Since everyone uses the term "GPS" for satellite-assisted geolocation, that technicality you mention (which I know nothing about myself) would make the headline less useful because most people have no idea what GNSS is. It's like referring to any facial tissue as Kleenex or any cotton swab on a stick as a Q-Tip.
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iPhone SE 4 Could Include A18 Chip, All-in-One Apple-Designed 5G Modem With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
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Comparing the $599 14 to a possible $429 to $488 SE 4, isn't a 1 for 1 comparison, as SE 3 starts at 64 Gb and 14 starts at 128 Gb.
If you compared the the same capacity of each with 128 Gb, the SE increases to $479 vs 14's $599.
With the big upgrade to SE, I'd bet we see the starting price increase to least $479 for 64 Gb, and $529 for a 128 Gb, meaning it will only be $70 cheaper than 14 at the same capacity, but lacking ultra wide rear camera, probably mmWave 5G, maybe no U1 chip, and no 512 Gb option.
If you compared the the same capacity of each with 128 Gb, the SE increases to $479 vs 14's $599.
With the big upgrade to SE, I'd bet we see the starting price increase to least $479 for 64 Gb, and $529 for a 128 Gb, meaning it will only be $70 cheaper than 14 at the same capacity, but lacking ultra wide rear camera, probably mmWave 5G, maybe no U1 chip, and no 512 Gb option.
What if they discontinue the iPhone 14 and they sell this new SE at $549, and introduce a mini a year later at $449?
An modem was never about the customer. It’s always been about maximizing profits
Besides the mentioned value benefits, to me it’s interesting to imagine apple able to put all the modem tech on a SoC, and the potential for the “iPhone XX” or whatever they call it to be crazy thin like the rumors, or even perhaps putting the tech into mbp on the future for the option to use your mac over cellular.
do you have an apple Watch?
the combination of the watch (to replace communication and notification functions of an iPhone) and an iPad Mini for reading and answering email, may be the way to go.
I have to wonder— since the current rumors are suggesting the next Apple Watch SE is going to have a plastic body to cut costs, could the next iPhone SE also have a plastic body? It would make sense if Apple is trying to keep the price to around $450
The article claimed that it was going to be similar to the iPhone 14.
All of Apples future iPhones are said to be much larger than the iPhone 13 mini (i.e. no more smaller phones).
I had the first SE and I’m using the second generation SE right now and I’ll get the next one. I don’t understand why anyone would pay the price for a 16.
Yeah, I plan upgrading my daughters iPhone 13 to this, mainly to have compatibility into the future with Apple intelligence features.
Also I think Apple want to flood the market with Apple Intelligence capable hardware, they will monetise AI in a few years and need capable hardware out there.
Pretty much this. I mean they have 6 generations of iPads ( and another rumored iPad Air coming out at the same time as the SE) and pretty much every single Apple silicon Mac which supports Apple Intelligence compared to only 3 generations of iPhone so the SE will get this for sure
if my thumb can't reach all 4 corners of the screen, its unusable
Depends on how it handles 4G. 99.99% of the time my iphone is set to 4G only, because 5G only makes sense when the 4G cell is overstressed. Otherwise it performs worse unless you stay put, close to a 5G tower, with a clear line of sight.
What you said may be true of MMWave 5G but C-band 5G has similar range as LTE and I get almost 1Gbps down or higher depending on the time of day
Yeah and Apple has poach hired a lot of Qualcomm employees who have experience with RF modem technology. I think Apple has found a breakthrough or else they would not be aggressively going forward with there own custom 5G modem
Yes I definitely would not bet against Apple and there Quest to save money 💰
All very nice, but it'd even better if they'd make the screen a bit bigger
The iPhone screens are all just too darned small these days
The iPhone screens are all just too darned small these days