14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is believed to be planning a complete demise of the iPhone mini, as the 5.4-inch form factor isn’t selling exactly as the company expected in the first place.
And this means the iPhone lineup will be mostly focused on larger devices, as the iPhone SE is already an old model and a refresh doesn’t seem to be planned anytime soon.
But a new iPhone SE is actually on its way, and according to display analyst Ross Young, it’s going to happen as soon as the next year. On the other hand, it’s not the iPhone SE you expect to get.
Hello, iPhone SE Plus
First and foremost, this won’t be the iPhone SE 3 that the world has been waiting for but a so-called iPhone SE Plus coming with the same 4.7-inch LCD panel as the iPhone 8.
I know what you’re thinking: isn’t a Plus iPhone supposed to feature a larger screen? In theory, it is, but this time, Apple could aim for a different approach and use the Plus designation to indicate the device is faster, obviously featuring 5G.
Of course, this is very likely to cause more confusion in the iPhone fanbase, so maybe Apple could end up reconsidering this approach.
The good news is an iPhone SE 3 is still planned, and it could launch at some point in 2024. This is what Young explains, adding that it’ll come with a display between 5.7 and 6.1 inches. So in theory, small iPhones are on their way out in the long term, as Apple is planning to bet big on larger screens, not only on its premium models but on more affordable configurations too.
Obviously, it’s important to keep in mind that everything here is still in the rumor stage, so you’d better take this info with a healthy pinch of salt.