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iPhone SE 4 Rumored to Launch Early Next Year With OLED Display, 48MP Camera, and More

The fourth-generation iPhone SE will offer a series of major upgrades over the current model, the leaker known as "Ice Universe" claims.

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The information was listed in a post on Weibo, which also detailed the specifications of the iPhone 17 lineup. As previously rumored, the fourth-generation iPhone SE is expected to feature Face ID and USB-C, marking a major upgrade from current and previous models that have all featured a Touch ID Home button and a Lightning port.

The device's display will apparently grow in size from 4.7 inches to 6.06 inches and feature an OLED panel for the first time. The new iPhone SE is also expected to tout an A18 chip like the iPhone 16 lineup, 6GB to 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, an aluminum chassis, and a single rear 48-megapixel camera. The fourth-generation iPhone SE will apparently launch between March and May of 2025 with a price point of $499 to $549. The current model launched in March 2022 for $429.

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WB2Colorado Avatar
28 months ago

The main purpose of iPhone SE is to be a small phone.
If it's size is increasing, they failed.
The main purpose of the SE is to be a budget phone. it was just a coincidence that it was a small phone because it used older iPhone designs.
Score: 34 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WB2Colorado Avatar
28 months ago
I think it’s a mistake not keeping the $429 price. I would honestly prefer that they use the iPhone 13 mini as the base for the new SE if it means they can keep the price the same as the older models.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Havalo Avatar
28 months ago
Lost me at

The device's display will apparently grow in size from 4.7 inches to 6.06 inches
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
freezelighter Avatar
28 months ago
The main purpose of iPhone SE is to be a small phone.
If it's size is increasing, they failed.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
28 months ago
Great
Yet another huge rectangle

:confused:
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
28 months ago

The main purpose of iPhone SE is to be a small phone.
If it's size is increasing, they failed.
The main purpose was to be cheap (relative to the other iPhones).

The purple of the mini was to be a small phone.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)