Apple’s next iPhone SE will be a ‘minor modification’ of iPhone 14
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Apple’s next iPhone SE will be a ‘minor modification’ to the iPhone 14: the low-end phone previously thought to be canceled could launch in 2024
It seems that Apple has not retired its iPhone SE: the tech giant could launch the fourth generation of the affordable phone that “will be a” minor modification of the 6.1-inch iPhone 14.
Well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who originally said last month that the smartphone had been cancelled, revealed on Monday that development is underway.
Kuo predicts that production will begin in early 2024 and will be the first Apple device to “adopt an in-house 5G baseband chip.”
While pricing has yet to be revealed, the previous base model was $429, compared to the iPhone 14 which starts at $799.
It was previously said that Apple scrapped plans for a new iPhone SE, but now sources say the company is moving forward with plans to make a fourth generation.
Kuo reported in January that Apple may cancel its 2024 iPhone SE 4 due to “concerns that the performance of the in-house baseband chip may not be on par with Qualcomm’s,” he shared in a post. Medium Blog Post.
Apple had planned to release its new baseband chip that year, starting with its low-end smartphone, and then determining whether it should be used in the iPhone 16.
However, your latest ‘indication’ claims that Apple has reset the iPhone SE 4.
“The new iPhone SE 4 will be equipped with Apple’s 5G baseband chip produced by a 4nm process (similar to 5nm) and will only support Sub-6GHz as the current plan,” Kuo shared in a post. Twitter thread.
He also stated that the iPhone SE 4 will change the LCD screen to an OLED screen.
If all goes well with the next phone, Kuo speculates that the iPad and Apple Watch will also “ditch Qualcomm’s baseband chips.”
“This move will benefit Apple’s hardware gross margin while Qualcomm’s Apple business will decline significantly over the next 2-3 years,” he tweeted.
Well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that it will be a ‘minor modification of the 6.1-inch iPhone 14’ and that it will go into production in early 2024.
Apple first released the iPhone SE in 2016, touting it as an affordable alternative to flagship smartphones.
It wasn’t until 2020 that the tech giant introduced the second generation and the third model of iPhone SE was released in 2022.
The latest iPhone SE features the Apple A15 Bionic chip, a 12-megapixel camera, and 5G connectivity.
The iPhone SE still has a home button and Touch ID, instead of FaceID, and includes full 5G support, as well as a 12-megapixel camera.
However, Kuo said that the 2024 phone will only have minor differences from the iPhone 14, suggesting that it might remove the home button, but that has yet to be confirmed.
Apple announced the iPhone 14 on September 7, 2022, which is designed with an improved 12-megapixel main camera that features a larger sensor than the smartphone’s predecessor.
The smartphones also feature a sleek aerospace-grade aluminum design in five finishes, along with updated internal designs for better thermal performance, and the pair have a ceramic shield on the front cover that protects internal workers from spills, water and dust.
The camera also has a 49 percent improvement in low-light shooting and a new TrueDepth for the front camera that automatically focuses on objects and people within the frame, along with the Ultra Wide Camera that captures more of the scene.