Rumors of a fourth-generation iPhone SE have been circulating since just months after the current model launched in 2022.
The latest rumors have originated from analyst Jeff Pu, who has claimed that an updated iPhone SE with an Apple-designed 5G modem has been delayed until 2024. On Thursday, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo agreed that mass production of Apple’s modem could begin in 2025 at the earliest, but he said the iPhone SE that Apple is using to test the modem is actually an internal prototype that the company does not plan to mass produce for release to the public.
It’s unknown if Apple has formal plans to release a fourth-generation iPhone SE.
Kuo had previously claimed that the next iPhone SE would have a similar design as the standard iPhone 14 model released last year, suggesting that the device would have been equipped with a 6.1-inch OLED display and Face ID.
The current iPhone SE model was released in March 2022 and features a 4.7-inch LCD display, Touch ID, 5G, a 12-megapixel rear camera, and the A15 Bionic chip. The handset starts at $429 in the U.S., it is one of Apple’s more affordable iPhone models.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors