14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is getting ready to launch the new-generation iPhone models, with people close to the matter saying the whole thing is supposed to take place on October 13, but the company is already working on future devices and making plans for the 2021 and 2022 updates.
Theoretically, many expected the next year to bring, in addition to a non-5G iPhone 12 model in early 2021, a refresh of the iPhone SE, Apple’s smallest and most affordable new-generation iPhone right now.
But according to Apple watcher Ross Young citing Mizuho Securities, Apple’s 2021 iPhone lineup won’t include an iPhone SE, but only upgrades to the iPhone 12 series.
Right now, it seems that the 2021 iPhone models will include the same four versions, which means we should expect upgrades for the 5.4-inch iPhone mini, the 6.1-inch iPhone, 6.1-inch iPhone Pro, and 6.7-inch iPhone Pro Max.
So when is the new iPhone SE coming to the market?
According to this leak, which you should still take with a healthy dose of skepticism since we’re so far from the moment this iPhone is supposed to go live, the iPhone SE refresh will happen in 2022.
And the biggest change will be a massive increase in size, as this new iPhone SE will boast a 6.1-inch display, just like the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro. So the smallest iPhone will no longer be the SE but the all-new 5.4-inch iPhone mini that will see its first version go live this year.
There’s a lot that could obviously change in the meantime, but by the looks of things, the iPhone SE will become much bigger in the coming years.
This wouldn’t necessarily be an upgrade that users are going to live, but if this report is true, then the days of small iPhones are already numbered.