New iPhone SE may be released in early 2018

Recently there were interesting rumors that Apple is working on a new version of the iPhone SE, and it may come out at the end

August.

Now according to Focus Taiwan report andWith information collected from anonymous local sources, Apple plans to give most of the iPhone SE orders to its Wistron supply partner. The report said that Apple sees this step as another way to increase the share of its smartphones in India, and Wistron - as a way to increase its share in the production of iPhone.

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As for the new iPhone SE, there is information that the transportation of phones will begin in the first quarter of 2018.

Wistron produced the original iPhone SE inBangalore, and, apparently, the production of the new model will be carried out at the same factory. Sources also report that Apple uses India as the main and initial territory for the distribution of iPhone SE. After that, the smartphone will begin to be sold worldwide.

"Taiwanese electronics manufacturer WistronCorp. is preparing to expand its production line in India to work on the next generation of the small iPhone SE,” – sources from South Asian countries report. According to them, Wistron will begin shipping the new iPhone SE, which should be cheaper than the others, in the first quarter of next year.

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They say Wistron is in talks withKarnataka government to obtain additional land to expand production. If everything works out, production will increase two or even three times over the next five years.

There is information that Apple is positioning the new iPhone SE as a budget option for new customers, but so far nothing has been said about its price.