iPhone SE 2

mattc65 (25)in #steemit • 7 years ago

iPhone SE 2 release date

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iPhone SE 2 release date: September
The illusive iPhone SE 2 release date could finally happen as Apple's WWDC 2018, with the big keynote (and possibly an announcement) happening on June 4.

Why then? It's Apple's next big launch event (namely iOS 12) and the eleven variants of an Apple device just did cross the Eurasian Economic Commission database.

Apple's Eurasian filings have outed important products before, including the AirPods, and it usually foreshadows new gadgets one to two months ahead of time.

This backs up two separate rumors pointing to an announcement sometime in 2018, with one adding that the iPhone SE 2 is likely to enter mass production in the first quarter of 2018.

Analyst Karl Ackerman has also claimed that the iPhone SE 2 could arrive in May/June, which chimes with other rumors suggesting a middle of the year launch, although no guarantee was made.

"We think that [Apple] has planned a second gen[eration] of the [iPhone] SE model ... at this point there hasn't been a firm commitment to launch the device" Ackerman said.

That said, a recent report from a 'Chinese accessory maker' states that the iPhone SE 2 won't be unveiled until September, and that as of mid-May the company hasn't even finalized the design, with both a 4.0-inch and a 6.0-inch model apparently under consideration.

Not only that, but prominent industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo doesn't believe Apple has the capacity to make an iPhone SE 2 this year.

He said, "with three new models in the pipeline for the second half of 2018, we believe Apple may have used up its development resources."

iPhone Price:
In terms of pricing, the iPhone SE 2 will likely remain Apple's most affordable iPhone - if it ever shows up. The only pricing rumor so far points to a roughly $450 (around £340, AU$590) price, which seems believable.

The original iPhone SE started at $399 (£379, AU$679) for the 16GB variant, but now it starts at $349 (£349, AU$549) for 32GB of storage, as the 16GB model has been discontinued and the price dropped due to its aging innards.

We'd expect the iPhone SE 2 to cost at least as much, and a price rise is likely, but it should still be cheap relative to the rest of Apple's range.

Reference: https://www.techradar.com/news/iphone-se-2

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