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Totally speculating here. I wonder if this is preparing for a future where Apple encounters supply issues or pricing pressure caused by environmental and political turmoil. I could see the average lifespan of devices continuing to increase and more people using repair services. It also makes it easier to refurb devices for second hand use.

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This design isn't more resilient vs supply chain problems in any obvious way but my guess is the next iPhone SE will be a derivative of the iPhone 14. Lowering repair costs paves the way to Apple offering leased phones and is directly aligned with a shift towards services revenue.

Now is probably a good time because it seems like there is less pressure for new features. Apple is so far ahead of the rest right now that they can afford to release almost exactly the same phone a second time and it wont hurt.

Far ahead in what exactly?

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