Apple has apparently restarted development of a fourth-generation iPhone SE, complete with a 6.1-inch OLED display as well as an Apple-designed 5G chip, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The reversal comes nearly two months after Kuo said Apple had abandoned its plans to release a new iPhone SE in 2024.
Via a series of tweets released Monday, Kuo stated that the fnew iPhone SE will be similar to the standard iPhone 14, which features a 6.1-inch OLED display with thinner bezels. The current iPhone SE is equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD display with thicker bezels.
The smartphone will also ship with an Apple’s custom-designed 5G modem, which will also offer connectivity limited to sub-6GHz bands of 5G. The current iPhone SE already supports 5G, but uses Qualcomm’s custom Snapdragon X57 chip.
Kuo’s tweets did not indicate when the next-gen iPhone SE might be released, and it’s thought that it might not be available until March 2024 or later based on when previous models of the device launched. The current iPhone SE was released in March 2022, for example, with pricing starting at $429 in the U.S. The device is Apple’s last iPhone with a Home button and Touch ID, but Face ID is likely for the new model if it is based on the iPhone 14.
Stay tuned for additional details when they become available.
Via MacRumors and @mingchikuo