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Apple event pushed to week of March 21st, 4-inch iPhone SE, new iPad Pro and more on tap

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Well-sourced Re/code is indicating that Apple’s media event and keynote announcement for spring will be held in the week of March 21st. In an independent report by Buzzfeed, John Paczkowski reports that the event will take place on March 21st itself and will be a ‘smaller scale event’, suggesting it will take place in Cupertino on Apple’s campus. The reason for the event’s delay, given Apple initially planned for a March 15th event, is also unclear. Too much executive time spent with the FBI? Maybe!

Korean media site underkg.co.kr suggested the delayed date earlier in the week, although the report was generally ignored given the unknown provenance. In contrast, Re/code has a far better track record with Apple reporting.

As 9to5Mac has reported on numerous occasions, Apple will debut a new addition to the iPhone lineup, the 4-inch iPhone SE. The device will feature near-identical internal specs to the iPhone 6s, such as an A9 processor, Live Photos and Apple Pay, but will lack 3D Touch capabilities. Apple will also announce a revamped 9.7 inch iPad Pro, featuring the same A9X chip as its 12 inch cousin. 9to5Mac has reported that it will also feature the Smart Connector; Apple will debut a new Smart Keyboard to fit the smaller screen size. Apple will also unveil some tweaks to the Apple Watch line, including new Space Black Milanese Loop and nylon bands.

iPhone SE pictures have started to leak out. Earlier today, new images surfaced of the 4-inch iPhone’s display panel confirming the lack of 3D Touch. KGI has reported the 4-inch iPhone will sell for between $400-$500 with the iPhone 5s seeing a substantial price decrease. The iPhone 5s currently sells for around $450. If KGI’s report is true, the iPhone 5s pricing will fall to ~$250 or lower.

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Comments

  1. Mark Wickens - 8 years ago

    The 23rd is a Wednesday.

  2. George Pollen - 8 years ago

    March 23rd is a Wednesday.

  3. G. Dewar (@njudah) - 8 years ago

    the iphone “5se” has to be the lamest name ever. I have to believe even in the Post Jobs Era of Nonsense, that name won’t prevail…

  4. srgmac - 8 years ago

    Mac notebook refresh coming? I want Skylake!

  5. Steve32 - 8 years ago

    Darn, I need an iPad for hospital floor asap; such a tease.

  6. cartersgill - 8 years ago

    Really wish they would have made a 6C, I loved the 5C but it just didn’t have the specs to justify getting one. This “5SE” seems to.

  7. awaceo - 8 years ago

    Wow! Interesting

    Sent from my iPhone

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  8. Brandon Stiefel - 8 years ago

    Would love to see an updated Mac Mini at one of these events. Maybe they’ll refresh the Mini this decade lol.

  9. Robert - 8 years ago

    So the new products won’t be available March 18 as Mark previously reported.

    Presumably they will go on sale on Friday the 25th, just about a day before the end of Apple’s Jan – Mar financial quarter. So the big question is, can one or two days of new product sales turn around the quarter? Revenue was projected to be down, year on year, for the first time. Journalists already have their headlines written, they can’t wait to report that Apple is in decline. Could just two days of new product sales be enough to surprise investors with another quarter of growth?

  10. I can’ wait to see the iPad Pro!

  11. Arnold Ziffel - 8 years ago

    Updated Mac Pro a possibility?

  12. Stefano Mancin - 8 years ago

    sooooo no new MacBooks pro?

  13. modeyabsolom - 8 years ago

    Unless there are some surprises in store, this looks to be a rather underwhelming event.

  14. Will Van Gelderen - 8 years ago

    Anyone else feel that Apple is really neglecting the Macbook Pro / Mac Pro / iMac lines these days? It seems they have just settled on the design of those. All the attention is going to more iDevices. Its amazing how big the iPhone and iPad portfolio has gotten all while little has really changed with the desktop line aside from the macbook announcement a year ago

  15. nightskysurfer - 8 years ago

    Good idea to switch the date! You definitely don’t want to introduce new products on the Ides of March!

  16. yt75 - 8 years ago

    And what about the skylake MBP !!!

  17. prabhdialsunny - 8 years ago

    New iPad will be called iPad Air Pro :)

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