A new iPhone SE is expected to launch this March, but a pair of leakers recently claimed that the device will have a different name.
The new iPhone SE will be named iPhone 16E, according to Fixed Focus Digital, an account with over two million followers on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Another leaker, known as Majin Bu, also heard the device's name will be iPhone 16E.
It is unclear if the name would be iPhone 16E, iPhone 16e, or iPhone 16 with an E inside a square. Or perhaps iPhone 16 SE?
Of course, the rumor could be wrong, and iPhone SE branding lives on.
In any case, the device is expected to have a similar design as the base model iPhone 14, with rumored features including a 6.1-inch OLED display, Face ID, a USB-C port, a single 48-megapixel rear camera, a newer A-series chip and 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence, and the first Apple-designed 5G modem. It is not clear if the device will have an Action button, which debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro models.
Apple announced the current iPhone SE during an online event in March 2022. The device looks similar to the iPhone 8, with outdated features such as a Touch ID button, Lightning port, and thick bezels around the display. In the U.S., the iPhone SE currently starts at $429, but at least a slight price increase seems likely for the next model.
