New Low-Cost iPhone SE 5G and iPad Air Coming on March 8

[smallformfactormac]

updated Mac Mini maybe?

 

[Yoms]

that's modeled after the iPhone 8

Errr... You mean after the iPhone 6.
Almost 8 years we've been seing this design... 🤢🤮

 

[akfgpuppet]

Didn't we just have a thread on this?

Another one?

The last thread was on these two entering production. Now we have a date when they will be shown.

 

[warpdrive]

it will be the shortest keynote ever if they only have those 2 products. Let's hope for a surprise that nobody was expecting

 

[turbineseaplane]

The last thread was on these two entering production. Now we have a date when they will be shown.

Oh..ok.

Definitely couldn’t just use the other thread with an updated title
(Or merge them)

Lol

 

[mtneer]

Wonder what that battery on that little SE with 5G is going to look like. If the battery barely keeps its nose above water when brand new, I fear how it will do a year or two into ownership.

 

[BabaBooey21]

Those are pretty minor updates for an event.

there must be something else 🤞

I fully expect the Apple car to be announced then as well 👍🏻

 

[BMcCoy]

Where is Jon prosser?

He’s the guy that leaked/showed you what multiple products are going to look like this year…

Sorry… does that not fit your narrative?

 

[BabaBooey21]

it will be the shortest keynote ever if they only have those 2 products. Let's hope for a surprise that nobody was expecting

yes, I fully expect a surprise announcement… Apple car 🙄

 

[turbineseaplane]

yes, I fully expect a surprise announcement… Apple car 🙄

With an AirPower charger on the dash!

 

[winxmac]

Errr... You mean after the iPhone 6.
Almost 8 years we've been seing this design... 🤢🤮

The iPhone SE 2020 has a glass back and the iPhone 8 has a glass back so technically he is correct...

 

[danakin]

An event for that? Lol. Just update the website and make it available to buy.

Unless my memory has gone to heck, and I'm not discounting that, I'm pretty sure this is how things went in 2020 for the SE2's reveal.

I had an SE2 but did not like the battery life.

I now have an iPhone 11 and really like the battery life. My opinion on the notch hasn't changed (bad design) and I much prefer TouchID and a 16:9 screen.

If GSMArena's battery life tests show promise I might very well unload the 11 for the SE3. I'd consider the Verge's review as well for a purchasing decision... if I was an idiot. Yes, I editorialized a bit at the end there.

 

[Realityck]

iOS 15.4 may be tied to the March event and the new devices, so we can expect to see the update launch in the first half of March.

Unlikely. Last Year iOS 14.5 beta started Feb 1st and first RC was April 20th, 2021, went public April 26th. Same time this years betas including iOS/iPadOS 15.4 are first to encompass Universal Control along with MacOS 12.3 beta cycle.

 

[Yoms]

The iPhone SE 2020 has a glass back and the iPhone 8 has a glass back so technically he is correct...

I think you got my point 😉

 

[JPack]

it will be the shortest keynote ever if they only have those 2 products. Let's hope for a surprise that nobody was expecting

People always forget that services represent over 20% of Apple revenue.

 

[Realityck]

Woo hoo! The 🐐 Mark Gurman finally decided to give us an actual date.

I mean it makes sense since we received a report about iPad Air and iPhone SE going into production. Almost a month in a half away. This is going to be a great year for us. Let's get it.

That date doesn't gel wth the current beta cycle just started encompassing Universal Control.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Those are pretty minor updates for an event.

there must be something else 🤞

After Apple Business Essentials... School Essentials?

 

[azentropy]

As others mention, I don't think this is enough for an "event". Either there is going to be some other stuff, or it will just be some press releases.

 

[kaisdaddy]

I'm standing by waiting for a Mac Mini M1 Max, literally ready to order when the store updates after the event. If they're just announcing an iPhone and an iPad I'll be a sad panda.

 

[MacsRgr8]

People always forget that services represent over 20% of Apple revenue.

Those services are tied to Apple hardware:

Services revenue like iCloud storage, Apple Music, Arcade, Apple TV, etc. only make sense if you use these combined with Apple hardware.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I'm standing by waiting for a Mac Mini M1 Max, literally ready to order when the store updates after the event. If they're just announcing an iPhone and an iPad I'll be a sad panda.

Get the tissues ready panda…
I expect no macOS hardware at all

 

[JPack]

Those services are tied to Apple hardware:

Services revenue like iCloud storage, Apple Music, Arcade, Apple TV, etc. only make sense if you use these combined with Apple hardware.

Tim Cook just announced last week Apple has 1.8 billion active devices worldwide.

That's right, it's a lot of Apple hardware.

 

[w5jck]

Greedy Apple doesn’t know the meaning of “low-cost”. Less expensive, perhaps, would be a better term…

 

[Crow_Servo]

Where is the Mini LED 11-inch iPad Pro? Been holding off on grabbing one until this update happens. Thought it was supposed to happen Spring 2022?

There have been no real rumors pointing to a Spring 2022 launch for the iPad Pro. It looks like a Fall release with M2 processor.

 

[Realityck]

Greedy Apple doesn’t know the meaning of “low-cost”. Less expensive, perhaps, would be a better term…

Why are they greedy now all considering? Want to discuss how much Apple products used to cost when the dollar was worth a lot more way before iPhones? 😛