14 DAY TRIAL // Rumor has it that the launch of the second-generation iPhone SE is just around the corner, and a new alleged leak that happened today claims to provide us with an early look at the device.
While we’ve heard quite a lot of information on what the iPhone SE 2 could or could not bring, case maker Olixar has created a screen protector for the new 4-inch device that points to a number of design changes coming to this phone.
By the looks of things, the accessory manufacturer expects the iPhone SE 2 to be more or less like a smaller brother of the iPhone X, borrowing features like an edge-to-edge screen. It’s not clear if the new iPhone SE would come with an OLED panel or not.
At the same time, this screen protector reveals that the iPhone SE 2 could come with a notch, which on this smaller model could also be the home of Face ID. If this is accurate, then Apple could give up on the Home button and Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the 4-inch iPhone as well, going instead all-in on the facial recognition system that it debuted last year with the iPhone X.
Metallic body, no wireless charging
The rest of the phone’s design is likely to retain cues from the current generation, and consequently from the iPhone 5, with straight edges.
Earlier this year, information coming from people familiar with the matter indicated that Apple wasn’t planning too major upgrades on the iPhone SE 2. The device might still come with an aluminum body instead of glass, and there’s a chance that it won’t feature wireless charging, as the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus.
It remains to be seen when the iPhone SE 2 launches, but previous speculation in this regard claimed that a debut at WWDC next month is also possible, though judging from Apple’s past unveilings, this is less likely.