Interesting. Apparently the design will be based on the iPhone 8.
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That’d be a mistake in my opinion. The small screen size of the SE was very popular. Sell an updated version for a decent price and it’ll sell well.
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Yeah, the big draw of the SE for me is its size. I’d be happy with a bigger screen if they can fit it in the same overall size (i.e. reduce the bezels), but otherwise there’s no point in it for me. I don’t want a big phone.
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I have a iPhone SE for work and I hate it!
I am definitely not a fan of iOS or the small form factor.
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Is there any way to actually prove that? I’d wager that the price had a lot to do with it.
The SE was fantastic value when it originally launched. If I remember correctly it was basically a mini 6S (top of the line at the time) for significantly less money.
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I have one too for work and hate it… but its cause the screen is too small 
… my personal phone XS Max.
Sorry I don’t have anything scientific to back that up, it’s just the threads I’ve seen over at Macrumors about how people really just want a small screen size with updated hardware. I get forums aren’t a true sample size however.
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Neither do I! 
But the SE is pretty much the only successful small phone out there. I just assumed that no one else makes small phones for a reason.
I also don’t have any figures, but anecdotally I know quite a few people who have one, and they all value the compact size (but fully featured). It would be interesting to see data on this, though.
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Looks like this might be coming in March.
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It will be interesting to see if they discontinue the iPhone 8 alongside this. And how it will fit into the lineup.
The iPhone SE was a lot smaller which differentiated it
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This takes me back to my all time favourite phone, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
A top quality Samsung, Android phone in the perfect small package.
If only I could buy a flagship phone of that size again.
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That was a very cool phone. And the way it was built, removing the battery cover on the back was VERY satisfying 
There was a real trend towards industrial design at that time. I remember both the Alpha and the HTC One M7 feeling very nice in the hand compared to most other phones out at that time. And the Nexus 4, as well, with it’s glass back.
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From memory, I dropped my Alpha on numerous occasions and it never suffered more than a slight scratch.
The first time I dropped it’s replacement, Galaxy S7, the back looked like a spider web, the second time cracked the front, rendering the waterproofing useless.
This was despite it being the first phone i had ever put in a “protective” case.