I'm sold if it has the same design, or at least the same dimensions, headphone jack and an A11.
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Sketchy Video Shows Possible iPhone SE 2 With Glass Back and Headphone Jack
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You do realize the 8s and X don't have regulatory writing on them, don't you? The only thing on the back of my former 8 Plus and my current X is "iPhone." That's it.
Why fix what isn't broken?
This.
Aside from turning it into an iPhone SE X, I don't want them to change the design. The 4 and 5 designs are timeless. And without changing the dimensions, you can keep using your favorite accessories. When I bought my SE, it took me ages to track down the same cases that I previously had and wanted to use again. This time around when I sold my SE to make room for the upcoming SE, I hung on to all of my cases.
Cost conscious consumers most likely simply use the included Lightning earbuds or if they are willing to spend some money on better or larger headphones won't mind using the included adaptor at the tip of their headphones' cable.
The notion that the headphone jack-less iPhones force people to buy Bluetooth headphones is a essentially a lie some people keep telling themselves because it is the most evil explanation as to why the jack is gone (and thus the worst insult they can throw at Apple to deal with their disappointment at the removal of the jack). After repeating it often enough, they might actually start to believe their own lie.
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No sale for me if that's it.
I want a 4" version of the iPhone 8. That's all I'm asking for.
The 5S design was good for its time. But it's time to move on.
I want a 4" version of the iPhone 8. That's all I'm asking for.
The 5S design was good for its time. But it's time to move on.
The screen is rather outdated in terms of brightness, colour gamut, black levels and parallax issues (thickness of cover glass + any gaps between it and the actual screen). Ditto for other front-facing elements like the FaceTime camera, loudspeakers and TouchID sensor. Dust and moisture protection is also at a level the top-level iPhone had five years ago.
I wish the iPhone SE wasn't such a second class citizen. A lot of people like this size. Not sure if I could go back though, even if it was flagship. The other day when my wife was driving she gave me her SE to text several people some changing plans. I was fumbling around so hard trying to type on that narrow display. It really surprised me.
To be completely honest I wish they hadn't increased the height of the display on the iPhone X when they removed the bezels. They should have kept it nearly the same (maybe an extension for the notch) and reduced the overall height and weight. Though that wouldn't make the notch optional for video and would shorten battery life. Maybe someday we can get a notchless, ~5", 16:9 iPhone, but I doubt it. Would be cool if such a device unfolded into a ~10" tablet, though.
To be completely honest I wish they hadn't increased the height of the display on the iPhone X when they removed the bezels. They should have kept it nearly the same (maybe an extension for the notch) and reduced the overall height and weight. Though that wouldn't make the notch optional for video and would shorten battery life. Maybe someday we can get a notchless, ~5", 16:9 iPhone, but I doubt it. Would be cool if such a device unfolded into a ~10" tablet, though.
I doubt they’re going to start releasing a new SE every year. If you skip this year’s possible release, you’ll be waiting another two years for another refresh, if they decide to refresh it again.
Nobody is forced to buy a Bluetooth headset. All iPhones come with wired earbuds in the box.
Apple should send a mix message and put USB-C instead of Lighting.
To some of us it isn’t outdated. It’s square, so easier to hold than every iPhone since the 6. It has a smaller screen to power, so the battery life is amazing. A day and a half easy on 10.3.3, a full day still on iOS 11+. I can ride my bike and text with one hand, view webpages, browse Spotify. There is something to be said for one-handed use for me. The design was just better I don’t care how old it is.
A headphone jack would make it the best iPhone yet? Never mind the new technology built into the X. Just the headphone jack?
[doublepost=1524753123][/doublepost]Are people still griping about the headphone jack missing? Come on people move on!!! Are these sample people complaining that you can’t get CDs anymore? Times change move the $&@! On.
Then I will finally throw away a whole bag of Lightning cables I have collected over the years.
You are forced to buy a second headset, bluetooth or not (assuming you don't have one already). Or, you can try sticking those lightning earphones to your Mac. Go on. I'll watch.
Or they can use the free headphones that come with the phone.
Sure, if you've already invested in good quality earphones or cans, that's exactly what you wanna do, revert to the stock Apple buds or use the adapter that decreases audio quality and gets lost in no time. Brilliant.
Why is it Apple's job to give you headphones that work with something other than the phone you bought? Also, you can purchase headphones for about $5.
They have "Designed in California" and "Assembled in China" plus two 'regulatory' symbols on the back (CE + crossed-out trashcan).
Ok, but the headphone jack isn't coming back. Just like the floppy drive and CD drive are not coming back.
The D/A converter in the adaptor is really so much worse than the D/A converter in previous iPhones? And headphone jacks are pretty tight, plugging the adaptor onto the end of their headphone cable should keep it pretty secure and hard to loose.
It’s the very least logical to offer an accessory that works with the other devices in the same brand ecosystem.
Apple devices used to have such interoperability and elegance, now it’s a disparate collection of SKUs that share the same photo library.