Apple might unveil a new iPhone SE this month
Yahoo.com:
The iPhone
SE has been a quiet hero for small-handed folk ever since it launched in March
of last year. The body of an iPhone 5 with an iPhone 6s’s guts was a good
proposition in 2016, but with an all-new iPhone 8 expected this year and
Samsung stepping up its game, the iPhone SE needs some help to stay relevant.
The latest signs
all point to Apple changing things up in a rumored March event. According
to MacRumors,
Target began returning iPhone SE models to Apple this week, which is a big hint
that something new could be just around the corner.
According
to a report seen by the site, Target was returning six unlocked models of the
iPhone SE, including 16 and 64GB versions in Gold, Silver, Rose Gold and Space
Gray. Two models locked to Sprint were also returned.
It’s possible
that these recalls are completely unrelated to an updated iPhone SE. Especially
since all iPhone SEs aren’t being returned to Apple, it’s possible that this is
just a move to shift around inventory between countries, or to change out
certain underperforming models.
But equally, it
could be clearing shelves before an updated version comes in. An update
probably wouldn’t look that big: if anything, we’ll see an internal spec bump
to equal the iPhone 7’s guts, and possibly a boost to the camera and Touch ID
sensor. Changing the form factor or adding features like a dual camera or 3D
Touch would cannibalize sales of Apple’s much more expensive smartphones, which
is anathema to Cupertino.
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Chapisha Maoni