iPhone SE (2017) has a glass back, leak shows

10 May 2017
It's said to feature Ion-X glass, the same material that adorns the display of the Apple Watch Sport.

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  • Jarret
  • 25G
  • 11 May 2017

Congrats, iPhone copying Samsung

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    • Anonymous
    • 6jq
    • 11 May 2017

    Anonymous, 11 May 2017x compact is better than this small iphone seHardware wise not even a chance. Iphone SE (the original) is stil faster than all androids in day-to-day tests ... this one would be even more so.

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      • Anonymous
      • thg
      • 11 May 2017

      Only if the Apple logo glows, light up, or illuminate underneath that glass back. If not, auto-BIG pass

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        • AnonD-553488
        • QtQ
        • 11 May 2017

        AnonD-666047, 11 May 2017What I like about Apple is they have all the sizes but they... moresir you just took the words out of my mouth. this are the reasons are I am still using iOS phones. they are much more rilable in long run i.e. if you intend to keep your phones for 3-4 years.
        and now starting with iPhone 5s, apple almost has an device in mid to high price range and dont forget all these devices were once a flagship and still perform as one.

          Mr.Blade, 11 May 2017With 16GB Internal.. Nicefunny when apple using 16, people complain min memory today at least 32 , when apple stop using 16 , people keep asking for 16 back .... whats wrong with these people ?

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            • Anonymous
            • Y$3
            • 11 May 2017

            This is just a rumor. it's not iPhone, but QiHu360 phone which will be launched recently from China

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              • AnonD-454153
              • S9u
              • 11 May 2017

              ugly again

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                • Anonymous
                • N}Y
                • 11 May 2017

                I'm a little amazed Apple is repeating the mistake of having a highly breakable glass back. I thought they learned their lesson with the iPhone 4, which had lots of problems.

                And I always thought it was really stupid that after Apple proved a glass back on a phone is a dumb idea, with the iPhone 4, that Google copied them with the Nexus 4, which (no surprise) had lots of problems with shattered backs.

                The only thing dumber than copying a proven bad idea from another manufacturer is returning to you own bad idea that you already proved was dumb. What the heck Apple?

                This also makes the iPhone SE look a lot like all the other phones that are going with glass backs these days, mainly the Samsung Galaxy phones. I'd think Apple would want more differentiation from their main competitor.

                Anyway, I hate glass backs. This seems like a step backwards for Apple. But I'm sure Apple fans will have all sorts of convoluted excuses why Apple isn't copying Samsung and why this is a good idea now, even though it was a bad idea on the iPhone 4. My reponse to that is I hope you enjoy the shattered back of your phone after you drop it.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gNU
                  • 11 May 2017

                  Honor 8 ripoff

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                    • Anonymous
                    • N}Y
                    • 11 May 2017

                    Anonymous, 11 May 2017Apple been doing this for more than a decade for their lapt... moreOf course, Microsoft has done this with Word and Windows. And a lot of other popular software programs have yearly naming schemes. So I guess Apple is copying Microsoft and everyone else, right? It's silly to debate who started what. They all copy each other. The only difference is that Apple really likes to pretend that they invented everything themselves (and they are really good at convincing the iHerd this is true--because, of course, that smug sense of superiority is a big part of what Apple is selling, when they sell their shiny status symbols).

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                      • TRF
                      • 11 May 2017

                      hopefully it will have a headphone jack .

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                        • AnonD-666047
                        • SHP
                        • 11 May 2017

                        What I like about Apple is they have all the sizes but they don't compromise the performance on each model. They are as fast and can definitely compete with each other. It's like every model is a flagship of it's own.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 4BE
                          • 11 May 2017

                          AnonD-617820, 11 May 2017Instead of naming another version, Apple put same name with... moreApple been doing this for more than a decade for their laptops . So since you're a fan boy Samsung is copying apple naming

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pBC
                            • 11 May 2017

                            Mr.Blade, 11 May 2017With 16GB Internal.. NiceThe latest version of the SE already starts at 32GB

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mgK
                              • 11 May 2017

                              Anonymous, 11 May 2017x compact is better than this small iphone seiPhone se is far superior. I mean which phone is better, Xperia X or iPhone 6s? Because those are the big versions of X Compact and SE

                                Anonymous, 11 May 2017Hope they make a 6 inch affordable phone. The sales would b... morethey dont have 6 but they have 5.5 that affordable , its call iphone 6

                                  mir, 11 May 2017There are a lot of people who still prefer compact smartpho... moreto bad some people will humiliate and made fun of people who still prefer small screen phone ... with same recycle lame reason "small screen will hurt their eyes"

                                    Anonymous, 11 May 2017x compact is better than this small iphone seBecause of better software optimization

                                      Anonanoymoususes, 11 May 2017no... samfan will said apple copy samsung ... samsung alrea... moreExactly....the truth...

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • XjT
                                        • 11 May 2017

                                        Hope they make a 6 inch affordable phone. The sales would be awesome!