Common leaker Sonny Dickson has posted a photograph of a pair of instances alleged to be for a fourth-generation iPhone SE, which might be introduced in early 2025.
Present iPhone SE instances for the 2022 third-generation mannequin characteristic a again cutout for the only digicam lens and flash, and that cutout is repeated on these alleged new instances.
Likewise, a cutout for the mute change is a staple of the present instances, and the leaked picture means that Apple is not going to alter that both.
The raised areas on the perimeters for quantity up/down and energy are additionally much like the place they had been on the earlier mannequin, proportionally. That does not, nonetheless, imply any previous iPhone SE instances will match the forthcoming new mannequin.
New dimension, new type, new instances
The rationale for that is that the following iPhone SE is alleged to be based mostly on the iPhone 14 chassis, making it significantly bigger than the earlier fashions. Rumors have advised it is going to sport a 6.1-inch OLED display screen, in comparison with the present mannequin’s 5.45-inch show and LED backlit panel.
Regardless that the back-camera cutout in Dickson’s leaked picture is an identical to the one on the 2022 iPhone SE, it is anticipated to sport a 48 megapixel digicam. This might be much like the iPhone 15, with a 12MP selfie digicam within the Dynamic Island on the entrance — each vital upgrades.
The subsequent iPhone SE can also be anticipated to change out Contact ID in favor of Face ID, and Lightning changed with a USB-C connector. Given the transfer to Face ID, the iPhone SE fourth-generation will thus achieve a notch — and not less than some if not all Dynamic Island options.
Nevertheless, there have additionally been stories that the following iPhone SE will assist Apple Intelligence, inferring that it is going to be based mostly on the A18 chip and sport 8GB of RAM.
Precisely when the brand new iPhone SE will arrive stays unclear. Typical knowledge and the iPhone SE’s monitor document suggests a spring of 2025 launch.
If all or most of those stories develop into true, Apple would possible take away the iPhone 14 from sale when the fourth-gen iPhone SE arrives, as the 2 fashions can be very comparable. It isn’t identified whether or not the iPhone 14 Plus, presently nonetheless being provided, would even be dropped.