Apple leaks its own iPhone SE
Apple’s new 4.7-inch refreshed lower-cost iPhone looks like it might be out any moment as Apple iPhone SE (2020) accessories start hitting the store.
- If you don’t want to read about Apple, the one takeaway is: expect 2019’s iPhone 11 internals in an iPhone 7/8 shell, but likely only the 4.7-inch option, not the 5.5-inch option that came with the iPhone 7/8 Plus range.
- You can move on now to the links below.
- Or, keep reading for weirdness and price conjecture
First, early reports:
- A 9to5Mac report broke the news that the new smaller iPhone, until now dubbed iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9, will actually still just be called the iPhone SE.
- Expect it to be referenced as the 2020 iPhone SE in coverage to try and make it more understandable.
- 9to5Mac’s report didn’t reveal pricing, but suggested storage options at 64GB/128GB/256GB, and three colours: white, black, and Apple’s charitable red (PRODUCT(RED)).
- It’s expected to come with the A13 processor from the current iPhone 11, which is now two generations newer than the iPhone 8’s A11 chip.
- Apple’s store itself published accessories, and Apple Care, being offered for the iPhone SE, such as a Belkin case (above).
- Both were taken down once spotted, but it’s a rare slip from Apple, and akin to Samsung’s string of accidental-or-not reveals ahead of its major devices, particularly the recent Samsung Galaxy S20.
- The leaks show the new iPhone SE won’t have Face ID, with Touch ID still the only way to authenticate via fingerprint.
Pricing?:
- What we do know is that the iPhone 8 is currently priced at $449, and the original iPhone SE launched at $399. Could we see $399 again?
- The current iPhone 11 goes for $699 for 64GB, $749 for 128GB outright, so we could see a similar gap between the (tiny, measly storage) 64GB iPhone SE (~$399?) and the 128GB option (~$449?).
- That final price positioning will be interesting.
- So, orders today, shipping within a week or two? We’ll find out.
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