Mitchel Broussard at Macrumors:
Apple supplier Wistron is preparing to expand its India-based iPhone manufacturing, with production geared towards the next-generation iPhone SE, according to local sources (via Focus Taiwan). Apple is hoping to build its share of the Indian smartphone market by giving Wistron the majority of the orders for the new iPhone SE, which is said to ship in the first quarter of 2018.
I think Spring 2018 is the make-or-break it spot for the SE. I have trouble seeing Apple letting it go longer than two years without an update — if it’s going to be updated at all.