The new 4-inch iPhone is expected to be a mixture of the iPhone 6 and 6S but in a body resembling an iPhone 5.
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Each of the three main Apple product lines will feature different sized screens this year, with the iPhone SE anticipated to feature a four-inch display when it releases. Unfortunately, the new iPhone would lack the 3D Touch display because including it would drive its price way up, putting it on par with the iPhone 6. The iPhone SE mockup has he round edge and round sides of the iPhone 6, but the button shape and arrangement of the iPhone 5. Cook is also expected to launch the successor to the iPad Air 2 following the lack of an offering in that category during last year’s launch.
The most pivotal part of the iPhone SE isn’t the form factor design – it’s the internal hardware. The iPhone 7 will address the core audience of Apple, while the iPhone Pro is expected to be particularly targeted at the business community. Reports suggest that the iPad will be similar to its predecessor, with the addition of a few new features. It is not known at the time of writing whether there will be other spec divergence between the iPhone Pro and iPhone 7, but the legendary analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI has already indicated his belief that the iPhone Pro will indeed feature this dual-camera technology.
Apple iPhone 7 will be finally launched in September, or so is the expectation. The event comes one day before Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are set to meet in court regarding an ongoing battle over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. But an eight-megapixel snapper has been mooted for this more affordable iPhone variant. The iPhone SE goes back to the 4-inch screen, and could mean a slightly cheaper iPhone as well, one that starts at $400 perhaps. The iPhone 7 is rumored to feature the new Jony Ive design and experts are saying that the device will be the thinnest Apple handset till date, according to Forbes.
The iPhone SE would be aimed more at budget-conscious customers.
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A number of mockup renders imagine what the iPhone SE may look like, but no images of the smartphone in a factory have leaked. However, the star of the show – and the reason for the event – is likely to be a new iPhone.
