I prefer either of the curved body versions. But it doesn't really matter to me as I would never get one. I couldn't go back to a smaller phone even if I wanted to.
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iPhone SE Design Possibilities Compared in New Renderings
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Uhhh...this shouldn't be compared to the Galaxy S7? Unless there's a new mini-version coming?
I also like the 9to5 take. The classiest of the bunch. I highly doubt they would release a "new" device with those awful antenna bands. The sooner the 6 design elements disappear the better.
Am I the only one that absolutely detests the name "iPhone SE"?
Like, please, if it's taking design cues from the iPhone 6, name it iPhone 6e or something.
It's almost as dumb as "The New iPad".
Like, please, if it's taking design cues from the iPhone 6, name it iPhone 6e or something.
It's almost as dumb as "The New iPad".
The iPhone 6 is the closest looking design to the original iPhone we've seen since 2007. Talk about going back to old designs ...
True. Such is the testimony of Jobs' foresight that people still buy old design at new design prices. They really were years ahead of their time. Ten years in fact. That goes for the Macs, IOS and Mac OS too. They don't need to worry with such a 'nostalgia buffer' to fall on. For now at least.
I like any version that puts the sleep/power button back on top...
If this is to be their entry price unit, why would they go through so much trouble coming up with a new design? They already have 2 shapes to choose from, the 5 or the 6. The 5 offers the benefit of already coming in the size, but has the disadvantage of poor product differentiation between a new model and the 2+ year old 5's already out there. The 6 would be a more likely design choice, and though they don't have tons of machines already set up to produce them, they at least have almost 2 years of experience in producing the shapes. If this is supposed to be nearly on par with the 6s spec-wise, I think it would be un-wise to have it look at all similar to the 5, but then again, since the 7 will be coming out within the year, perhaps they would want a newer design to carry on into the next few years. If this is true, the only explanation I can think of for why they'd bother introducing a new design altogether would be as a test batch of sorts for whatever design the 7 will have (similar to how they handled the iPad mini -> iPad air design).
I loved the design of the 5c (even with its "unapologetically plastic" casing). If the SE were made that way, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
I think it was a foolish move for the bigger design as well, though I get why they did that from an engineering standpoint.
ack, same here, the flat sides looked more minimal, and had better grip - not to mention the camera bump, sigh!
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yeah, I also heard the polycarbonte case had better reception, and maybe the material is also more scratch resistant and one does not need another plastic bumper around the aluminum? ;-)
Nostalgia!
It won't be exactly the old design. But many here have expressed a preference for the 4 and 5 series over the current designs, and perhaps the designers of the SE share that preference.
Why go back to Old Coke when New Coke is so much....newer?
From a business standpoint it would be a better idea to keep with the 9to5 Mac version, the front display looks almost exactly like the current 5S, meaning they wouldn't have to change manufacture new glass and by the looks of it the current 5S cases would work with it without alteration.
Honestly I don't care what it looks like...
Honestly I don't care what it looks like...
And yet that's still enough to make you post on a thread about a mockup of what this oh-so-uninteresting phone MIGHT look like.
