If that 2023 5.7” iPhone has smaller bezels and a decent camera, it might well be my next iPhone after 12 mini.
Same here. Still rocking the 12 mini so I very much hope the SE lineup goes the way of the mini and sticks to the general size.
If that 2023 5.7” iPhone has smaller bezels and a decent camera, it might well be my next iPhone after 12 mini.
It won’t be called SE3. He’s using less characters because it’s Twitter. He means the 3rd generation SE.He’s a 100% track record leaker but this whole SE saga has been confusing as hell.
Calling a 4.7” iPhone a “Plus” when we all know what “Plus” used to mean.
And calling the iPhone SE after this stopgap SE “SE3” when no iPhone SE was ever numbered. (the current second gen SE is just called “iPhone SE”, not SE2).
Puzzling.
It won’t be an updated 8 Plus. It will have no home button.2023? Why so late?
The screen size of 5.7" is an odd size. You'd think 5.5" given it'll just be an updated iPhone 8 Plus.
There will never be a $200 iPhone.Isn’t the iPhone 13/12 Mini bigger than the iPhone SE anyway 5.4 vs 4.7? What I would do is use the iPhone Mini design/chassis but use LCD to keep cost down. They did it with XR. Or they could also do punch hole for the camera to keep cost down and use the power button for Touch ID like on the iPad Air. I think it would be a great compromise and bring some consistency to design language.
They could make the current iPhone SE dirt cheap at 199. Just to have an option at every conceivable price point. While the new SE I am suggesting takes the 399 slot and an iPhone 13 6.1 takes the 599 slot this fall.
Unfortunately Apple has a habit of equating large with being "better" and more expensive, so for our older relatives who can't see well they end up wasting money on tech they can't use.My mom needs a new "iPhone Plus" since she's still holding on to her 6S Plus and could really need an upgrade. Please make it happen Apple. Face-ID iPhones are not an option for my parents sadly.
I would love for them to rehash the X 5.8” chassis, but just don’t see it happening as the SE is based on the most refined version of a previous gen chassis (5S and 8), so in this case it would be the 11 Pro which has stainless steel frame, frosted glass back etc which are expensive materials. They could of course replace this with a aluminium frame, normal glass back and LCD screen though, but this may require re-tooling.I dunno maybe they'll rehash the iPhone X design instead of the aging iPhone 7/8 one.
I mean it makes sense especially if the iPhone 14 has a different notch/cutout/whatever.
Start getting friends to write to Apple. I am guessing (but it’s only a guess) that iPhone mini sales haven’t been very good for the last couple of years. Or someone at Apple really doesn’t like branching the phones down to include a small form factor version, for whatever reason.Since Apple will be eliminating the iPhone Mini this year. I really hope it really adopts the iPhone Mini design factor. Many people will appreciate this.
You can get an 64GB iPhone SE (2020) at Walmart for $250. Is that close enough?There will never be a $200 iPhone.
Yeah that would be a great idea. I thought the same thing when I first read that the mini was being discontinued.Since Apple will be eliminating the iPhone Mini this year. I really hope it really adopts the iPhone Mini design factor. Many people will appreciate this.
Well I guess you need me to clarify then. Apple will never sell a $200 iPhone.You can get an 64GB iPhone SE (2020) at Walmart for $250. Is that close enough?
actually the more I think about it, I think the new SE+5G will replace the 11 at $499, and the current SE will remain at $399.If you look at the lineup in 2022, once iPhone 14 release and iPhone 11 dropped from the official line up, and an iPhone SE coming march with 5G. Apple will have fully transition their lineup to support 5G. This is crucial to carrier in pushing 5G froward. That is a replacement cycle of ~200M iPhone per year capable to use 5G.
I actually buy the SE because its screen size is no larger than 4.7 , has touchID, and home button.
I follow your thought process - it could theoretically work. The other issue, though, is the size of the phone. The SE is actually quite a bit smaller than the X:No electrical engineer here so take everything I say with a grain of salt... But I would imagine it wouldn't be that difficult to add an all screen design to the current body. Only physical internal layout changes I would think would be the placement of the front speaker and camera which should be fairly easy given the 8's internal design. The display itself would be completely separate of the body and all new which means it would be designed to fit the body, not the other way around.