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It would be really ridiculous if they launch an SE model with AI, while everything except the iPhone 15 Pro/Max don't get AI.

• Jtsummers 2y ago
  It'd be ridiculous if it was last year's SE model that got AI while last year's base 15 didn't. But next year's SE model? That's not too surprising. It'll probably be using comparable internals to last year's 15 Pro or something between last year's 15 (base) and 15 Pro. It'd be more ridiculous if they released a phone next year that didn't support their Apple Intelligence features that are getting rolled out starting this year.
  • yunohn 2y ago
    That's fair, and mostly aligns with the rumors that Apple Intelligence will be a subscription service. But it's just weird that there's so much fragmentation before launch - different levels of device and model support - somehow even the ChatGPT integration is gated too despite being literally an API call.
  • tgma 2y ago
    But that's always been true about SE. The processor in SE has always been the top of the line at the time it was introduced, exceeding the previous year's model. To alleviate the pressure on the mainstream model lines, they introduce it with a 6 months lag. This makes quite a bit of sense as the SE is supposed to last 3 years or so before it gets refreshed.