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Prosser: iPhone SE 4 to Use iPhone XR's Design
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If Apple could market the 11 at $499 as recently as last month, why couldn’t they just update it with a 5G-capable SoC and call it the new SE at $429? It at least comes with an ultra-wide camera, which is standard for phones at that price range these days.
Releasing an XR with updated internals, while skimping out on the improved water resistance, ultra-wide cam, and 12 MP front camera of the 11 just screams profiteering to me. And yet, that’s exactly what Apple will probably do. Here’s hoping it at least has an ultra wideband chip and night mode like the 11 does.
Releasing an XR with updated internals, while skimping out on the improved water resistance, ultra-wide cam, and 12 MP front camera of the 11 just screams profiteering to me. And yet, that’s exactly what Apple will probably do. Here’s hoping it at least has an ultra wideband chip and night mode like the 11 does.
Just like the iPads, thats what I suspect they want to do:
iPhone SE 3 - 299
iPhone SE 4 - 429
iPhone 15 6.1 - 799
iPhone 15 Plus - 899
iPhone 15 Pro - 999
iPhone 15 Pro Max - 1099
Basically, covering every price point. If Apple can't get you at the high end or middle, there is something for you at the bottom. On top of that, if you do a trade in, that iPhone SE 3 could actually drop down to 199 making it the cheapest iPhone to date.
I have been saying that the next SE would be in the old Mini chassis to clearly segment it from the mainline iPhones by screen size. For the non-techie who's looking at a new phones, Apple surely has to try to upsell them to one of the mainline phones. With a 5.4" SE and 6.1" mainline/pro, it should be clear to that non-techie - you want the bigger screen size, pay more money. With a 6.1" SE and 6.1" mainline/pro it becomes confusing - why should they spend a lot more money for the mainline/pro model? The SE has the latest chip and the same screen size; the non-techie isn't going to look into (or even care about) colour gamut, screen brightness, camera generation etc and Apple could potentially lose a lot of mainline/pro sales to people like this that just see the same screen size and chip as the mainline iPhone but at a much lower price.
Having said all that, looking at the clusterf*** that Apple have created with the new iPad lineup between the 10th gen and Air it would no longer surprise me if they used the XR case...
Having said all that, looking at the clusterf*** that Apple have created with the new iPad lineup between the 10th gen and Air it would no longer surprise me if they used the XR case...
I don't feel like the mini is a premium design now that Dynamic Island is the premium experience and everything else is the older notch design.
That’s a real shame for me. I was hoping they’d use the iPhone 12/13 mini chassis for the next SE ☹️
For me, the XR was the best iPhone design ever. I still prefer it much more than the brick design.
In the past, I loved the 3 and the 6-7 much more than the 4-5 design.
In the past, I loved the 3 and the 6-7 much more than the 4-5 design.
I must be weird in that I really like the XR design. But then I also liked the 6 design, perhaps I’m just not fussy 😂
I feel like using the mini design would live up to the original intention of the SE (small and cheap). Unless apple seriously upgrades the regular iPhone line up with faster refresh, telephoto etc, then why would anyone choose a regular 14 or 15 over this iPhone SE 4 which will presumably be considerably cheaper. Ultra wide maybe?
iPhone mini design with newest chip plus only one camera (more room internally for the battery) for $450 would be an instant buy for me
Ah so the entire iPhone lineup will be gigantic phones.
That’s just… depressing.
That’s just… depressing.
I hope Motorola releases this rollable phone: https://www.engadget.com/lenovo-shows-off-a-rollable-smartphone-and-laptop-090518096.html
Do you have real sources or this just idle speculation, if you don't respond we shall take it as a sign you have real sources.
The mini wouldn't really make sense because Apple doesn't have an LCD display that size (and they are certainly not going to be sticking an OLED in the SE line anytime soon - that would threaten sales of the flagship models).
iPhone XR/11 (which share the same dimensions) were the last models with LCDs so I suspect that Apple will be sticking with that design for this generation and likely the 5th gen as well.
