Will Apple ever launch an iPhone SE 4? Most likely. Will we truly know something about it? Apparently not. Dependable insider Ming-Chi Kuo says he was flawed about his newest report – that means we don’t truly know Apple’s upcoming plans.
Whereas Kuo beforehand stated that Apple was planning an iPhone SE with an iPhone 14 design (6.1-inch show, Face ID, and OLED display screen), he now says that his “newest analysis” signifies that this mannequin will probably be an “engineering prototype for Apple in-house 5G baseband chip know-how and mass manufacturing validation, and there are not any plans for mass manufacturing and gross sales.”
That stated, the analyst not talks about an upcoming iPhone SE 4 however Apple’s efforts to mass produce its in-house 5G modem. As of now, the corporate desires to start out mass-producing it as early as 2025, but when every part goes flawed, the corporate might push the schedule again to 2026 or later.
Kuo says, “the advanced-node know-how to be employed for mass manufacturing of Apple in-house 5G baseband chip will depend upon the mass manufacturing schedule.”
Apparently sufficient, one other analyst stated yesterday that Apple plans to release a new iPhone SE 4 in 2025 with its in-house 5G chip. That being stated, it appears this iPhone launch is deeply related to Apple being Apple to supply its personal 5G modem.
With that in thoughts, we will’t inform for certain if Apple is planning to launch an iPhone SE 4 with an all-new design or if the corporate is planning to launch this entry-level iPhone, if not with its personal 5G modem.
In accordance with the rumors, Apple desires to check its in-house 5G modem with the iPhone SE earlier than making use of it to its flagship fashions. Beforehand, it was anticipated that subsequent yr’s iPhone 16 might function this new chip, however it appears Apple might delay this transformation to the iPhone 17 and even iPhone 18.
