There have been many leaks and speculations about the iPhone SE 4. The new iPhone SE model – iPhone SE 4, it’s low cost handset, was expected to be released by Apple this year (2023). However, analysts from Barclays report that the launch of the next generation iPhone SE series – iPhone SE 4 has been delayed until 2025. This new iPhone SE4 is expected to have a similar design to the iPhone XR.
Macrumors who accessed the the report submitted by Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malleys, state that Apple won’t be launching the next iPhone SE 4 this year. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to be released in 2025 at the earliest. The reason for the delay is attributed to the issues with the 5G modem. It was reported that the iPhone SE 4 would have the proprietary Apple 5G modem for the first time but analysts disagreed with this rumor, saying that Qualcomm is expected to supply all the modems for both the iPhone SE and the iPhone 16 line ups. These claims were made by well-known Apple analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu.
The iPhone SE 4 will follow the design on the iPhone 14 and iPhone XR. It might have a 6.1 inch OLED panel with flat edges and Face ID support.
iPhone SE models doesn’t the follow the typical annual release schedule of the standard Apple iPhone series. The new generation of SE devices are released every two years by Apple. Till date, Apple has released three generations of iPhone SE models – the first iPhone SE was introduced in 2016.
The outgoing iPhone SE (2022) runs on Apple’s A15 Bionic SoC. It flaunts a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and has a single 12-megapixel camera sensor at the back. For selfies and video chats, it has a 7-megapixel camera sensor at the front. It packs up to 256GB of storage. IP67 build, and a fingerprint sensor-equipped Touch ID home button for biometric authentication are the other key specifications of the iPhone SE (2022).
