Sieghard, Thanks for the corrections, but as far as everything else most of this is speculation. My point was to sit tight until Apple makes their official announcement next Wednesday. Apple will do as Apple wants to do. I have read several speculations on the web that a revised SE will be announced which could speed up the end of life process for the current SE, not to mention Apple has had offered new products in the March time frame. With the announcement just 7 days away, my personal opinion
Jim Weiss [email protected] “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” | Plato > On Sep 5, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > Just a few corrections: > The iPhone SE is a generation newer than the iPhone 6 and has the same > insides as the 6S except for no 3D Touch and it has the same first generation > Touch Id home button as the 5S and 6/6 Plus not the improved one of the 6S/6S > Plus. > Also, for the first time iOS 12 will work on devices one year further back > than in the past, Apple has confirmed during the June keynote that iOS 12 > will work on all the same devices as iOS 11. For the most part that is > because iOS 12 is much less of a version which brings new features but more > one which brings bug fixes and efficiency improvements. During the June > keynote they used an iPhone 6 to point out how much faster iOS 12 will run on > it, how much faster it will load apps and so on. In the tech industry some > people say Apple should have called it iOS 11.5 but of course this is not how > Apple does things. > The iPhone SE as well as the 6S/6S Plus will almost certainly still get iOS > 13 next year and probably even iOS 14 in 2020 and only with iOS 15 in 2021 > will they be dropped from the upgrade list. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Jim Weiss > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 7:02 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE > > Craig, > With the announcement from Apple next Wednesday regarding all of the new > hardware you may just want to sit tight. First off the price may drop even > lower than $100, but as Apple announces new products they also roll existing > products into end of support and end of life. If Apple stays consistent iOS > 12 will probably be the last version that will run on the iPhone 6 and > probably the SE since they are basically the same hardware just in a > different form factor. That being said the iPhone 7 will probably drop in > price as it will technically be the 4th oldest version after the 9/12 > announcement. > Regards, > Jim Weiss > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > “The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the > characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the > expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles > between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; > blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation for the Blind > > > On Sep 5, 2018, at 9:46 AM, kitty hevener <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Craig, I made that same upgrade last year and have been very happy with the > apple SE. 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