Not the least bit surprised on this one. Great way to reduce production costs.
Thought I was the only one who misses iOS 6.So this should mean you could swap the chassis and get the beautiful polished chamfers with all the new tech. That's pretty cool.
If this thing ran iOS 6, I'd already have one.
So everything that I'm reading about SE is that it's just a omelette of spare iPhone parts that Apple had laying around, possibly from customer returns, and repackaged into a "new" phone. I guess the redeeming point is the lower price point at a current technology level. Yay or nay?
It's never fails to stagger me how people can be such hypocrites. How many in this thread alone have said the 5S is the best iPhone ever made.
Now you find out that the new phone has a lot of the same internals suddenly it's junk.
The SE takes everything that was great with the 5S and gives you more. Better camera, better battery, better processor etc. People clambered for a 4" iPhone and now you have one with the same processing power as the flagships you complain.
Reusing parts is not only common sense but it makes financial sense and is good for the environment when we do live with limited resources.
Instead of deriding Apple lets applaud their sensibility
Yup for $400 I think it's a great buy in the USA, unfortunately in India they are selling it for a nearly $625 which is way too much as iPhone 6 is available for about $100 less and 6s for just about $50 more.
Contrary to belief here in MAcrumors forums - it's not cheap at all. It's $100 too expensive.
Breathtaking. I don't know where to begin. Other than you know nothing about high volume manufacturing. Here's a hint: Selling 20+ million SE phones would not be unreasonable. And likely several million in the first week.
I believe all that is being implied by "Frankenstein" is simply that the phone is many parts of other phones rolled into one, much like Frankenstein's monster. I don't believe the physical looks of the device have anything to do with such a statement.How is it a Frankenstein phone? Nothing about its exterior appearance is freakish,
I sincerely hope that Apple didn't expect a round of applause for anything introduced in the last keynote, this included. I've never seen such a boring keynote in my life, from just about any company. It just seems like a waste of everyone's time to even have one if they didn't really have anything to announce...Apple wants a standing ovation for selling a 'cheaper' phone which is essentially recycled junk?![]()
So, how much overpriced is the 6s in your estimation?
I wonder about the normal 5 - if you could upgrade it to an SE by swapping parts.. hmmm
I would never try to repair any Apple product myself, pay far too much for it to risk that. And with the great service Apple provide, don't see the reason for that too.
I'm not sure about that because of touch ID, but I really love the back of iPhone 5, that slate black was gorgeous compared to the space grey we have today so it'd be cool to see a slate SE![]()
I can't say I am surprised. Apple excels at using the same part in multiple products, to benefit from economies of scale.
Why are people expecting a radical redesign when the SE is essentially an iPhone 5s with improved innards?
I have an iPhone 5 since release, and believe me at some point you just don't care. I had a loose connector and the battery that I replaced and now the camera is dead, which I'm going to replace later today. If I were to do all of that at an Apple™ Store, then I would have paid more than 100 EUR. Instead I paid merely 30 EUR. Replacing the camera would cost me another 100 EUR for sure, I got the camera for 8 EUR.I would never try to repair any Apple product myself, pay far too much for it to risk that. And with the great service Apple provide, don't see the reason for that too.
Yup you are correct. Taxes are to be blamed but I honestly don't see the value in the 5se at that price. Don't see it will sell very well this year but come next year (when the new model is available in India) when Apple reduce its price to under 30k it will sell well. Indian market is price sensitive and those who want Apple at cheap rates won't mind using one year old model, still plenty of takers of 5s here.The excise taxes in India are around 20%, if you add VAT at 15% you get $400 * 1.35 = $540
So, a large part of the price you can blame on the India government itself.
The price is 39000 / 66.4 = $587, so not that different from the US price if you account for all those taxes.
The 6s is 43000 / 66.4 = $648 (So, despite taxes its essentially the same price as in the USA, that's a major bargain.
On BGR they argue that the phone will fall back down to around 30000 Rs, that's $135 less, which I don't really see happening to this extent, at least not before October.
Fair point. I usually don't keep a phone for more than a year so don't face this situation although i am planning to stick with 6 till 7s so I might very well be in a position you are but fingers crossed that it holds up well.I have an iPhone 5 since release, and believe me at some point you just don't care. I had a loose connector and the battery that I replaced and now the camera is dead, which I'm going to replace later today. If I were to do all of that at an Apple™ Store, then I would have paid more than 100 EUR. Instead I paid merely 30 EUR. Replacing the camera would cost me another 100 EUR for sure, I got the camera for 8 EUR.