I was wrong. I can admit that now.
When I first wrote about the rumors that Apple would launch a new, improved 4-inch iPhone way back in 2014, I was skeptical that there was enough of a market to make Apple rush back to the 4-inch form factor so soon after abandoning it with the 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Readers immediately wrote to correct me: They (or, often, their wives, girlfriends or children) wanted nothing more than a small iPhone they could easily clutch in the palm of their hands. Well, we got exactly that!
So, now that the iPhone SE has been announced, how do you feel about it?
Will you be buying the new iPhone SE?
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) March 22, 2016
Right now, opinions about the new iPhone SE certainly seem to be mixed.
On the one hand, it’s an upgraded iPhone 5s with improved internals and a lower-than-expected price tag. That’s a good thing. My colleague Lewis thinks — perhaps with good reason — that the iPhone SE will be a giant hit for Apple.
But not everyone’s so convinced the new iPhone will set the sales world on fire, at least not in the United States. A new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners predicts Apple will sell just 4 million to 6 million units of the new iPhone SE in the United States.
This wouldn’t necessarily make the iPhone SE a failure, of course. For my money, this is a handset aimed more at overseas markets like China and India — markets that Tim Cook has been aggressive about reaching. He has even acknowledged Apple designs its new products with these markets in mind.
But will you be buying an iPhone SE when it hits shelves? And why or why not? Answer our Twitter poll and leave your comments below.
