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Kuo: iPhone SE 2 Launching in Q1 2020 with A13 at $399 Price
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iPhone 6 owner here: I was just waiting for this kind of model. No need any fancy bezel-less screen, just give me the latest CPU, a good amount of ram, a tft led screen, a decent camera (single is okay), good ole touch id, some water proofing and my card will be swiped right away.
What’s wrong with you? What’s wrong with having a less expensive iPhone with the latest innards? What, you want only $1000 phones?
The A11 is ageing. What is the point of relaunching the iPhone 8 with the A11 again.
This new phone will probably hang around for a while, just like the SE did, so it needs modern specs, again like the original SE.
Controversial fact, apple made the iphone SE for people who want to spend less money, NOT for people who want a smaller form factor.
They made it for both. It was a convenient overlap.
I think the new SE will be replacing the 8 in the lineup.
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11
iPhone XR
iPhone SE
I feel like this is a pretty obvious fact and shouldn’t be controversial. It just happened to attract those who wanted the smallest possible iPhone as well
That’s probably the purpose for people to stop buying the iPhone 8.
Same thing when Apple released the XR. The price is really close to the 8 Plus, to nudge people to get the XR instead of the 8 Plus.
Also, it will get rid of all of 3D Touch phones, making a more consistent lineup.
I mean, the mid-tier iPhone is the iPhone 11. The Pro and Pro Max are considered premium or high-end flagships. If you want a low to entry level iPhone, Apple still offers the 8, and XR. Other retailers offer the 7 or the 6s in come cases. I don’t see what the big deal is.🙄
Don’t forget, if it’s anything like the original SE, they’ll give it the latest SOC and sell it for 3+ years with no updates.
Let’s just have iPhone X or 11 in an iPhone SE small form factor and call it “iPhone Classic.”
The mentality here, promoted by the tech youtubers, is that Apple only sells a $1k iPhone.
Having said that, these less expensive models are needed for some markets where even the XR is still sold at the equivalent $1000 USD.
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WTF are you smoking? The SE gets iOS 13.
Verizon is about to throw you under the bus if you have a 5s or older. At least where I live in WA state, you'll get next year as a grace period where CDMA will still function. After that, throw away your phone if you're in an area where AT&T is not a good option. You'll need a phone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE). The SE and 6s have it.
I'm lucky that I have an SE. I was hoping for an SE-sized SE2 like so many others. So I guess I'll just stick with my SE.
No updates as in the SE received no hardware updates for three years because apple gave it top end specs when it launched in 2016.
I am surprised it has a A13 chip though. It really doesn’t make much sense, considering the ipad Air still only has a A12
Well, then the same thing can be said for all iPhones. The iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 8, XR all won’t receive updates.
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The original SE was a surprise as well, having latest A9 with more RAM than the more expensive iPhone 6. As a consumer, I’m not complaining
Didn’t get the SE because I bought the 6s at launch back then. But now I’m going to wait.The original SE also got the ’top of the line’ chip for its time. Apple will probably follow the same strategy of keeping this new SE as its baseline phone for multiple years.
Back in March 2016 when the first SE was launched the Air 2 was the highest end non Pro iPad and it was A8, where as the SE was A9.
Leave it to MacRumors comments to find someway to complain about the lowest-end iPhone getting better specs, at a cheaper price lol
The SE was never really about being a smaller phone, they just used that as an excuse. The real reason was and always will be margins.
The SE was never really about being a smaller phone, they just used that as an excuse. The real reason was and always will be margins.
Well, then the same thing can be said for all iPhones. The iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 8, XR all won’t receive updates.
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The original SE was a surprise as well, having latest A9 with more RAM than the more expensive iPhone 6. As a consumer, I’m not complaining
Thats kind of missing the point... The 6, 6S, 7, 8, XR weren’t launched as low end phones to fill the bottom tier like the SE was (Well the 6 was still sold, but only till September of that year).
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When the SE was about to launch all these people on here were arguing it didn’t need an A9 or 2GB because “A8 and 1GB is still fantastic“ (probably Apple stockholders). Thank god it didn’t have an A8 and 1GB of ram, would have gone the same way as the 6 and lost support with the 5S.
I wonder if this will impact 2nd hand sales values ?
There must be many who will now opt for cheaper yet new phone with latest chip over a 3 year old 2nd hand ex flagship
There must be many who will now opt for cheaper yet new phone with latest chip over a 3 year old 2nd hand ex flagship
Agreed. This doesn't make much sense.