Apple's new third-generation iPhone SE with 5G connectivity is set to go on general sale on Friday, and Taiwan-based analysts have today shared their shipment expectations for the device over the coming year.
Apple's new iPhone SE shipments are expected to reach 30 million units in 2022, according to estimates by DigiTimes research analysts Sean Lin and Luke Lin. That's at the top-end of the predicted number of second-generation iPhone SE (2020) units that Apple managed to ship in the first year of its release.
Apple is said to have prepared components for under five million units of the new iPhone SE in the first quarter of 2022, but actual shipments for the entry-level smartphone are expected to be lower than that in the first quarter.
In the next quarter, shipments are expected to rise to 11 million units, with volumes in the third quarter to stay at around the same level before slowing down in the fourth quarter, leading up to the launch of Apple's iPhone 14 series.
According to DigiTimes, the availability of the new iPhone SE is expected to significantly drive up 5G handset shipments to non-China markets in 2022, with a significant cross-section of customers preferring its lower price and traditional iPhone design with a physical Home button.
In 2021, around 280 million 5G handsets were shipped to non-China markets, according to the analysts, but the number is expected to rise sharply by over 60% to over 450 million units, accounting for 63.5% of worldwide volumes. In China, by contrast, where nearly 80% of shipments are already 5G devices, shipment growth this year is only expected to be in the single digits.
Top Rated Comments
30m people: take our money.
-touch id
-full screen (no notch)
-thumb can reach all screen (one hand operateable)
-half the price of iphone 13
Whats not to like!?
Anecdotally, I have friends who are excited about getting a 5G phone with latest SoC with 4GB of RAM in a design they know and love, one of them are replacing an iPhone 7 who would otherwise be due for its second battery replacement.
Nothing wrong in that, it's good there's choice.
I have a 2TB iCloud subscription so I don't think the 256GB is required nor as good of a value.
I can't shake the old form factor, I've been using the home button for years. Old habits die hard I guess. The SE and home button must be popular enough with people like me so Apple continues to make them.
I have a Best Buy near my house but they wanted to force me to activate one with Verizon for $40 when I can just take the Verizon SIM out of my old phone and put in my new one. I told them I was paying the phone in full and had my own SIM and could I avoid the fee? They said no so I went to Apple instead.