Apple's New iPhone 'Mini' Announcement - Facts and Fiction Abound

iPhone 6c/iPhone 5se branding: iPhone 6c or iPhone 5se? If there’s one thing a smartphone needs to become successful, it’s strong branding. 

While we’re sure Apple has a host of ‘you-need-this-phone’-esque adverts up its sleeve for after the announcement of the smartphone, no one is quite sure what it’s called right now. Since the rumours of a 4in Apple smartphone originally surfaced, it had been widely referred to as the iPhone 6c – the upgrade to the budget (see: not so budget) iPhone 5c that was released back in September 2013 alongside the iPhone 5s. However, more recently we’ve seen a flurry of different nicknames for the 4in iPhone including the iPhone 6e, iPhone 7c, and lastly, the iPhone 6 mini. While we’ve always been confident of the iPhone 6c branding, the most recent rumour suggests that we may have got it wrong, and in fact the upcoming 4in iPhone is rumoured to be called the iPhone 5se. Even though we’re not a fan of the name (is it pronounced ‘ce’ to sound like the letter C?) 9to5Mac sources provided a great explanation behind the branding: “The “se” suffix has been described in two ways by Apple employees: as a ‘special edition’ variation of the vintage 4-inch iPhone screen size and as an ‘enhanced’ version of the iPhone 5s”. It’s also internally codenamed “N69” for those of you that are interested. What are your predictions for the new Apple iPhone? Share your comments with the Smartphone and Tablet Zone.