We saw some iPhone SE 4 news a couple of days ago, as a rumor surfaced. That rumor claimed that the phone will have a 6.1-inch display, and the Apple A15 Bionic SoC. Now, a new rumor appeared, and it does not mention either of those details, but shares some other info, proving the iPhone SE 4 will be completely different from its predecessor.
The iPhone SE 4 will be different from its predecessor, considerably
The report comes from MacRumors. The iPhone SE 4 is known as ‘Ghost’, internally. That’s its codename. The phone will use the iPhone 14’s design, pretty much. It will have a modified chassis of the iPhone 14, while the iPhone 14 chassis is also used for internal testing.
The source claims that the phone will include both an Action Button and a USB-C port. Those are the two differentiating factors compared to the iPhone 14 design. Chances are it will not feature slightly curved edges like the iPhone 15 series, though.
It is also said that a single camera will be included on its back, along with an LED flash. It will have a similar alignment on the back to the third-gen iPhone SE. Apple seems to be testing two different designs. One includes a camera island with a camera and an LED flash included. The other has a camera bump protruding on its own from the back of the phone.
A 48-megapixel camera is expected, and the same display that the iPhone 14 rocks
A 48-megapixel camera is tipped to be included on the back of the phone. The iPhone SE 4 is also said to include an OLED display, probably the same as the iPhone 14 uses. So, a 6.1-inch panel.
Face ID will be included, there won’t be a Touch ID button as on the iPhone SE 3. If Apple aims to keep the front of the iPhone 14 design intact, the notch may return with the iPhone SE 4.
Apple is also developing its own 5G modem, codenamed ‘Sinope’. We’ve known this for a while, and the company wants to include it in the next ‘SE’ phone first. It was also supposed to be included in the iPhone 16 series, but that won’t happen. Qualcomm announced that it will be providing Apple with smartphone modems until at least 2026.
The iPhone SE 4 will not only be used for testing purposes, it will become an actual product
The source also says that rumors saying the iPhone SE 4 is used only for testing, not for public release, are almost certainly unfounded. Apple wouldn’t spend so much time on choosing the design for the phone, and testing so many different options.
The iPhone SE 4 is in the “early development process”, so some changes are still a possibility. Keep that in mind. We still don’t know when it will launch either.
2023-09-28 15:05:05