Apple may be throwing its customer base a bit of a curveball, with the iPhone SE 4 being renamed the “iPhone 16E.” Per an unlikely leak that surfaced in January and backed up by Bloomberg, Apple could be doing something of a rebrand, as noted via a Tim Cook teaser tweet.
“Get ready to meet the newest member of the family,” was initially taken to mean the iPhone SE 4. The argument now is that the iPhone SE has been in the iPhone family for nine years, so this ought to be something genuinely new. This is all up for debate, as Apple is said to be finally removing the Home button for the iPhone SE series.
The new device is also said to be able to use Apple Intelligence, implying that it’ll have a fast enough processor and sufficient RAM for this task. Other rumors have stated that the handset could feature a Dynamic Island, which have been contradicted. It’s expected that the iPhone SE 4 will physically resemble the iPhone 14 from 2022. It’s also been claimed that the device will get an Action Button. That customizable button was introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro before being added across the whole iPhone 16 range.
It’s all up in the air until Wednesday, and please stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider, @tim_cook, and Bloomberg