What the iPhone SE stands for – and what we think it should stand for

iPhone SE

The iPhone SE stands for 'Special Edition', Apple's senior vice-president of marketing Phil Schiller has revealed.

Schiller told Fortune Magazine's Jason Cipriani the meaning of the name, confirming what many of us already suspected.

But then we wondered: what if we could come up with something better? We can't promise we managed that much, but we definitely came up with some interesting alternatives, and we want you to tell us your favorite.

So vote below and let us know if you think 'Special Edition' is a good fit, and if not, which name you would prefer.

Once we've tallied the results we'll inform Apple, who will then presumably change the meaning accordingly.

Hugh Langley

Hugh Langley is the ex-News Editor of TechRadar. He had written for many magazines and websites including Business Insider, The Telegraph, IGN, Gizmodo, Entrepreneur Magazine, WIRED (UK), TrustedReviews, Business Insider Australia, Business Insider India, Business Insider Singapore, Wareable, The Ambient and more.


Hugh is now a correspondent at Business Insider covering Google and Alphabet, and has the unfortunate distinction of accidentally linking the TechRadar homepage to a rival publication.