Apple Expected to Announce New iPhone SE This Week
The biggest change is that Apple is upending the iPhone SE’s design, after leaving it broadly unchanged since the series’ inception in 2016. The 2022 SE is the last iPhone still using a home button, with a thick bezel around the top and bottom of the screen. But rumors say Apple will now ditch the button, slim the bezel, and add Face ID.
There Won’t Be a Home Button…
The result will be a phone that looks like the iPhone 14 from the front. Like that phone, it’s expected to place its Face ID sensors in a notch, rather than using the less obtrusive Dynamic Island design that was introduced in the 14 Pro and has been used in every iPhone since then. Apple can’t resist keeping its SE series just a little behind the times.
…But There Will Be an Action Button
Bu’s video and Spigen’s images both suggest that the SE 4 will include a customizable Action button, but not the Camera Control introduced on the iPhone 16.
It’s Not Going to Be a Small Phone
The redesign will allow the 2025 SE to have a larger screen than the 4.7-inch panel used by the 2022 model. It’s expected to instead use a 6.1-inch display, the same size as the standard iPhone 16, and will also upgrade to OLED.
Lightning is Out, USB-C is In
It’s pretty much certain that the phone will have a USB-C port rather than Lightning, allowing it to once again be sold in the EU. The previous SE model was discontinued in EU markets along with every other iPhone using a Lightning port.
It’ll Be One of the Most Powerful iPhones Around
On the inside, Bloomberg reports that the phone will use the same A18 chip as the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models. That’s the same approach Apple has used for its last two SE phones, which have paired the latest silicon with more dated designs. The A18 is expected to be combined with an increase to 8GB of RAM, the minimum required to run Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI tools that provide notification summaries and other functionality, and are now enabled by default. That would all make it more powerful than 2023’s iPhone 15.
Conclusion
The new iPhone SE is expected to be announced this week, with a release date later in the month. It will feature a larger 6.1-inch OLED display, a customizable Action button, and a USB-C port. The phone will also be powered by the same A18 chip as the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models, with 8GB of RAM. The price is expected to be around $500, with a default storage spec of 128GB.
FAQs
Q: When will the new iPhone SE be announced?
A: Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone SE this week.
Q: When will the new iPhone SE be released?
A: The release date is expected to be later in the month.
Q: What will be the price of the new iPhone SE?
A: The price is expected to be around $500.
Q: What will be the default storage spec of the new iPhone SE?
A: The default storage spec is expected to be 128GB.
Q: Will the new iPhone SE have a home button?
A: No, the new iPhone SE will not have a home button. Instead, it will feature a notch with Face ID sensors.
Q: Will the new iPhone SE have a Lightning port?
A: No, the new iPhone SE will have a USB-C port instead of Lightning.
