The iPhone SE 2 (or iPhone 9 as it could be called) remains in the limelight, month after month, especially when there is no eminent or planned launch by the Cupertino company, the battle of rumors about a «low cost iPhone begins ', A theory that has been around for as long as the iPhone has had for years and that never quite happened. Now Apple could have in hand a second edition of the iPhone SE and we bring you a compilation of everything we know so far about it, specifications, design, features… Discover with us what the iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9 should be if the rumors are true.
The Name: Is the iPhone SE Disappearing?
In theory, as we have learned from the media that have had access to privileged information, Apple would eventually banish the SE (Special Edition) nomenclature from its "cheap iPhone." CoAs you will remember, Apple made a curious leap from iPhone 8 to iPhone X, leaving a space in between that he never finished filling. This space was not a void in Apple's catalog, it seems that they already had in mind to launch a "low cost" product, however ... What about the XR model? Apple seems to have wanted to switch directly to a list of numbers.
Thus, it seems that the iPhone SE 2 would definitely be renamed iPhone 9, and this is because the Cupertino company seems to have opted for a design extremely similar to that of the iPhone 8 with some small exceptions such as an intense brightness in its frames. , only two launch colors and above all, a slightly thicker thickness to house a battery that meets current standards. Definitely, Everything indicates that we will never see the term iPhone SE again and the cheapest iPhone in the catalog will be renamed iPhone 9.
Design: The older brother of the iPhone 8
Following the thread of the previous one, Apple set the trend using the design of the iPhone 5 as a reference for the iPhone SE, and if we take into account the same timeline, it would not be unreasonable to think that we will have an iPhone identical to the iPhone 8. The Cupertino company has not yet banished the Touch ID, present in the Air and lower range of the iPad, Therefore, it should not surprise us at all that the most basic model of the iPhone ends up continuing to use Touch ID, a technology that even many continue to miss despite the proven success of Face ID.
In short, we will have a relatively small iPhone (on screen, not in total size) that will have an upper and lower frame, a 4,7-inch LCD panel like that of the iPhone 8 and a thickness slightly higher than that of the iPhone it imitates. At the back we will only find a flash and a single photographic sensor, as happened at the time with the iPhone XR. The specifications of both the screen and the photographic sensor will be put by Apple in order to optimize the performance of the hardware, but you can imagine that many features of the current iPhone will be left in the inkwell, as is totally logical.
Technical Specifications
At its launch, the iPhone SE was not bad at all, we had to take into account that it housed the iPhone 6s hardware but slightly adapted to the needs of a device of this size (4 inches). Something like this could happen with the iPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2). We will have the A13 Bionic processor that is also inside the iPhone 11, nothing more and nothing less. For its part, it will have 3GB of RAM, which is the same as the iPhone X and 1GB less than the current top-of-the-line iPhone 11. However, 3GB is more than enough today.
Meanwhile, we will have a touch ID in the lower part of the front as a biometric identification measure and that will also help us to make payments through Apple Pay thanks to the chip NFC that will certainly incorporate. Whether we will find a headphone jack remains to be seen. (which we doubt given Apple's strategy) and the size of the battery, however, taking into account that its thickness will be greater than that of the iPhone 8 as well as the processor that is known to house, we do not doubt that the size of the battery it will be superior to that of the iPhone 8.
Price and release date
We do not have certain information about the release date of this iPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2), but its official price has been rumored, $ 399 would be the launch cost for the version with 32 GB of storage, a terminal that It will arrive in two colors, white / silver and space gray. This price is extremely misleading, since we must include both variable taxes and the dollar / euro exchange, so it would be logical that the final launch price in Europe would be between 450 and 480 euros, which is still quite attractive.
We do not know if Apple will discontinue any product from its gallery with the arrival of the iPhone SE 2, but there is no talk at all about the possibility of an iPhone 9 with a size greater than the 4,7 inches that this terminal will offer. We will also have a 64GB and 128GB version that will increase the price in line with what the Cupertino company usually does. Anyway, the preferred date to make these launches by Apple is usually during the month of March, As has happened with many iPads and even with the same iPhone SE, which was presented on March 31, 2016. So everything indicates that in March 2020 we will see this iPhone 9.
Another discussion we will have about whether or not it is necessary to launch a device with these characteristics and this price by Apple, the reality is that the iPhone SE, despite the numerous criticisms received during its launch, became a sales success. and the first approach by many users to iOS, especially those less used to consuming multimedia content. I don't know whether or not Apple should launch this terminal, what I'm sure of is that it's going to be sold like churros.