iPhone 9/ SE 2020 gets listed in China ahead of launch

Published On: April 8, 2020

Highlights

The iPhone 9/SE 2020 has been listed on on JD.com in China with a placeholder price
The budget iPhone is expected to start at $399 (approx Rs 30,000)
The 2020 iPhone SE is rumoured to look similar to the iPhone 8

iPhone 9/ SE 2020 had been in the news for quite some time, with the launch date being reported a couple of times. A recent report suggested the phone will be available in three storage variants: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB and in White, Black and PRODUCT (Red) colour options. Now, while we wait for the announcement, the iPhone 9/ SE 2020 has popped up on JD.com in China. However, the listing doesn’t reveal any image or specifications of the iPhone, but it does mention that shipping will take place between May 1st to May 10th. This suggests the iPhone 9/ SE 2020 launch will indeed happen later this month or any day now.

Show Full Article

It is widely expected that the 2020 iPhone SE design will be based on the will be based on the iPhone 8, meaning it’ll have a small display, possibly around 4.7 inches with thick bezels on the top and bottom and the Touch ID sensor for security. The phone is said to ship with the A13 Bionic chipset, 3GB RAM and boot iOS 13 out of the box. It is tipped to have a glass back with a single camera sensor and LED flash. The 2020 iPhone SE price is expected to start at $399 (approx Rs 30,000) for the base model and there will a total of five cases for the budget iPhone, including Black silicone, White silicone, Red leather, Black leather and Midnight Blue leather.

Given that Apple is reportedly training select employees and asking them to connect remotely to offer technical support to customers during the coronavirus lockdown, the iPhone 9/ SE 2020 launch should most definitely happen sometime later this month. The Cupertino giant might start accepting online orders the same day. We should know more details in the next few days.