Apple might abandon plans to release the successor of the iPhone SE. This was reported by Forbes with reference to the manufacturer covers Olixar.
The iPhone SE 2
The announcement of the iPhone SE 2 expected at the conference for developers WWDC 2018 (Apple Worldwide Developers Conference), held in San josé from 4 to 8 June. But it never happened.
According to the source, Apple cancelled the project and decided to focus on the three more expensive and bulky models, scheduled for release in the fall of 2018.
It is noted that the second generation iPhone or iPhone SE X Mini focused on a group of fans of the 4-inch form factor, which is not so little. While such smartphones on the market getting smaller and Apple was one of the few manufacturers still offering a solution to this size.
According to earlier leaks, the so-called iPhone 2 SE will not necessarily inherit frameless design iPhone X, it can save similar to the original iPhone, SE appearance with the metal rear panel and a side frame, significant bands above and below the display, as well as branded home button. The main external difference is called increased to 4.2 inches in diagonal screen. While it is likely that the dimensions will remain the same due to the slightly reduced frames around the display.
The basis will be Fusion A10 processor as the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. It is 40% faster than A9 in the original iPhone SE. Memory options are 2 GB of RAM with 32 or 128 GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone will also get wireless charging but features 3D Touch pressure detection it does not provide.