Apple planning 2022 iPhone SE upgrade, followed by larger screen in 2023

Ming-Chi Kuo reports that following a small update to the iPhone SE in 2022, Apple will launch a larger-screen model in 2023.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report to investors regarding the Apple Watch, future AirPods Pro, and also details of the forthcoming Apple AR headset. He has also included new details of Apple's plans for the iPhone SE.

"We expect Apple to release a new iPhone SE in 2023 with a larger display than the 1H22 SE's 4.7-inch and 4GB of memory support (vs. 3GB in the 1H22 SE)," writes Kuo.

Kuo believes that Apple will release a third generation iPhone SE in the first half of 2022, and that it will continue to feature the same 4.7-inch size screen as the present model.

The larger model is to come at some point in 2023. As with his report on the Apple Watch range, Kuo expects that Luxshare-ICT will be the chief supplier.

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Rumors surrounding another refresh of the iPhone SE have been swirling for some time. Rumors have varied between a 5G model, parallel releases of a new iPhone SE with a 5G and a larger screen, and more.

11 Comments

wood1208 11 Years · 2943 comments

About 3 years ago

Frame size of iphone SE is good but screen needs to expand edge to edge on side and on top. May be worth moving touchid to power button like iPad..

Beats 5 Years · 3073 comments

Meet the new iPhone Mini….

wood1208 said:

Frame size of iphone SE is good but screen needs to expand edge to edge on side and on top. May be worth moving touchid to power button like iPad..

These constant same suggestions are irritating. Why does it have to expand edge to edge? Why can’t the edges be cut so it’s actually SMALLER with the SAME screen size?

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Japhey 7 Years · 1773 comments

Beats said:

wood1208 said:

Frame size of iphone SE is good but screen needs to expand edge to edge on side and on top. May be worth moving touchid to power button like iPad..

These constant same suggestions are irritating. Why does it have to expand edge to edge? Why can’t the edges be cut so it’s actually SMALLER with the SAME screen size?

Irritating to you, maybe. The iPhone you’re suggesting would be even smaller than the Mini, which isn’t exactly selling like hotcakes. Maybe the $300 savings would yield a few more in sales volume, but the market for tiny, baby phones had been grossly overestimated. And the numbers prove it.

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command_f 15 Years · 436 comments

Beats said:

wood1208 said:

Frame size of iphone SE is good but screen needs to expand edge to edge on side and on top. May be worth moving touchid to power button like iPad..

These constant same suggestions are irritating. Why does it have to expand edge to edge? Why can’t the edges be cut so it’s actually SMALLER with the SAME screen size?

I know several people who bemoan the size of current phones and like (or even still use) the original SE. However, it remains to be seen if they would actually buy a replacement that size. Personally, I always liked the smaller phones but there's no doubt that bigger displays (and hence phones) are more usable and versatile.