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So they sold really well, but not in large enough volumes. The only way both can be true is if it was at different times. I can believe that, maybe there was a

• tonyedgecombe 5y ago
  There is a distinction between a budget phone and a small phone. People were calling for a high end device in a small case.
  • simonh 5y ago
    And the 1st Gen SE provided that, it had the same internals as the then-current flagship phones. Note that Apple's small form factor phones have very often been released out of sync with the main launches in the Autumn. Just because there won't be a new one this autumn doesn't mean the current version will be dropped, and doesn't mean a new small form factor phone won't come along next year, possibly early next year.
    • tonyedgecombe 5y ago
      There is an SE in the current range and a mini. They are clearly targeted at different audiences. I'll not that all the complaints I read were during the period when the SE (or equivalent) was available. People were clearly calling for something else yet when it was offered they didn't take it up.