After leaking much of the news from iOS 14 last week, we now know new certainties about the hypothetical second version of the iPhone SE. For a long time we have been talking about this as the iPhone 9 and it turns out that now it could be confirmed that there would be not one, but two models: 4.7-inch version and 5.5-inch version. We tell you all the details.
How will the iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus be
It is the American media 9to5Mac that is having access to all the leaked information of these last days and also regarding this information. According to this medium, the two new Apple iPhones would become a renewed version of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. In this way the company would try not to completely abandon its classic design and keep two devices updated and with a cheaper price.
The design, as we say, would become the classic with home button, Touch ID and LCD screen. The back would be made of glass like the iPhone 8 and would remain to be seen if in the same colors. In the field of cameras, little is known at the moment, but everything indicates that they will maintain similar characteristics to those of the iPhone 8, with a single lens for the 4.7 version and a double camera in the case of the model. ‘Plus’.
The big news would come in the processor, since they would mount an A13 Bionic , the same as the iPhone 11 launched a few months ago. In this way, not only is power and great performance guaranteed, but the autonomy of the device could also be benefited. In any case, on these iPhone we could have iOS updates for many years.
Price and availability
Under the premise of being an entry model, Apple does not intend to raise prices too much in these new terminals. In fact, it is expected that the two current iPhone 8 models will be withdrawn in favor of these new ones. It is still early to know the price, since until there is no official announcement anything can happen, but the rumors suggest that they could be around $ 399 and $ 499 respectively. Of course, it is not so clear that the conversion dollars-euros is pure.
The date when they will arrive at the Apple Store is not yet clear. In theory, they could be announced in the next few days or weeks, before the end of March. However, the whole COVID-19 issue could delay not only the announcement, but also the market launch. From Cupertino they do not want to lengthen it more so that it does not get too close in time with the iPhone 12.
Did Ming-Chi Kuo fail?
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently claimed that Apple was working on a ” large iPhone with a borderless design” and built-in Face ID. That is, a hybrid between the current iPhone ‘Max’ and the classic iPhone ‘Plus’. We cannot rule out that this may come to pass in the future, but according to the information leaked by 9to5Mac, it does not seem that the Asian is correct.
We will have to keep waiting for the official announcement to finish confirming these aspects, as well as the name that the iPhone receives, since it is not yet clear that they incorporate the ‘9’ in their name. You should also be on the lookout for any unexpected developments, although in this case it does not seem that anything surprising will occur in the case of two devices designed to be the cheapest in the catalog.