A bunch of reasons: 1) Because the iPhone SE was a new phone with flagship quality 6S guts, and I'm commenting on the apparent direction of Apple's new phone d

A bunch of reasons: 1) Because the iPhone SE was a new phone with flagship quality 6S guts, and I'm commenting on the apparent direction of Apple's new phone development. 2) The iPhone SE was price dropped to $350, so with the 7's new price drop it's $100 more expensive, not $50. 3) Everything I said about the XS applies to the 7 too, if not as strongly. It’s been a continuing trend. 4) I’m looking from the perspective of an existing SE customer, many of which will be looking to replace their phones this year or next. No current SE users are interested in replacing a 2.5 year old SE with a 2 year old 7 for $450.