Apple is besides anticipated to axe the Home Button erstwhile and for all
- Millie Turner, Senior Technology & Science Reporter
- Published: 7:30, 2 Feb 2025
APPLE could beryllium weeks distant from unveiling a caller budget-friendly iPhone, if rumours clasp true.
The hyped-up handset was notably missing from the iPhone 16 launch in September past year.
But rumours of a 4th iPhone SE exemplary person circulated the web since February 2023.
The tech giant has not released an iPhone SE, its cheapest exemplary type, since 2022.
What volition it look like?
Leaked images from well-known tipster Majin Bu amusement what could beryllium the caller iPhone SE 4 - which whitethorn besides beryllium called the iPhone 16E.
The caller handset is expected to person a flat-edged 6.06-inch OLED display, a important upgrade from the iPhone SE 3's 4.7-inch LCD panel.
Apple is besides anticipated to axe the Home Button erstwhile and for all.
In presumption of camera, the iPhone SE 4 is expected to travel with a azygous 48MP rear lens - which is connected par with the iPhone 16.
For selfies, the instrumentality whitethorn get a 12MP front-facing camera.
It doesn't look similar Apple's newer Dynamic Island plan volition beryllium making it to the iPhone SE 4 - though Apple could inactive astonishment us.
However, determination are immoderate caller features ahead.
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New features
The iPhone SE 4 whitethorn transportation Apple's newer A-series spot and 8GB of RAM.
This volition should springiness it capable powerfulness to tally new Apple Intelligence features.
No location fastener would besides mean nary Touch ID.
The new model is expected to ringing the last decease knell for the beloved Touch ID fingerprint scanner, which volition beryllium replaced with Face ID.
In airy of caller EU regulations, each aboriginal iPhone models indispensable person a USB-C charging larboard - and the iPhone SE 4 is improbable to beryllium an exception.
Release date
Several reports suggest Apple has acceptable the iPhone SE 4 merchandise day for March 2025.
Though it whitethorn get somewhat later.
The 3 erstwhile SE models person each been announced successful either March oregon April.
Price tag
The iPhone SE 3, which was released alongside the iPhone 14, ranged from $429/£449 to $579/£609.
That is simply a acold much inviting terms than the iPhone 14 Pro, which retailed astatine $999/£1,099.
The iPhone SE 2 clocked a somewhat little terms tag, ranging from $399/£419 and $549/£569.
So a flimsy summation successful terms from its predecessor, the iPhone SE 3, seems likely.
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