It looks like an iPhone 8.
It uses the iPhone 8 chassis -- just includes updated internals (like the A13 chip) -- to the point that iPhone 8 cases fit the new SE perfectly.
Seems like a solid device but I’m shocked at all the fanfare I’ve been seeing on this phone the past 2 days. I think we’re all just reaching for something to look forward to at this point in time.
There is more than that going on. I think to really understand, you have to start with how flagship phones keep getting more and more expensive -- $1000 or more, including from Apple. This is causing "sticker shock" for the average consumer, while at the same time not giving them much in the way of upgrades. Then, the day before, to make matters somewhat "worse," the brand that had been giving a quality phone without quite all the bells and whistles announced their new flagship -- and it was $1000.
So, the day after OnePlus announces a $1000 flagship, her comes Apple -- basically known as the most expensive phone that started the high priced flagships -- with a $400 phone. The phone has a simple, but quality and well liked design, the iPhone 8. It updated the camera (adding portrait mode) and the processor and kept most of the rest the same. The only feature it "lost" is the one that Apple has removed from its new flagships, 3D touch (giving the same Haptic Touch it put in the iPhone 11 Pro).
There have been plenty of Apple users that have not upgraded from the iPhone 8, for a variety of reasons. For some, they didn't like the new $1000 price of the flagships, others didn't like Face ID but wanted to keep Touch ID; there are several reasons. And Apple has given these people a phone that gives them a solid upgrade path. Even better, the SE is about priced the same as the iPhone 8 was last week, despite its improvements over the iPhone 8.
Last, it made Apple a real contender in the mid-to low range phone market, even against mid-range (and even lower range) Android phones. While there are mid-range Android phones that are less expensive; the iPhone gives to marked advantages. First, the iPhone has flagship performance, whereas most mid-ranged Androids have less powerful processors. Second, the supported "lifespan" of an Apple vs. an Android -- mid-range Android phones will be lucky to get 2 years worth of Android updates -- in fact, many will not even get a single new Android release, many will never see Android 11 (and some won't even get Android 10). By contrast, the SE is likely to get at least 4 years of iOS updates -- not just security releases but it will likely get iOS 17, and it even has a good chance of getting iOS 18. It not only will get these updates, but internally with the A13 chip it should still run the later versions of iOS well. And third, there are those that have wanted an Apple phone and just not been willing to pay "Apple prices," and they now have a cheap but still powerful Apple alternative; and this is doubly true in markets like India and China.
This, from what I'm seeing, is why the iPhone SE is getting so much "fanfare,"
I mean absolutely no disrespect or trying to start a flame war here. Absolutely none of this matters to me. We’re patting Apple on their back for making a budget phone in 2020 with practically a dated design from 2014? The big bezels on the screen date back to 2007 when the iPhone didn’t even include MMS messaging. The guts of the phone are good, but what does it matter with a design like this? That’s great if it works well for many who are waiting to buy. But this coverage like these people found about about the invention of the wheel is ***-kissing at best.
Look at their marketing campaign when the iPhone X was released leading us to believe that this is the iPhone design-type going forward.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/11/iphone-x-what-reviewers-are-saying/#mn_p
I mean absolutely no disrespect or trying to start a flame war here. Absolutely none of this matters to me. We’re patting Apple on their back for making a budget phone in 2020 with practically a dated design from 2014? The big bezels on the screen date back to 2007 when the iPhone didn’t even include MMS messaging. The guts of the phone are good, but what does it matter with a design like this? That’s great if it works well for many who are waiting to buy. But this coverage like these people found about about the invention of the wheel is ***-kissing at best.
Look at their marketing campaign when the iPhone X was released leading us to believe that this is the iPhone design-type going forward.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/11/iphone-x-what-reviewers-are-saying/#mn_p
I mean absolutely no disrespect or trying to start a flame war here. Absolutely none of this matters to me. We’re patting Apple on their back for making a budget phone in 2020 with practically a dated design from 2014? The big bezels on the screen date back to 2007 when the iPhone didn’t even include MMS messaging. The guts of the phone are good, but what does it matter with a design like this? That’s great if it works well for many who are waiting to buy. But this coverage like these people found about about the invention of the wheel is ***-kissing at best.
Look at their marketing campaign when the iPhone X was released leading us to believe that this is the iPhone design-type going forward.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/11/iphone-x-what-reviewers-are-saying/#mn_p
I said this on Android forums and I’ll repeat it here, we are not the average consumer so most of the opinions we have mean little. Many of the average consumers don’t care about bezels or the highest quality camera. They care about value. They are tired of paying high prices. This was needed and I applaud Apple for finding a way to produce a very good phone for a fair price. It has been needed for a while.
I now would like Apple to make this same model shape, but, in the size of the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Please and thank you!