Would Apple's rumored 4-inch 'iPhone 5se' be a premium or value-priced smartphone?
Recent reports at 9to5Mac claim Apple plans to introduce a 4-inch iPhone 5se at its event on March 14. Would an iPhone 5se replace the entry-level $450 iPhone 5s, or would it be a full-featured, full-priced member of the iPhone family?
Considering this rumored iPhone alongside what's selling, and in light of Apple's product history, suggests the company would favor releasing a premium, albeit smaller-sized, iPhone.
Let's start with the features that 9to5Mac has told us about:
- Elegant, smooth rounded edges and form like the iPhone 6 and 6s.
- Same color options as the 6s line: silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold.
- Same 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.2-megapixel front camera as the iPhone 6.
- Support for larger panoramas and autofocus for video recording.
- Barometer for tracking elevation in the Health app.
- An NFC chip for Apple Pay.
- The A8 and M8 chips from the iPhone 6, or possibly the A9 with integrated M9 from the 6s.
- Bluetooth 4.2, VoLTE, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi chips.
- Live Photos
- Always on Siri
What would iPhone 5se pricing look like?
The iPhone 5se could just be a refresh of the iPhone 5s with the smooth-rounded design of the iPhone 6 and 6s, but priced at $450. Right now, Apple sells the best iPhone, the 6s, for $650; the one-year-old iPhone 6 for $550; and the two-year-old iPhone 5s for $450. An iPhone 5s refresh would position the new phone as the value-priced bottom end.
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