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iPhone SE Display Parts Constrained, Apple May Do Full Device Replacements Instead of Repairs [Updated]
Display repair components for the iPhone SE are in short supply at Apple Stores right now, so customers who need their iPhone SE display fixed may receive a replacement device instead.
According to a retail source that shared the news with MacRumors, employees have been told that display parts are constrained until further notice, and it's not known how long it will be until display components are more widely available. Stores that have no display repair components on hand will outright replace iPhone SE models in need of repair.
The reason behind the component constraint is unclear, as Apple did not provide details to employees.
Supply constraints are not likely indicative of an imminent refresh because no new iPhone SE model is expected. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who often shares reliable information on upcoming Apple products, Apple will not introduce a new iPhone SE during the first half of 2017.
Apple also recently bumped up the storage space in the iPhone SE, offering the iPhone SE in 32 and 128GB capacities for $399 and $499, respectively.
It isn't yet clear if Apple is planning on introducing another 4-inch device, or if the SE was the last 4-inch phone Apple plans to produce. Kuo's information only covered the first half of 2017, so if another 4-inch phone is in the works, it could come later in the year.
Update: According to a second source, the serial numbers for the displays weren't added to Apple's system correctly, so the displays were unable to be validated. All affected displays were pulled and sent back to Apple, impacting much of the stock at most retail stores.
Some flagship stores have been getting rerouted shipments and will be able to offer repairs.
According to a retail source that shared the news with MacRumors, employees have been told that display parts are constrained until further notice, and it's not known how long it will be until display components are more widely available. Stores that have no display repair components on hand will outright replace iPhone SE models in need of repair.
The reason behind the component constraint is unclear, as Apple did not provide details to employees.
Supply constraints are not likely indicative of an imminent refresh because no new iPhone SE model is expected. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who often shares reliable information on upcoming Apple products, Apple will not introduce a new iPhone SE during the first half of 2017.
Apple also recently bumped up the storage space in the iPhone SE, offering the iPhone SE in 32 and 128GB capacities for $399 and $499, respectively.
It isn't yet clear if Apple is planning on introducing another 4-inch device, or if the SE was the last 4-inch phone Apple plans to produce. Kuo's information only covered the first half of 2017, so if another 4-inch phone is in the works, it could come later in the year.
Update: According to a second source, the serial numbers for the displays weren't added to Apple's system correctly, so the displays were unable to be validated. All affected displays were pulled and sent back to Apple, impacting much of the stock at most retail stores.
Some flagship stores have been getting rerouted shipments and will be able to offer repairs.
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32 months ago
I'm hoping for an iPhone SE with 7s internals. That would be my new iPhone. Love my SE much more than I ever liked the iPhone 6.
32 months ago
I think they keep the 4" device around. I am sure apple was shocked by the SE sales. There is still a ton of people, myself included, who want a phone. I shouldn't be limited to larger devices to have a new smartphone.
32 months ago
Still one of the best looking iPhones Apple has made.
It's the best design Apple ever created for a "smartphone," per se. The width of that device was specifically chosen to be comfortable in, and operable with, the average human hand. The choice to make them bigger was purely market driven. The newer devices at larger sizes are better for watching video, reading books, and accommodating larger hands; but for general usage— making a phone call, using an app, sticking it back in your pocket— you can't beat that 4" form factor... it just feels awesome. I would also posit that it has a more "luxury" oriented aesthetic than the 6/7 design.
32 months ago
Louis Rossmann breaks it down nicely about Apple and repairs;
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32 months ago
ugh....just seeing those bezels makes me want to hurl...
Oh I know, right? Who would buy this iPhone with those horribly large bezels. What a travesty an iPhone. /S.
I think the iPhone SE proves otherwise for its popularity in size over bezels.
32 months ago
ugh....just seeing those bezels makes me want to hurl...
Personally a fingerprint scanner on the back of a phone makes me want to hurl. Each to their own, though; the difference is, you won't see us moaning about that on Android forums.
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32 months ago
ugh....just seeing those bezels makes me want to hurl...
Funny you should say that, because the lack of a bezel is far more likely to cause discomfort, as it can negatively impact your perception of visual information.
It's the same reason that we prefer to see pictures in frames... the visual separation between the image and its background makes it easier for the brain to process what it's seeing. It's probably not something that you'll notice in the first five minutes of looking at a bezel-free display, but it can definitely make your brain work harder to process what you're seeing.
Hopefully, Apple takes this into account, and re-adds that visual separation in software, within the UI of iOS and the layout of views in the SDK.
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