Analyst points to April for the iPhone SE 2, October for the 6.7-inch iPhone 12
Mark your Apple calendars
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With the coronavirus outbreak causing chaos across the world, the usual tech launch schedules have been thrown into question – and that includesApple’s.
A new note from analyst Jeff Pu, reported byMacRumors, suggests that the iPhone SE 2 will arrive in the middle of this month, while the largest and most expensiveiPhone 12will be delayed until October.
That iPhone 12 is the 6.7-inch model, which we thinkwill be calledthe iPhone 12 Pro Max and have a triple-lens plus LiDAR scanner camera on the back.
Presuming the other iPhone 12 models are all on schedule, Apple may well announce the new upgrades in September as usual – it’s just that you won’t be able to go out and buy the most premium one of the bunch until October.
All in the timing
It’s not unusual for Apple to have to delay the launch of one iPhone model for a month or so, even when there aren’t supply problems and cargo transport issues caused by a global pandemic.
As for the iPhone SE 2, rumors of an updated, affordable iPhone have been swirling pretty much since the firstiPhone SEappeared in 2016. There’s still some debate over whether it’ll be called the iPhone SE 2 or the iPhone 9.
It makes sense for Apple to launch this particular model earlier in the year to keep its sales ticking over. We’re expecting it to have a design very similar to the current iPhone 8, which means the Home button will still be in place.
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That phone might appear as early as next week, Pu says. We haven’t heard much from the analyst recently, but he has been right about certain Apple predictions in the past, including the introduction of triple-lens cameras onthe 2019 iPhone range.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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