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iPhone SE Unlikely to Receive Refresh in Early 2017
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If they refresh it then I hope they feature 3D touch and faster touch ID plus dropping the 16GB model for 32GB and 128GB. and keep the current SE for lower price.
this is how i hope the pricing will be
SE 16GB 299$
SE (second generation) 32GB 399$
SE (second generation) 128GB 499$
this is how i hope the pricing will be
SE 16GB 299$
SE (second generation) 32GB 399$
SE (second generation) 128GB 499$
Well, this is dire news.
I'm still waiting for a 4" iPhone with at least 128GB and preferably 3TB. My trusty iPhone 5 will have to keep going for another year. I doubt iOS 11 will support it, so I will consider my options then, including Android.
So sad that Apple have abandoned the optimum phone size.
I'm still waiting for a 4" iPhone with at least 128GB and preferably 3TB. My trusty iPhone 5 will have to keep going for another year. I doubt iOS 11 will support it, so I will consider my options then, including Android.
So sad that Apple have abandoned the optimum phone size.
I thought they would do a footnote update on the SE's storage to 32GB when they announced the new minimums on the iPhone. Wouldn't be the first time for a mid-cycle storage change on a model.
Not true.
It's not just the phone size, it's the screen size. The great thing about the 4" screen is that you can reach all corners with one hand. With 4.7" of screen, you won't be able to do that. And when the back button tends to be in the top left corner, that becomes a real pain.
A lot of people I know have an iPhone 5s or 6 and I'm still on the 6 myself. I even still see the odd 4s floating about. There's a lot of iPhone owners out there due for a new phone soon so if Apple make a proper "new" phone I imagine there'll be a lot of people tempted to upgrade.
You are going to have to be a lot more explicit about that.
You didn't get the memo. The 5C was Apples last 32-bit phone which means no content blocking, no night shift. It's "one era of computing behind", not one step. The SE is the exact opposite, all the current tech except a 3D Touch screen. They didn't even stint with the RAM.
The SE is the bigger phone on z-height. It also doesn't have a protruding camera because of that. And it's not a new design, it doesn't have a bigger more power-hungry screen and no Taptic Engine. So there is enough room inside the phone for good battery life and a headphone jack.
Refresh SE?!!!!???? Make it a fourth generation iPhone 5??? How stupid does Apple think its customers are? Customers want an all new brand new 4 inch design!
Not compromised crap designed in California.
Tim Cook and the greedy execs messed up royally when they decided to not update iPhone in 4-inch when iPhone 6 was released. They pissed off a lot of customers. Some left to android. They're pissing off a lot of customers also with non existent Mac updates, the dongle mess, Sierra running slow on 2015/2016 MacBooks, a totally ship LG display.
How can the direction of the company be so messed up in such a short amount of time considering the huge resources it has?
Out to lunch?
Answer the call, Apple.
Not compromised crap designed in California.
Tim Cook and the greedy execs messed up royally when they decided to not update iPhone in 4-inch when iPhone 6 was released. They pissed off a lot of customers. Some left to android. They're pissing off a lot of customers also with non existent Mac updates, the dongle mess, Sierra running slow on 2015/2016 MacBooks, a totally ship LG display.
How can the direction of the company be so messed up in such a short amount of time considering the huge resources it has?
Out to lunch?
Answer the call, Apple.
I sold my 6 for the SE even though I had 128 gig on it.
SE is definitely Steve's design and the best of all. It still has a headphone jack and drives my Sennheisers perfectly. Battery life is great and it fits in tight jeans pockets without fear of bending. 4" is the perfect smartphone size, for everything more I go to to my cellular iPad mini 2.
Maybe they want to release a redesigned new iPhone in 3 sizes in fall 2017?
Still, the iPhone 5/5s/SE is still my all-time favorite iPhone design.
Still, the iPhone 5/5s/SE is still my all-time favorite iPhone design.
I think the SE is priced and placed amongst the line-up in such a way that they could have introduced the exact same phone in March 2017 and it would still be an attractive proposition anyway.
I would love a story about how Mac Pro hasn't been updated for a whole 7 months and might not even get an update a whole 1 year after release!
I would love a story about how Mac Pro hasn't been updated for a whole 7 months and might not even get an update a whole 1 year after release!
and that is one of the reasons why SE is a dead man walking. No more jacks around
That would mean updates every 2-3 years, you being way to optimistic. The iPhone SE will be like the iPhone 5C in that it will never have a direct successor.
Interesting but not surprising. I have a SE and I don't see the need to buy a new one next year. A newer generation won't boost sales.
Honestly, the SE is great. Battery life is fantastic, it's plenty fast, reasonably priced and I can use it one-handed without compromises. Maybe the faster touch-Id, 3D touch and barometer would be cool in a refreshed version.
get rid of it, the screen size to too cramped now with all the UI elements that have been added.
I believe this is way they don't launch sooner, even if you remove the headphone jack and put the Apple Watch Taptic Engine, you don't have internal space, they need a complete new internals.