Apple’s Next iPhone SE Could Beat Android at Its Own Game

We haven’t heard many particulars in regards to the iPhone SE 3 besides that it’ll arrive early subsequent yr with 5G help, however that hasn’t stopped analysts at JP Morgan from making one hell of a prediction about its success.

If the brokerage is correct, the iPhone SE may get greater than a billion “non-premium Android users” to swap sides.

“Apple’s trade-in program for non-iPhones is admittedly not as attractive as the iPhone trade-in values, it could nonetheless lead to an average starting price range of $269 to $399 for the 5G iPhone SE, which is still very competitive,” analyst Samik Chatterjee mentioned, in keeping with Reuters.

Feeling bullish about Apple’s upcoming handset, JP Morgan adjusted its fiscal 2022 iPhone SE gross sales predictions to 30 million models and total iPhone shipments to 250 million models, up 10 million from a yr earlier.

The present iPhone SE begins at $399, making it the least costly iOS machine Apple nonetheless sells forward of the $499 iPhone 11. Splurging on the most recent fashions means spending $799 on the iPhone 13.

Factor in a trade-in as JP Morgan suggests and the iPhone SE 3 may sneak its manner into the funds telephone class, an space Android telephone makers like Samsung, Motorola, and Huawei have quietly battled over for the previous a number of years.

In a separate word, JP Morgan says buyer demand for 5G fashions will stay sturdy and might be a precedence for provide. What wasn’t mentioned is whether or not Apple will be capable to sustain with this projected demand given the issues attributable to the continuing chip scarcity. Apple has fared higher than others however ultimately succumbed to multi-month-long delays for a lot of of its merchandise, together with iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches.

Apple doesn’t disclose product data till its launch occasions, however famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in addition to Macotakara, a Japanese Apple weblog, claims the iPhone SE 3 could have a 4.7-inch LCD show, 5G help, and unnamed upgraded processor.

The of us at JP Morgan are higher at making predictions about these things than I’m, however a part of me thinks the iPhone SE’s small display screen dimension may deter Android customers from leaping ship. I observed not too long ago when serving to somebody buy a sub-$250 telephone that just about each Android choice had a 6-inch-or-larger show. Some clients is likely to be desirous to downsize, however what occurred to the iPhone 12 mini suggests we expect larger is at all times higher.