iPhone SE 2 Might Actually Be Called the iPhone 9

[MacRumors]

The widely rumored "iPhone SE 2" might actually be named the iPhone 9, according to an "informed source" cited by Japanese blog Mac Otakara.

The report reiterates that the device will have a similar form factor as the iPhone 8, including a 4.7-inch display with bezels and a Touch ID home button, but with a faster A13 Bionic chip. 3GB of RAM is also expected. Like the original iPhone SE, the device is not expected to support 3D Touch.

iPhone 9 would certainly be a more fitting name for the device given it sounds like more of an iPhone 8 successor than an iPhone SE successor. With a 4.7-inch display, the new device would be larger than the original iPhone SE with a 4-inch display, disappointing those who prefer a smaller phone.

The lower-cost iPhone, whatever it ends up being named, will likely start around $399 with 64GB of storage, and come in Space Gray, Silver, and Red, according to reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Multiple reports have indicated the device will be released by the end of the first quarter of 2020.

The original iPhone SE was introduced at an Apple event in March 2016, so a March 2020 release is certainly possible for this next device.

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[Bandaman]

Their naming lately is mind-boggling.

 

[Macshroomer]

I’m so confused, do they not know how to count?

 

[Baymowe335]

I’m so confused, do they not know how to count?

Take the shot when it's reality.

This is speculation.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

It wouldn’t surprise me if this rumor is true. The new phone is nothing like the SE

 

[eatrains]

Too large of a form factor.

 

[TheBing1980]

So the 9 would debut 2 years+ after the 10 (X)?

What in the Marty McFly?

 

[newyorksole]

This actually makes sense. X, XR, 11, 12 etc all have Face ID and notches.

This new phone is an upgrade from the 8 (most likely) and the 8 will likely stop being sold.

And at the end of the day, it’s just a name.

 

[timber]

iPhone SE 2 would be a pretty awful name but iPhone 9 is not far behind, it is just ridiculous.

They should call it iPhone 11 mini

 

[techno-Zen]

Why didn't they just do this in 2016?

 

[AngerDanger]

Considering the iPhone 9 will be newer than the X, XS, and 11, my vote is for "iPhone 9¾".

 

[CrazyForCashews]

Pretty logical if you think about it.

 

[PickUrPoison]

I don’t buy it, it makes it sound 2 years old upon release. My guess is 11SR.

 

[Pakaku]

Why didn't they just do this in 2016?

If Apple released a SE 2, it would probably be stuffed with 2016-era hardware, so it makes sense /s

 

[dannyyankou]

This would be a terrible name. It would have modern internals like the A13 chip and I’m sure similar camera technology to the iPhone 11 similar how the SE did with the 6S, but people will think it’s 2 generations behind.

If they squeezed an edge-to-edge 4.7 inch screen in a 5S form factor with Face ID and a double lens camera system, it would’ve been a hit. Call it iPhone 11 mini.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Why didn't they just do this in 2016?

Because they released the iPhone 7 in 2016?

 

[CrazyForCashews]

Another possible name is iPhone XE.

Like the XR but with an SE twist.

 

[Pafoofnik]

Maybe China ordered Tim Cook to name it "9" instead of "SE2."

 

[calstanford]

I don't get why anyone would be interested in this 5 times warmed up old design. In 2020! You could have bought this years ago. And please don't tell me anyone needs an A13 cheap. It's a cellphone, not a Macbook

 

[Pafoofnik]

Another possible name is iPhone XE.

More appropriate for Apple would be to call it the "iPhone XI" after Tim Cook's boss.

 

[44267547]

Why didn't they just do this in 2016?

Because the 2016 SE stood for ‘Special Edition’, and Apple probably didn’t want to add this in with the numerics of the other iPhone models, being they brought back the 4” form factor. That’s why.

 

[timber]

Another possible name is iPhone XE.

Like the XR but with an SE twist.

That would have been a pretty good idea if if had launched last year, when everything was X.

They could also call it XQ as XS>XR>XQ

Now, everything is 11, so something around 11 would make more sense. Probably not 11E as certainly next year there will be a Samsung Galaxy 11E

 

[sunapple]

A refreshed iPhone 8 called the iPhone 9, makes perfect sense.

 

[HVDynamo]

I don't get why anyone would be interested in this 5 times warmed up old design. In 2020! You could have bought this years ago. And please don't tell me anyone needs an A13 cheap. It's a cellphone, not a Macbook

If you prefer TouchID, this is the only option that isn't using an old processor.

 

[Elitegate]

Will make a great SE phone for sure.