Get ready to open your wallet once again and give money to Apple. The company is expected to announce a new addition to the iPhone family on March 21 at its Spring event that has the tagline "Let us loop you in." [1] Wondering why so soon? The new product, dubbed the iPhone 5SE, is meant for people who don't want to switch to the larger 6 and 6S phones. As of now, nothing is totally confirmed, but keep reading to find out what rumors are going around for this iPhone.
- Small screen: According to the latest rumors from 9to5Mac [2], iPhone 5SE will be a four-inch model. To compare, the iPhone 6 and 6S have 4.7-inch screens.
- No 3D Touch: The feature [3], found on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, will not be available on the iPhone 5SE, according to a report from Yahoo [4].
- Camera additions: 9to5Mac [5] reports that the newest iPhone will have an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera — the same specifications found on the iPhone 6.
- Touch ID and Live Photos: Both features will be coming to the iPhone 5SE, suggests the International Business Times [6]. This should appease plenty of people who might be upset about the lack of 3D Touch. Currently, Live Photos [7] only exists on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.
- Apple Pay: The nifty, mobile payment service is arriving to the phone as well, reports 9to5Mac [8].
- Colors: Japanese site Mac Otakara [9] claims that the new iPhone will be available in the colors silver, space gray, and hot pink. Yes, you read that right — a much brighter color than the rose gold found on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.
- Storage: MacRumors [10] also believes that the iPhone 5SE will only be available in 16 and 64 GB models.
- Price: No final word on a price point, but MacRumors [11] thinks one of the phone models could start to retail at $560.
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— Additonal reporting by Ann-Marie Alcántara