iOS
According to
a Tekz24 report (on which the FocusTaiwan report mentioned above was
based), the new iPhone SE 2 will offer an A10 Fusion chip (as seen in the
iPhone 7). It currently offers an A9 chip, as used in the iPhone 6S.
IPHONE SE 2 RELEASES DATE, PRICE & TECH SPECS
IPHONE SE 2 RELEASES
DATE, PRICE & TECH SPECS
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that along with updates to
the iPhone X and a bigger version of that full-screen iPhone with an OLED
screen, Apple will launch a cheaper iPhone - except that handset will be a
6.1in model with an LCD screen, so perhaps not the smaller handset many are
hoping for, but still a potential successor to the iPhone SE.
If this rumored LCD handset is indeed the replacement for the
iPhone SE, does that mean Apple will no longer continue to sell a smaller
handset? It's starting to look that way... But before you rush off to look at
smaller Android handsets, bear in mind that the iPhone X squeezes a bigger
screen into a smaller handset that's 143.6mm by 70.9mm, and is 7.7m thick,
while the iPhone SE is still a small 123.8mm by 58.6mm and 7.6mm thick. That's
just 2cm longer and slightly more than 1cm wider, so the iPhone X may not be as
massive as you were thinking...
iPhone SE 2 release date
Lots of rumours point to a new version of the iPhone SE
being launched in 2018.
There was some speculation that the new phone would arrive
in May 2018. When it failed to materialise, there was some hope that an iPhone
SE 2 would launch at Apple's WWDC event on 4 June, but Apple used the event to
show off software including iOS 12 and watchOS 5 instead.
So, are we going to have to wait until September for Apple
to update the iPhone SE? It's looking that way. Making his predictions about
the new LCD iPhone, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, has pointed to a possible September
release date alongside the successor to iphone X
iPhone SE 2 price
The iPhone SE is currently available in 32GB and 128GB
versions. In the UK the 32GB model costs £379; 128GB is £479. (For comparison,
in the US the iPhone SE costs $399 for 32GB and $449 for 129GB.)
We expect the iPhone SE 2 to be similarly priced when (and
if) it launches.
IPHONE SE 2 DESIGNS
A Chinese report from February 2018 says the iPhone SE 2
will have a similar design to the current iPhone SE. However, it will have a
larger 4.2in display, apparently. The bigger display won't be due to it having
an all screen display like the iPhone X, though. The report states that it will
still maintain the classic iPhone shape and the front Home button to support
fingerprint recognition.
Another (relatively) radical prediction comes from the
Macotakara report cited earlier, which says that the headphone port is going to
disappear. This claim was based on assertions by a case maker - and ports are
exactly the kind of thing that case makers need to know about.
The idea that Apple would redesign the iPhone SE so
extensively doesn't get a lot of support from analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo who
believes that Apple is so busy with the successors to the iPhones X and 8 that
it won't have the time or resources to focus on this entry-level handset.
A complete redesign aside, one thing that is likely to
change is the colour options.
The iPhone SE is currently available in silver, gold,
Space Grey and Rose Gold options. The iPhone SE 2 is likely to be available in
silver, gold, and Space Grey - like the iPhone 8. The Rose Gold and gold
version have kind of merged in the iPhone 8 and it is likely that the new
iPhone SE will also offer this new brassier gold colour option rather than two
gold options.
iPhone SE
2 specs
This Chinese report also
suggests that the new iPhone will use a newer A10 Fusion chip, rather than the
A9 in the current model, but sport 2GB of RAM and 32GB or 128GB capacities, as
currently.
In addition
we could see a 5Mp or 7Mp FaceTime camera with Retina Flash replace the 1.2Mp
FaceTime camera in the current model.
Other than
that, it is likely to keep many of the features of the current iPhone SE, such
as:
- 12Mp camera: The current SE
offers 12-megapixels with an f/2.2 aperture.The iPhone 8 has an f/1.8
aperture.
- No bump: One key difference
between the iPhone SE and 8 is the lack of camera bump on the bigger
model. Hopefully the new iPhone SE camera on the back of the iPhone will
also be flat.
- 2GB RAM: The iPhone SE already
offers 2GB RAM and it's unlikely that we'd see any more than that.
- 32GB or 128GB storage options.
The battery
will also have a slightly raised rating from 1,640mAh to 1,700mAh - this might
be necessary to power the slightly larger display, if that happens.
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