“We’ve seen rumors about the timing of an updated iPhone SE release for a few months now, but the only feature change expected has been a speed boost,” Zac Hall writes for 9to5Mac. “Now a new rumor claims the new iPhone SE could pick up a popular feature from the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.”
“Sachin Bhatt writes on tekz24.com that ‘a very reliable source’ claims the rumored iPhone SE 2 will feature an all-glass back,” Hall writes. “That’s a change from the current iPhone SE which has glass panels along the top and bottom rear but is mostly aluminum.”
“Apple switched to glass backs on the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X in large part to support wireless charging,” Hall writes. “Doing the same thing for the upgraded iPhone SE would give the 4-inch handset a visual difference from its predecessor, making it feel less old, while giving users a new feature to enjoy.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Will Apple kill the SE’s antiquated 3.5mm headphone jack, too?
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I hope they go edge to edge screen too.
I guess edge to edge screen is bad thing for most?
I love my X and face id….
Why not have it on SE 2
Even though I’m now on the iPhone Plus bandwagon, I know many good and decent people who prefer the iPhone SE sized devices and I’m glad that Apple will continue to cater to them.
Will it fit my iPhone 5 case?
I wouldn’t be surprised if they rounded the edges to harmonize the design with the rest of the lineup.
if by harmonize you mean homogenize – with the entire market of smartphones
No, I meant harmonize “produce a pleasing visual combination”, “make consistent or compatible”
No glass, please.
The joy of iPhone SE X
heh, very good.
iPhone SE X = iPhone Senior Edition X
I could be just for me.
I would not say a more fragile glass back is an impovement over a metal back. I personally do not need the wireless charging that having a glass back facilitates. The X dual lens camera would be an improvement but I guess space in the phone would not allow that.
I don’t really care what the back is made of because my iPhone SE lives in an Apple leather case. So the back is never seen, nor exposed to damage. Something lightweight is a good idea though.
Love my SE design and size.
The chip is good for photo-video work, and the cam lens sits nicely flush with the body.
MacDailyNews Take: Will Apple kill the SE’s antiquated 3.5mm headphone jack, too?
I hope not, as that’s the only reason it’s probably my next phone. If they kill it, I’m keeping my 6+ till it falls apart and then going Android.
Given the reliability of iPhones, by the time your 6+ “falls apart,” Android phones will have ditched the headphone jack, too.
Possibly. I haven’t upgraded to anything newer because of the jack, and yet my 6+ still runs like the day I bought it, so I haven’t regretted the decision. Although I have no plans to upgrade to iOS 11, which would probably make me want to throw the thing right in the trash. (But Apple doesn’t seem to get that message and keeps stealing my bandwidth by downloading it over and over. Hey Apple, how about a toggle for iOS like you have for the App Store to NOT automatically download updates?)
If ,when my 6+ falls apart, there are no Android phones with headphone jacks, I’ll get a flip phone for $20 and buy a Sony music player (yes, those are still a thing).
You seem very determined not to use wireless headphones.
Wireless is never as reliable as wired in my experience. Particularly over Bluetooth. Someone gifted me a decent set of Beats wireless headphones: the Bluetooth died in them in six months, though I only used it sparingly at best. In fact I now turn Bluetooth off on my iOS devices because it causes more problems than it solves, and that saves me battery life as well.
I like the SE because of it’s compact size, but the headphone jack is a huge advantage as far as I’m concerned. In the pocket of my work jacket is a simple converter cable between 3.5mm jack and an XLR plug. I can pop it into the headphone jack and instantly send audio test tones to any piece of equipment I’m dealing with.
It’s hardly mainstream task, but in my business where sorting out problems needs to be done rapidly, having a pretty decent signal generator in my pocket at all times is very useful, especially as it cost me virtually nothing.
I wish there were an equally simple way to send external audio into my iPhone so that I could listen to it on the loudspeaker.
Please don’t make it an ugly samsung-walmart rounded over glass and plastic thing like the other iphone models; have a clue and keep some of the iconic design launched under the successful CEO. When you see an iPhone SE you immediately know its an iPhone; after that it looks like every other phone (even if its that every other phone looks like it)