iMAC has a 10 years design... GREAT design... they didn't change it (upgrade a bit).
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iPhone SE 2 Again Rumored to Launch in First Half of 2018
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Sony & Apple are the only ones that offer compact phones.
^ I expect that design by March 2020. Apple needs to milk the 6-design a 5th time.
By the time we get X3 in 2019, everyone is complaining how boring the X design got no different than the complaints for the 7 last year.
SE3 = SEX!
^ $500, March 2020
A12 chip from the X2
Better specs than your current X
Patience is a virtue. What's the point of ever buying a 4, 6, and X when better ones that are cheaper and more refined come along?
Sony & Apple are the only ones that offer compact phones.
^ I expect that design by March 2020. Apple needs to milk the 6-design a 5th time.
By the time we get X3 in 2019, everyone is complaining how boring the X design got no different than the complaints for the 7 last year.
SE3 = SEX!
^ $500, March 2020
A12 chip from the X2
Better specs than your current X
Patience is a virtue. What's the point of ever buying a 4, 6, and X when better ones that are cheaper and more refined come along?
this is ugly and sad you should feel bad
The form factor is pure Mac Pro cheese grater of near perfect form and functionality (if only if looked like the iPhone 4)
I don’t care if they market it toward developing nations or as a flagship device, I just want the size.
This truly made my day.
Namaste.
I don’t care if they market it toward developing nations or as a flagship device, I just want the size.
This truly made my day.
Namaste.
Repeat after me: The headphone jack has NOTHING to do with water/dust resistance.
Because other phones have managed to have the jack AND be water/dust resistance.
I agree... but what do you do with $999 technology? ... open your phone?
the head of the character in a youtube video is 2mm bigger? 3 extra lines for reading? your fingers jumping all over the place? Steve Jobs was right. the 4" was the most compromise in my opinion. you have bigger screens that make the difference starting with the ipad size. in between, just gimmicks.
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Well the A10 is still a fantastic CPU, very competitive in benchmark.
I see absolutely no problem with those specs. In fact I just see tremendous value : Low price (relative to any other iPhone), good performance, good battery life and honestly the small form factor is better in some situations (not all, but it’s definitely not a pure negative).
The actual SE is a very good phone already.
I sure hope you're wrong. That means the SE2 will lose its best-for-one-handed-use status, at a minimum. The SE is a budget phone with baseline support for the current operating system, and it serves the need for compact phones. The 6-8 series phones are too big for those who prefer the SE now.
My guess is the SE2 case gets a slight redesign, probably dropping the headphone jack in the process, upgraded components, and the current SE continues on, sharing many of the same components, but with an older processor, and selling for around $199. The SE2 looks more like the current product line, continuing the baseline performance of the entry level 4.7" phone, while the SE will support basic functions with limited storage and power.
The quality of the SE compared to the 5 is the same or better. It's like all the components weren't replaced with junk parts to make things fit. No rattling and the chamfered edges make it easy to hold. I'm so glad Apple pinch's pennies like this.
Have no idea what people are expecting to gain from the latest iOS on such an old device. Apple set up a trap and you just jumped?
I find those specs difficult to believe, especially the storage options. If the current SE has 64 and 128 options, why would Apple go backwards? I was waiting for a new SE, but I got impatient and bought an 8 instead. I'll stay with that unless the new SE has more compelling features (besides the more pocketable size).
Interesting, between my 6S and my SE, both on 11.1.2, I see no discernible difference in speeds when it comes to opening or closing apps, or making calls. Battery life is similar enough that it isn't a concern of mine.
That would be awesome! Or the iPhone Classic.Waiting for the SE 30...
(for the newer members: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_classic/specs/mac_se30.html)
They didn't change it because
a) Their focus has veered from the Mac product line and into mobile
b) Under Cook's command they have become a team of lazy penny thrifting product owners
c) Jobs is not there anymore to push the envelope
What Microsoft did with the Surface Studio (regardless of its commercial performance) last year is exactly what Apple had done with the iMac G4 some 15 years ago. And also a spot-on example of how Apple has lost that once defining drive to excite and innovate.
Apple doesn't sell on specs, particularly to SE customers.
A10 is MORE than adequate and still has amazing specs compared to any processor besides other Apple processors (A10X and A11).
but the question is? do you still like the iMac design? because, like with the phones and any gadgets, you are impressed with the design, you like it, but in 3 months time you get so accustomed with it that you forget about it (if you protect it with a case - which is the case, design is over)... when you watch your screen, you don't look at the design of the hardware... software. like cars. people buy cars because of how they look outside. but you sit and drive inside ;-)
More than competitive. Still faster than 95% of Android flagships out there.
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Four-incher lovers, rejoice!
But if it has an edge-to-edge display, it would be so much more usable than an iPhone 6,7, or 8.
Agreed, when the original SE came out it at least had the latest processor. The A10 is a generation behind.
You are correct, sir. Elegant and timeless design, portable, light, great battery life, great reception, runs iOS like butter since it pushes less pixels than the larger screens on iPhone 6s and later, not slippery as the current iPhones... the list goes on. I use it along AirPods and Watch series 2 and I'm in Apple heaven. Don't need face ID nor large screens since I don't do heavy work on the phone, just some e-mail while commuting, music, light web surfing, health data and the occasional GPS/maps and messages moments. Bring the new SE, Apple. Here's my money!
I was pretty sure if they updated the SE these are the parts they’d use. All Apple will do for this phone is upgrade the chip. Everything else will stay the same. Same screen, body and cameras. The only other thing they may upgrade is the touch id to 2nd gen. A10 is more than capable for an entry level device, it will fly with that chip set...
I get wanting to have a low(er) price SKU in the line up.
BUT, I bet if Apple made a phone in this size, but with premium specs...like an X, but shrunk down to this size...they could give it a premium price and it'd sell like hot cakes. There are a LOT of small people and/or people with small hands who want "the best" but not "big."
BUT, I bet if Apple made a phone in this size, but with premium specs...like an X, but shrunk down to this size...they could give it a premium price and it'd sell like hot cakes. There are a LOT of small people and/or people with small hands who want "the best" but not "big."
I love the design. Flat edges makes for an easy hands free flashlight. Doesn't bend when in my pocket. Phone works great too.
Also I love that is not constantly scanning faces looking for me or someone very similar.