Emva kweminyaka eliqela yamarhe, uApple wayibeka kwakhona kwintengiso isixhobo esine-intshi ezi-4, i-iPhone SE, isixhobo ebesiyiminyaka emininzi ibulingana naso ukuba sikwazi ukusebenzisana naso ngesandla esinye, kodwa eso besisincinci kubasebenzisi abaninzi, kuba eyona nto bayisebenzisileyo yayikukusitya, kwaye iyaqhubeka umxholo.
Ukusukela ngo-2016, u-Apple akakhange enze naziphi na iintshukumo ezinxulumene nefayile ye- Isizukulwana sesibini sale modeliNangona kukho amarhe amaninzi okuba kunyaka ophelileyo, inkampani esekwe eCupertino yaceba ukumilisela isizukulwana sesibini. Nje ukuba unyaka uphele, sibonile ukuba la marhe ayenyani kangakanani, ke ngoku babeka ukuvuselelwa kwisiqingatha sokuqala se-2018.
Amarhe amva nje avela kumhlalutyi weTrendForce, obanga oko i-iPhone SE iya kufika kwintengiso kunye nobuhle obufanayo kodwa ngaphakathi singayifumana iprosesa edibanisa i-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 8 Plus, i-A11 Bionic. Uqikelelo lwentengiso lonyaka lwe-iPhone SE, iApple ayikaze yehlise amanani okuthengisa ngemodeli, igubungela uluhlu lwabasebenzisi abafuna i-smartphone enamandla kodwa ephathekayo ngesandla esinye.
Ngokwamanani okusebenza kwesixhobo esiphathwayo sika-Apple kule Krisimesi, kwixesha elisusela nge-19 ukuya ku-25 kuDisemba, i-iPhone SE yayikwindawo yokugqibela, Ngezantsi kweemodeli ezinezixhobo ezindala ezinje nge-iPhone 6 kunye ne-6 Plus, ke ibango, ngaphandle kokukho, kubonakala ngathi yile nto ilindelwe yinkampani, kungoko bengangxami ukuvuselela le modeli minyaka le, ngokungathi iyenzeka neflegi yayo.
Uyilo lwangoku lwe-iphone, lusekwe kwi-5 kunye ne-6 ye-gen ipod touch, ukuba bayenzile i-iPhone SE entsha ngobukhulu kunye noyilo lwee-ipods esele zikhankanyiwe, inokuba yinto enkulu, ngokobuqu ndiphuphe into enjalo ukusukela ndabona i-5g ipod touch.