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Apple Discontinues iPhone SE

After introducing the iPhone 16e today, Apple has discontinued the third-generation iPhone SE.

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As a result of the iPhone SE being discontinued, several individual iPhone features have also met the end of the road. Apple no longer sells any iPhone models with a a Home button, Touch ID, LCD screen, a sub-6-inch screen size, or Lightning.

Apple also discontinued the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus today.

The lineup now consists of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 15, and iPhone 15 Plus.

There is a bit of a quirk in Apple's current iPhone lineup. The iPhone 16e has an outdated notch, yet it has Apple's latest A18 chip and Apple Intelligence support. Meanwhile, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus have the newer Dynamic Island, yet a two-generations-old A16 Bionic chip and no Apple Intelligence support.

Apple will likely discontinue the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus when the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro models launch in September.

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Top Rated Comments

ZircoBen Avatar
15 months ago
I still love mine. Here's to the last small iPhone 😥
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
15 months ago
A bittersweet day

My favorite iPhone of all time is the SE1 from 2016
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nburwell Avatar
15 months ago
Still holding onto my SE3 as my work phone. Absolutely love the size.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SamRyouji Avatar
15 months ago

A bittersweet day

To this day, my favorite iPhone of all time is the SE1 from 2016
Ah...the SE OG. The peak design of iPhone.

PS: The rose gold one is a real killer to my eyes. I'm still eyeing the mint condition one from used market to be used as my iPod replacement that could play Apple Music.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Plutonius Avatar
15 months ago
I bought my SE 3 last week so I'm covered for a few years :).

Thanks MacRumors
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
15 months ago
Would have liked it to continue as a lower priced option especially now since the cheapest iPhone is $600. The Red SE was a nice looking device.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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