inch wide screen monitor...
They can at least have some substance besides a picture of a random screen protector and literally nothing else to back it up. Anyone could do that.
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Even rumors need some substance besides a random picture anyone could have taken.