this is the iPhone se3 and it just might be the last one that Apple will ever
make and in my opinion that might actually be a good thing but before I
get into explaining my take on this whole ordeal check out this tweet from
one of the most reliable Apple leakers out there Mecha quo says that apple is
going to cancel or postpone mass production of the 2024 iPhone se4 and
why well there are a couple of different reasons the first one is that apple is
getting consistently lower than expected shipments of mid to low end iPhones like
the 13 mini and 14 plus on top of that there are concerns that the full screen
design of the se4 will lead to higher selling prices as well as concerns about
cutting unnecessary new product development expenses during the 2023
Global recession and those reasons might lead to the cancellation of the se4 now
some people say that it's a terrible idea DF Apple does that because they
love the essay line but others would say that it's actually a great idea well to
find out the truth we have to look at what made the SE Line special in the
past as well as where it all went wrong one of the reasons why people loved the
original iPhone SE was because at the time the entire iPhone 6 lineup took on
a brand new design which was actually controversial since a lot of people
believed that the old design was better so the iPhone SC allowed people to stick
with the old iPhone 5S style design while getting some new hardware as well
which is a win-win for those who loved the old boxy design but now this is the
current iPhone SE 3 and unfortunately it's lost its special feel for various
different reasons instead of the SE being the boxy Choice it's now
unfortunately the only Iphone currently for sale with the same rounded Edge
design that people disliked about the iPhone 6 not only that but in a world
where the Android competition has full edge to edge OLED displays for the same
price or less the SE comes with the same old 4.7 inch LCD display and a very
dated home button and making everything even worse MKBHD just released his best
smartphone camera of 2022 video and something really important stood out to
me during the night mode portion of the test out of all 16 phones that he tested
which all came out this year the iPhone SE was by far the worst at night mode
because it's the only phone out of all of them that doesn't actually have night
mode and if you're wondering why that is it's not because of the chip since this
comes with the same a15 bionic chip that's in the new iPhone 14. so why does
it not have night mode well the truth is that that Apple intentionally left that
feature out to make the more expensive models seem better and then adding even
more to the pain they raised the price of the iPhone SE to 429 dollars so right
now potential buyers have the choice of either spending 429 on an outdated SE or
600 for an iPhone 12 which is better in literally every single way it gets Max
safe it gets rid of the home button it gets much better cameras a much larger
OLED display better speakers better battery life and more and believe it or
not I recently needed to buy a budget iPhone for business use for one of my
employees so she can take phone calls and guess what I bought an iPhone for
460 dollars and it wasn't the SE yes I bought a fully unlocked iPhone 12 on
Amazon for 460 dollars just 30 bucks more than the SE now I know no it's not
brand new but it's got Amazon's renewed premium guarantee which has a few
important benefits most importantly it comes with a one year satisfaction
guarantee so if you're not happy with it you can return it within that one year
it's also guaranteed to have over 90 battery capacity as well as minimal
cosmetic damage which is not noticeable when the device is held at arm's length
and on top of that it comes with a brand new mfi charging cable and charger in
the box which ironically doesn't come with a new iPhone SE from Apple or any
other new iPhone so to be completely honest with a deal like that readily
available on Amazon you'd have to be crazy to buy an outdated iPhone SE
especially heading into 2023 and one of the main reasons I chose an iPhone 12
instead is that it has face ID which is honestly the best form of authentication
ever put into a smartphone and that's where the iPhone se4 was supposed to
come in it's rumored to have a design that's basically identical to the iPhone
10r with a notch face ID and of course removal of the home button now all of
that sounds nice but here's the big issue it's supposed to be coming out in
2024 and by that time the entire iPhone lineup will have already gotten rid of
the notch completely and switched over to the dynamic Island design which is
happening next year with the iPhone 15 lineup so the Dilemma for apple is that
switching to the newer iPhone 10r design is likely going to make it more
expensive but who in their right mind would be buying a phone with a notch in
2024 and on top of that Apple would likely have to withhold other features
like macsafe which of course wasn't present in the iPhone 10r anyway and
that is the issue issue right there the iPhone SC was originally supposed to be
a throwback to a smaller classier design for those who didn't like the larger
iPhone 6 design but now everyone's gotten used to larger phones and just
this year the 14 pro Max was actually the best selling model out of the entire
lineup so basically the iPhone SC has now become something totally different
it uses an outdated design that no one really likes anymore and the feature set
is Cherry Picked by Apple to intentionally hold back important
features so that the SE doesn't cannibalize the sales of the higher end
models that basically makes the task of creating a successful iPhone SE model
almost impossible since apple is trying to make it worse on purpose and that
never works it's why I think the current iPhone SE is a bad phone they kept the
design exactly the same again again which was a huge disappointment and big
mistake in my opinion so for the iPhone se4 it's going to be incredibly hard to
balance in terms of keeping the price as low as possible without butchering the
features and value of the phone like they did with the current iPhone SE
which is a terrible purchase right now when you can simply buy a renewed iPhone
12 with the latest design right now for just a bit more cash and honestly by the
time the iPhone se4 comes out the new 15 and 15 Pro Models are going to be coming
out with an even newer design which I imagine could look something like these
renders and that of course will make the SE design look even older so with that
said I believe that if Apple chooses to delay the iPhone se4 I think it makes
more sense just to cancel it all together or perhaps make it exclusive to
certain countries like India and others where it makes sense to have a lower
priced iPhone but if you complete greatly disagree with my thoughts in
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