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Kuo: Apple to Launch 'iPhone SE 2' in Early 2020 With Similar Design as iPhone 8, A13 Chip, and 3GB RAM
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I dont want a cheap iPhone.
I want a pro like experience in a smaller casing.
I want a phone not a phablet.
I would love a phone with the size of an iPhone 4 and an edge to edge screen
I want a pro like experience in a smaller casing.
I want a phone not a phablet.
I would love a phone with the size of an iPhone 4 and an edge to edge screen
Really I am holding the 4" and 4.7" and there are ridiculously small.
As a bonus, given the A13 energy savings we could be looking at multi-day phone
If you believe Kuo, they will sell 30-40 million which its not nothing.
I don't imagine they will keep the SE nomenclature at all.
5c was one and done.
Xr was one and done.
I imagine the SE will see the same fate.
I have an XR, which I love for the screen size and speakers, but it's too big for on-the-go one-handed usage. For that, I preferred the SE. Bigger screens definitely add a bump to the experience, but should not come at a cost of true mobility for those of us with smaller hands. Apple needs to remember this.
My gf had the 6S and 7, and I never liked the rounded-edge design. Let's hope they have the wisdom to retain the design of the SE, and get an edge-to-edge screen.
My gf had the 6S and 7, and I never liked the rounded-edge design. Let's hope they have the wisdom to retain the design of the SE, and get an edge-to-edge screen.
I could see Apple selling an iPhone 8 type device with updated internals, 32 GB storage, and base price of $349. There are lots of people who just don't need very much onboard data storage. For those minimalists, they could pair the base iPhone with the base iPad ($329) and have their personal computing needs satisfied. It provides a low cost path for folks committed to the Apple ecosystem.
Besides, most people don't buy their work computers. Their company's IT department assign them a PC and a phone, so they just need something simple for personal use.
Besides, most people don't buy their work computers. Their company's IT department assign them a PC and a phone, so they just need something simple for personal use.
without double cameras its a wash. my dad wants a new iPhone but he wants the zoom camera so id probably just get him an 8 or a used x
In no way is an iPhone 8 at all small.
I feel like both of your questions are very similar. To answer them, in short, I don't know. I just bought myself a new SE off eBay to upgrade to 128GB as there just aren't any other phones that interest me. Hopefully it will tide me over another 2-3 years like the last one did. By then maybe we'll all have headsets with AR and phones will remain in our pockets so it won't really matter how big they are...
Maybe not.
I personally like an SE sized phone, but understand that it is probably a niche market.
I think that most people like big phones, and the bigger the better. Many people view smaller phones as inferior to larger ones.
When I switched from a 6s Plus to a SE, many of my coworkers noticed and commented on my "downgrade", as they called it. While it was a downgrade in cost, the smaller SE was an upgrade in satisfaction and flexibility, imo.
Maybe this isn't what is important to most other people, or what most other people like, but that is okay. I am used to not being into what many other people are into.
For example, I liked Apple products a lot better when hardly anyone used them, and think they made a much better product when compared to the competition back then.
This is exactly right. The SE crowd loves the fact that they can reach almost the entire screen with their thumb while holding the phone in one hand without stretching too hard - a benefit Jobs alluded to when he introduced that form factor. The 6/6s/7/8 form factor is just too big to have that same benefit.
Indeed, the 6/6s/7/8 form factor is no smaller than the X/Xs/11 form factor. So the SE2 wouldn't be a smaller iPhone, but just a cheaper one.
That said though, some in family use an SE as their primary phone and iOS updates have not been kind to that screen size and resolution. Things just don't fit as well as they did with older versions of iOS - much more scrolling is required.
I think a lot of that projection has to do more with the phone meeting a price point than a size requirement.
and that's really my point all along. A lot of folks (on here) are arguing that the SE was all about size. Imo it was All about hitting a price point for Apple. Size was just a bonus, for some.
Exactly, it makes sense that the 2020 SE chassis will become all-screen without a notch. The customer doesn't want to buy obsolete tech on a smaller iPhone.
There is room in the line up for one small model, for goodness sake.
I would happily buy another SE that was unchanged externally, just with upgraded CPU/GPU and camera.
I would happily buy another SE that was unchanged externally, just with upgraded CPU/GPU and camera.
My SE purchase was all about the size for me! Price was never considered.
Also, wouldn't it be TE instead of SE 2. SE stood for Second Edition (or so I thought, see edit), how can you have a Second Edition Two? It would be the Third Edition.
EDIT: Apparently the SE stood for Special Edition - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...name-stands-for-special-edition-a6946211.html
Thank you @redheeler for pointing that out.
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^I think it is a size thing as it came out around the same time as the 6s and had the same cameras and A9 chip. Like probably many SE owners, I went from 5 to SE instead of the 6 or 6S. I actually returned the 6 because I couldn't get used to the size at the time. Though now, I'm using the 11 pro max hahaa.
Not appealing to me unless it's smaller than the 7, 8, 9, X, Xs, 11, 11 pro. Though, as I said before, I think the a13 with a smaller chassis wouldn't have decent battery life.
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The SE form factor isn't really small if it adopts the bezel-less design.
The point of the SE fan-base is the small form factor, not the price.
An iPhone X like design with an edge-to-edge screen, but in the same overall exterior form factor of the iPhone SE would be ideal.
Price was never a problem. We all just wanted a premium smaller phone, and I believe a smaller phone like that would sell.
An iPhone X like design with an edge-to-edge screen, but in the same overall exterior form factor of the iPhone SE would be ideal.
Price was never a problem. We all just wanted a premium smaller phone, and I believe a smaller phone like that would sell.
I have a range of devices as an app developer. The plus size iPhone sits on my desk for testing. The SE is the one I use as my phone. I use it because it is the best size for me.
p.s. there are already more than 5 people saying they want this size.
p.s. there are already more than 5 people saying they want this size.