Apple has unveiled the new iPhone SE, which targets low-cost spenders and starts at UGX 1.5m ($399) for a version with 64GB of storage. It strikingly reassembles the iPhone 8, this means it also has the same 4.7-inch screen, huge bezels on the top and bottom, and a home button with Touch ID is back. This is the same a design that Apple has used since the iPhone 6, and this means that the iPhone SE essentially the 5th generation of the same aesthetic.
iPhone SE will ship on April 24th. There will be a 128GB model offered for UGX 1.9 million ($449) and a 256GB model for UGX 2.1 million ($549). Like other iPhones, it will come with a free year of Apple TV Plus. It will come in black, white, and Product Red.
In essence the iPhone SE is an iPhone 8 with a better camera and processor — and a lower price tag. Although it’s a relatively old design, this iPhone SE has Apple’s A13 Bionic chip, the same that’s available in the latest iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models.
That should ensure that it has a much longer lifespan than the UGX 1.9 m ($449) iPhone 8 model that it’s replacing in Apple’s lineup, which had an A11 chip from 2017. There won’t be a plus-sized version of the second-generation iPhone SE, but the iPhone 8 Plus will continue to be sold in certain markets. In February, Apple recently made strides in Nigeria through opening for the role of country leader in Nigeria to oversee sales and business development. So it would be no surprise that Apple wants to expands to other parts of the continent apart from South Africa.
iPhone SE 2 specs
- Screen: 4.7-inch True Tone display
- Rear cameras: 12-megapixel single 6-element lens, features OIS, flicker sensor for white balance, focus pixels, HDR, and portrait mode for people, video recording at 4K/60fps
- Selfie camera: 7-megapixel camera
- Dimensions: 67.3 x 138.4 x 7.3mm, 148 grams
- Processor: A13 Bionic
- Memory: TBD
- Storage: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB
- Battery: TBD
- OS: iOS 13
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Gigabit LTE, Dual SIM with eSIM
- Biometric authentication: second-generation Touch ID fingerprint sensor
- Wireless charging, Lightning connector, 5W charger included
- IP67 protection
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