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Gurman has also used “Apple changed its plans” frequently before, just sayin…
But for all of you who are waiting for this, hope he’s right
That's his out whenever he's proven wrong or misses a prediction which is frequently as you mentioned. Gruman is nothing more than a hack reporter with mediocre "sources".
 
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This is the difference, quote from your link:
Apple sued ThinkSecret in January of 2005 for "posting Apple trade secrets and encouraging and inducing persons to provide product information in breach of agreements."

If Gurman were to do that, guess what Apple would do
There’s also the fact that that was all the way back in 2005.
Apple was not the company they are today, not even close.
Just for pure reference, Apple cells over 200 million iPhones and 20 million Macs every year.
By 2005 the iPod had been on sale for at least three years… and had only sold a total of 10 million units. 10 million units in three years. And it took them almost 2 years to sell their first million.
Keeping products completely secret isn’t really a thing anymore, they can’t do that as thoroughly as they used to literally because of the scale of the company itself.
The original iPhone sold 6 million units in 12 months, Apple since has sold double that in a single weekend several times.
 
True, but remember, the new SE isn’t an all-new design. It’s said to be based on the iPhone 14 chassis, which had the notch. Apple would have saved money by re-using iPhone 14 designs, parts, tooling, etc.
Ohhhh, I gotcha now.

I think the notch is ridiculous in 2025, but that makes sense.
 
Will it be very meh with A18 and 6/128 but priced at $429 and no Apple Intelligence?

Or will it be a smash with A18 and 8/128 priced at >$429 with Apple Intelligence?

I have no idea what Apple will do with its remaining iPhone 15 stock if SE 4 is indeed the 8/128 that I'm hoping it is.

Maybe iPhone 15 sales have already slowed so much that SE 4 will only be a tiny nail in a coffin that was already nearly shut?

Should make for a very odd Q1-Q2 line-up if iPhones 15 and SE 4 are sold next to one another. I guess it all comes down to price.

Very excited for this SE 4 launch.
 
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It’ll be hard to believe if they really do go with the notch. Cheap Android phones have been doing the hole punch for years.
Android phones don’t have Face ID.
It would be interesting to see what the take of each would be though (iPhone with hole punch and Touch ID vs. iPhone with Notch and Face ID)
 
My mum is going to be so annoyed that they aren’t small anymore. I could get her a 3 while I can but I’d prefer to get her the newest tech
 
Why am I excited for this, but have no intention of buying as I have the 16 Pro Max 🤔😂
 
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IF this has the 18 and 6.1" screen and more then why did I get everyone in the family a 16?
 
This looks ideal for me. My only question is about the new Apple modem. I use tethering a lot so I hope this still works ok.
 
Will it be very meh with A18 and 6/128 but priced at $429 and no Apple Intelligence?

Or will it be a smash with A18 and 8/128 priced at >$429 with Apple Intelligence?

I have no idea what Apple will do with its remaining iPhone 15 stock if SE 4 is indeed the 8/128 that I'm hoping it is.

Maybe iPhone 15 sales have already slowed so much that SE 4 will only be a tiny nail in a coffin that was already nearly shut?

Should make for a very odd Q1-Q2 line-up if iPhones 15 and SE 4 are sold next to one another. I guess it all comes down to price.

Very excited for this SE 4 launch.

It will have 8GB of RAM and Apple intelligence. Gurman even confirmed it will have Apple intelligence some months ago so it will have 8GB of RAM
 
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