IPHONE SE 2

ABOUT DESIGN

While the iPhone SE looks similar to the iPhone 5s, there is an expectation that the iPhone SE 2 will look more like the iPhone 8, although may have different dimensions.

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. Again, this is 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.
Another possibility - if Apple is working on an extensive redesign of the handset, us that it may also feature a glass back - allowing for wireless charging, a feature introduced with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. This could mean the new iPhone SE 2 will look more like the all-glass iPhone 4.

There are theories that the iPhone SE 2 could have an all-screen design, like the iPhone X; many publications and analysts are referring to it as the iPhone X SE. However, while this is something that could appear in the future, we think it will be some time before the home-button-free design makes its way down to the entry-level iPhone.

Leaked photos and concept illustrations

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.)
I expect the iPhone SE 2 to be similarly priced when (and if) it launches.