The new iPhone SE 2022 is quite disappointing

Apple updated the iPhone SE in 2022, and the changes were subtle. Perhaps a little too subtle, because the interest in the phone seems very low.

The latest iPhone SE builds on what we already know. Old hardware in a new jacket. That has drawbacks, but that’s what the ‘expensive’ iPhones exist for. Because the old iPhone 8 base along with a range of recycled parts make the price surprisingly friendly. Everything has been updated, with the most important new features being 5G connectivity and the A15 Bionic chip.

Interesting?

Sounds like a continuation of the well-known recipe. So you would say that the iPhone SE 2022 receives a small impulse or at least remains the same in terms of interest. Now it appears that Apple is reducing production. The demand for the phone is a lot less than expected. This is reported by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Shanghai lockdown doesn’t affect the iPhone SE production. However, the new iPhone SE demand is lower than expected (the delivery status “in stock” as one of the proofs), and I cut my shipment estimation in 2022 to 15-20M (vs. 25-30M previously).

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 28, 2022

According to the analyst, the phone is available in many places, which may mean surplus. The expectation of 25 to 30 million units of the iPhone SE 2022 is now reduced to 15 to 20 million in the analysis. We dared to say that the iPhone SE 2022 could become a winner, but the figures are disappointing.