The mythical iPhone SE 2 has been rumored since last summer,
supposedly coming to cement Apple's domination in the 4" smartphone
space in 2018. Now though one analyst casts some doubt on that being an
inevitability.
Ming-Chi Kuo, perhaps the world's best known creator of research
notes related to Apple's activities, believes that the company "may have
used up its development resources" on the flagship trio it's prepping
for this fall. Furthermore, Apple will want to do all it can to avoid
any shipping delays for the iPhone X (2018), iPhone X Plus, and the third new iPhone model with an LCD screen and cheaper price.
iPhone SEAs such, he goes on to say that "Apple is unlikely to have enough spare resources to develop a new iPhone model for launch in 2Q18" - that's been the rumored timeline for the iPhone SE 2, by the way. If by some miracle Apple does actually release such a device this year, then Kuo expects it to be a minor refresh with a faster processor and a lower price than its predecessor. It won't, however, employ iPhone X-like features such as a full screen design, Face ID, or wireless charging.
The only update to the iPhone SE
came in March last year, when its storage capacities were doubled from
16 to 32GB and from 64 to 128GB. Everything else remained the same, but
its price was dropped to $349 last September.
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