Apple iPhone SE 2: Launch date, price, things we know so far

For almost a year has passed since Apple started working on its next affordable offering – the iPhone SE 2, which will succeed the iPhone SE. The Apple iPhone SE 2 is expected to launch in late March 2020 and will go head to head with Samsung and Apples of the world.

While the iPhone SE 2 is set to undergo mass production in early 2020, the smartphone is tailor-made for users who are still using iPhone 6 or 6S and want to upgrade to a new Apple device, but, don’t want to spend much. Apple first launched the affordable iPhone SE in 2016 that came with an iPhone 5s chassis and iPhone 6s internals.

In terms of sales, the iPhone SE 2 is expected to have around 2-4 million shipments.

Apple iPhone SE 2 Price and specs

The Apple iPhone SE 2 is estimated to be priced around $399 (approx. Rs 28,000), which will make the cheapest iPhone ever made.

The smartphone is expected to have an iPhone 8 inspired design with a 4.7-inch LCD. The company will use its most advanced chipset the A13 Bionic to power the iPhone SE2. It’s not yet clear whether the phone will have a Touch ID sensor or a Face ID. The smartphone is expected to arrive in two variants 64GB and 128GB and will also come with a Home button. There will be a single camera sensor. All other details aren’t yet known and might be revealed later.

Last month, Apple announced the new generation of iPhones, including a 6.4-inch iPhone 11, a 5.8-inch iPhone 11 and a 6.1-inch iPhone. While there will be a triple camera system on the larger model, the 5.8-inch Apple iPhone 11 will retain the dual-camera system. The Apple iPhone 11 is also expected to come with wireless charging technology to wirelessly charge Apple Watch or AirPods. There will be a 12MP front camera instead of a 7MP sensor and it will sport a new 5P lens rather than a 4P lens. The new 12MP front camera will be included on all three new 2019 iPhones.

The iPhone 11 Pro sports an IP68 rating and comes with a 5.8-inch HDR-enabled OLED display. According to Apple, the new Super Retina XDR display with a custom-designed OLED will provide users an immersive HDR viewing experience for movies and another high-definition video with up to 1,200 nits brightness.

The iPhone 11 Pro is powered by the fastest chip ever in an iPhone – the A13 Bionic, which is 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than A12. The A13 Bionic is built for machine learning, with a faster Neural Engine for real-time photo and video analysis, and new Machine Learning Accelerators that allow the CPU to deliver more than 1 trillion operations per second. Together, A13 Bionic and iOS 13 make up the best machine learning platform on a smartphone.