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0 pointsrgovostes6y ago0 comments

Like many here I prefer the (original) iPhone SE due to the small size. Rumors of the iPhone 12 say that there will be a smaller model with a 5.4" edge-to-edge screen. I wanted to see how the size of that device would compare to the SE.

If we assume that the iPhone 12 would have the same aspect ratio as the iPhone 11, and that the "margins" between the edge of the device and the edge of the screen will be the same as well, we get:

   iPhone 12 (5.4") is 2.69x5.30"
   Body size is 26.67% larger than the iPhone SE
   Screen size is 62.27% larger than the iPhone SE

That is only 1.3% smaller than the iPhone SE 2 released today. This device size is here to stay.

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Nition6y ago

They could fit a 5" screen on the SE form factor if it was edge-to-edge like the iPhone X, or keep the old SE 4" screen, make that edge-to-edge, and make the phone itself even smaller.

Shown to scale: https://imgur.com/OKZiWrN

I'm a bit disappointed but not surprised they took neither of those options for the new SE.

saagarjha6y ago

Of course, there’s no way they’re going to call it the iPhone SEX.

randyrand6y ago

hmm Ive done the math before and I thought if a 5.4" device exisited it would be about halfway between an SE and a 6.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/06/27/apple-ne...

rgovostesOP6y ago

Feel free to check my work here: https://gist.github.com/rgov/63f2f6267fd84e78b0e393451a081ad...

I switched to using the iPhone 11 Pro bezel size because both displays are expected to use OLED technology. That would give:

    iPhone 12 (5.4") is 2.64x5.31"
    Body size is 24.68% larger than iPhone SE
    Screen size is 62.27% larger than iPhone SE

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graeme6y ago

Interesting. So the smallest iPhone 12 will have a screen much larger than the iPhone SE 2?

rgovostesOP6y ago

Since the iPhone X design, the screen sizes have been significantly larger due to a (nearly) edge-to-edge screen—the removal of the "chin" dedicated to the Touch ID sensor, and of the "forehead" with the selfie camera and other sensors being reduced to the "notch." The X had a 5.8" screen compared to the 4.7" of the iPhone 8 (and SE 2).

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Nition6y ago

They could fit a 5" screen on the SE form factor if it was edge-to-edge like the iPhone X, or keep the old SE 4" screen, make that edge-to-edge, and make the phone itself even smaller.

Shown to scale: https://imgur.com/OKZiWrN

I'm a bit disappointed but not surprised they took neither of those options for the new SE.

saagarjha6y ago

Of course, there’s no way they’re going to call it the iPhone SEX.

randyrand6y ago

hmm Ive done the math before and I thought if a 5.4" device exisited it would be about halfway between an SE and a 6.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/06/27/apple-ne...

rgovostesOP6y ago

Feel free to check my work here: https://gist.github.com/rgov/63f2f6267fd84e78b0e393451a081ad...

I switched to using the iPhone 11 Pro bezel size because both displays are expected to use OLED technology. That would give:

    iPhone 12 (5.4") is 2.64x5.31"
    Body size is 24.68% larger than iPhone SE
    Screen size is 62.27% larger than iPhone SE

1 more reply

graeme6y ago

Interesting. So the smallest iPhone 12 will have a screen much larger than the iPhone SE 2?

rgovostesOP6y ago

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse