theothergeoff

AppleInsider said:

The "iPhone 8" is rumored to feature an edge-to-edge OLED panel with a 5.1-inch user space with the remainder dedicated to virtual buttons. Slimming or removing the bezels would allow Apple to fit a larger battery in both size and capacity into a form factor similar in size to the 4.7-inch iPhone 7. 

you're not reading your own articles.  reduction in logic board space requirements allows for increased battery volume.  Reducing bezel size does not increase the available volume for batteries [related: a change in engineering the side/front/back panel integration may give more internal volume]  and I would think the inductive charging component will eat up any space gains.  

My guess is: OLED and better battery tech will give you better/same time between charges compared to the current iPhone 7

davidmalcolm said:

I really hope they don't stick us with the A10. I'd gladly pay an extra 100 for an A11 version, and I suspect that they won't be having CPU production issues so bad as to make that impossible. Having a super powerful 4 inch phone is important!

The purpose of the SE is to give current CPU in the 4" form factor.   The leak has to be taken with a grain of salt.   That said, the question is whether or not the A11 introduces any major capabilities other than speed, as the key issue is maintaining iOS compatibility for as many future releases as possible.   

jameskatt2 said:

This would be a HUGE reason to buy the iPhone 8.

It would be perfect for creating 4K YouTube Videos.  You can see yourself while creating the video.

The iPhone 8 would kill off a lot of 4K cameras for YouTube Video Productions.

And you carry this camera everywhere.

HEVC is easy for Apple to do since they can simply create a custom chip.  And they can afford the licensing fees.

well... 'easy' is relative.   They can do it cost effectively  (custom chip design then sliced over 200 million units shipped over the life of the product), compared to 4K cameras (that sell in the 1s of millions if they are lucky), thus saving money for the licensing.

bluefire1 said:

One word: WOW!
Wallet open and ready.

"WOW" = Wallet Open and Waiting

johnbear said:

It's not gonna sell like hot potatoes anymore. If you are on a 7/7plus which finally's got 3GB Ram to catch up with the 2012 android, there's no need to upgrade. Maybe for those who come from a 4 or 5SE, but again those who hold on these crapy phones in 2017 are not willing to pay $1100 for a phone. Maybe for the 6/6s crowed? But at that price not easy since the phone market is mature, lots of nicely built phones out there that cost much less. 

famous last words, even without specs announced (and memory specs for a iPhone compared to Android... come on... that's a specious argument).  
And then you qualified that with the fact that 60% of the upgrade market does have a need to upgrade.
And who's to say an android user want's a 5.5" screen with the form factor or a 5SE, and 2X the performance of last years Android?

The holy grail of phones is to get the smallest possible phone with the biggest possible screen with the fastest network and processor, with the best user experience for a reasonable price.

BTW, the 5SE is not a crappy phone... it's a 6S with a 4" screen.   Quite useful for the small pocket crowd.