Because Apple wants to sell more $649 phones then $399 phones - simple as that.
Give the SE full 6s specs (except screen) and charge full 6s price then. I would have happily bought it. I'll still buy it if it has 2gb ram but really do wish it had new touch id and FaceTime camera.
That's my point, apple is about upselling, so they purposely leave out some features. I'm about 90% I'll be ordering it myself, as those features that are not in the SE (but in the 6s) aren't that important to me.
TouchID 2.0, 3D touch, upgraded Facetime iSight camera, and it has a 960x640 screen resolution.
Why don't they market me a more expensive 4-inch version of the best phone they offer?
Storage also tops out at 64 GB. I'm always using up space on my 128.
Why do you think the 6S+ has better battery life than the 6S? A larger case means more space for battery and / or other parts. Likewise, a smaller phone case means less space for other components. If they had tried to force the force touch sensor in, it likely means way less space necessitating a smaller battery.
I understand what you're saying. But screen size is not the place to do this. It's like saying they're leaving out features on the silver phone because they want to push people to the black version for better specs. Sounds silly, right? That's how I perceive what they are doing with screen size. I don't expect all phones to have top features, but I do expect a choice in size, just as I have with color, without compromise. I get that I'm SOL because that's simply not how they're doing it, but that's the point I'm trying to convey.
I would have zero issue if Apple had a "Pro" line of iPhones (dumb name, blame Apple) and just a regular line, all consisting of 4, 4.7 and 5.5" phones but different specs/price points. I know people around here don't want a thousand Apple products, but I agree with you that they should either all be top of the line phones in various screen sizes, or they need multiple lines with various screen sizes.
I have no idea what Apple is technically able to do, I just know other phone manufactures are able to have significantly better screen to device size ratios so Apple should be able to at least match that, if not better it. I'd rather have a slightly thicker phone than one that keeps the same overall size. I look forward to the day when Apple can integrate TouchID into the screen and abandons the home button.
If rather save the 50 bucks and at $399 is a steal (so to speak for apple)
It's simple and it's because Apple didn't set out to make a smaller version of their latest phone, but a more affordable entry level version of the phone that is also smaller.
