{"id":40784,"date":"2023-10-13T18:03:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T22:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=40784"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:30:57","slug":"iphone-se-4-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/13\/iphone-se-4-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone SE 4 Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marko Zivkovic<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The iPhone SE 4, known internally under the codename Ghost, is expected to receive a new design derived almost entirely from the base model iPhone 14.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

As far as the chassis is concerned, two major changes are expected – an Action button and a USB-C port.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

As for the back of the device, the next iPhone SE will feature a single camera with the flash aligned in an arrangement similar to the third-generation iPhone SE.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Andrew Cunningham<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I’ve got a soft spot for Apple’s budget phone, the iPhone SE<\/a>. […] The downside has been that you need to put up with an older design. In the case of the current iPhone SE and the one before that, that has meant a phone with the same 4.7-inch screen and basic dimensions as the iPhone 6, a design that will be a decade old next year.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

In-the-know analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo have said<\/a> that Apple plans to launch the next iPhone SE in 2025, three years after the launch of the current iPhone SE. Three years is a long wait—though not as long as the four-year gap between the original and the second-gen model—but that timeline makes sense if Apple’s template for the next SE really is “an iPhone 14 with some iPhone 15 features.” Even with a weaker camera, an iPhone in the SE’s typical low- to mid-$400 price range with USB-C and an Action Button could risk undercutting the actual iPhone 14, which Apple still sells for $700 and up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s frustrating that the iPhone SE is not on a regular schedule. Although I kind of like the widescreen camera, I would probably wait for the iPhone SE 4 described above if it were coming in 2024<\/em>. I’m just not that crazy about the sizes<\/a> or colors of any of this year’s iPhones. I’ve never been a Pro phone person, but I ordered an iPhone 15 Pro to try, since it’s at least slightly smaller than the others.<\/p>\n

It should have already arrived, but the Apple Store (again) messed up processing my order and canceled it without telling me. Customer support gave me the lame excuse: “The system had an issue with completing the payment process of your order, even if it was confirmed, so for your security the system canceled automatically,” followed by “since we are having a big volume of purchases for this iPhone 15 sometimes it starts failing with processing the payment information.” So, for now, I have a new order placed, but’s a month away from delivery.<\/p>\n

I’ll see how it feels and how I like the camera and then decide whether it’s worth the price or whether I should go through the hassle<\/a> of getting a new battery for my current phone, which I still love.<\/p>\n\n

Eric Schwarz<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Part of me would love to see the fourth-generation SE build off of the 13 mini design, but most people like<\/em> bigger phones and something based on the 14 makes sense. This also allows a much larger battery, something that has hurt the second- and third-generation SEs, as well as the 12 mini and 13 mini. Moving to USB-C is mandatory, while the Action Button will sort of future-proof it in the lineup for awhile.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

In other old iPhone news, the original iPhone SE that my son has been using recently died of a swollen battery. So, regardless of the number of years of OS support, I think my original iPhone is the only one that lasted 7 years. Every other iPhone or iPad that I kept—plus a MacBook Air—ended up with a swollen battery as the limiting factor.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n