Analyst: don't hold out for an iPhone SE refresh

17 July 2017
With the majority of smartphone sales happening around the 5.5" mark, even Apple may want to focus on larger screens.

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remember when people made fun of iphone 5 call it a tall phone ....

now they call SE best looking iphone

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    • Sammy
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    • 17 Jul 2017

    Kangal, 17 Jul 2017What about something like the LG G6 but in a 4.9" size... m... moreBeing that the 2:1 aspect ration means that the current 5.7" G6 (and 5.8" S8) have a similar width to the 5.1" S7 I don't think a G6 mini would have a 2:1 aspect ratio screen in the 4"+ range or it would be too narrow.

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      • Anon
      • KSe
      • 17 Jul 2017

      Sammy, 17 Jul 2017I currently have a Samsung S7 which is the perfect phone fo... moreMake the move buddy. was a loyal symbian user once ( n5230,c5-00 and 808), tried few android phones ( lg g2, samsung s4,etc) but again went back to 808. last year bought a moto X 2013, which is in my opinion the best smartphone ever designed in terms of compact but large enough screen. kept it on kitkat, it never lagged. limited storage was the only draw back. recently bought an SE 64GB. this is one of a kind device all i can say. plenty of storage, decent ppi, 4k video, 240fps slomo in 720p, 123.8 x 58.6 size. more than 6 hours of SOT. i would say, this has a better browsing experience than the moto X. downside; texting and amoled.

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        • Kangal
        • uCX
        • 17 Jul 2017

        Sammy, 17 Jul 2017I currently have a Samsung S7 which is the perfect phone fo... moreWhat about something like the LG G6 but in a 4.9" size... making it around the same size of a typical 4.4" phone?

        ie/ smaller device not because of the screen, but the bezel shrinking.

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          • Sammy
          • q{Z
          • 17 Jul 2017

          I currently have a Samsung S7 which is the perfect phone for me in every way except size (and it's a 5.1", not 5.5). I'm waiting for any android manufacturer to produce a premium phone in the 4-4.7 inch range, but this seems unlikely (we'll see if Sony's next Compact will have flagship internals). Otherwise, I may consider the SE, much as I hate Apple's walled garden business model.

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            • rayne
            • tV4
            • 17 Jul 2017

            the iphone SE/5s has the best design of all time. (android fan)

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              • AnonD-642976
              • L$c
              • 17 Jul 2017

              that would be a sad thing.

              iphone SE is the best looking phone made by apple and maybe the best looking current phone. iconic design. would love to see it with the 7 or 7s hardware.

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                • JustPeacefulOne
                • pdr
                • 17 Jul 2017

                Just_One_Question, 17 Jul 2017@Claudiu.Lucian Why would it be a "bad joke"? Some peopl... moreThat's why I still have my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. There are no options for an upgrade.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • B}d
                  • 17 Jul 2017

                  Small but powerful old but successful design
                  The phone is not sized
                  The benchmark for us is mobile speed

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                    • Just_One_Question
                    • 0UM
                    • 17 Jul 2017

                    @Claudiu.Lucian

                    Why would it be a "bad joke"? Some people prefer the more compact design and currently Apple is the only company that offers smartphones of this size with a pretty powerful SoC on-board. It's a nice deal, in my view. This is why I was hoping for a refresh of the iPhone SE. :)

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                      • AnonD-39937
                      • LaK
                      • 17 Jul 2017

                      A 4 inch high end smartphone is a bad joke in 2017...SE wouldn't have existed without all the isheep...

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                        • Just_One_Question
                        • 0UM
                        • 17 Jul 2017

                        Damn, I was really hoping for a new version of the iPhone SE. I like it's slick, literally handful, design and powerful internals. Too bad...

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                          • z8
                          • iA5
                          • 17 Jul 2017

                          Buy the SE, but please for the love of God don't get the 5C.