Kuo: iPhone SE 2 will start at $399, include a red color option, no 3D Touch

If youā€™re in the market for an inexpensive iPhone, your best bet is to actually wait until Apple’s rumored second-generation iPhone SE model arrives in early 2020.

According to analysts Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, the new iPhone SE is scheduled to hit the market in the first quarter of next year, starting at just $399.

According to Kuoā€™s research note seen by MacRumors, it will feature Appleā€™s latest A13 Bionic chip, same as the iPhone 11 family, and use Haptic Touch instead of 3D Touch.

Moreover, the second-generation iPhone SE should rock three gigabytes of LPDDR4X RAM and include 64GB and 128GB models available in Silver, Space Gray and Red colors.

Looking at those spec, itā€™s clear that the iPhone SE 2 will only share the name with its predecessor ā€” Kuoā€™s earlier research note described a device featuring design and form factor similar to that of the iPhone 8 with a display size pegged at 4.7 inches.

The analyst expects the device will be a ā€œkey growth driverā€ for the Cupertino firm in 2020, shipping an estimated 30 million units throughout 2020. It should prove itself especially popular with owners of the older iPhone 6/6s models looking to upgrade, Kuo has added.

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