All of sudden it feels like iPhone SE 4 rumors are popping up everywhere. Yesterday, it was leaked that the budget-iPhone could utilize the iPhone 16 chassis, which may indicate an upgraded camera.
That rumor has seemingly been confirmed by regular phone tipster Ice Universe (as seen by MacRumors), along with a number of other significant upgrades.
Ice Universe posted on their Weibo account that the fourth-generation iPhone SE would come with an OLED panel, a first for the series. The tiny phone is also seeing a size increase bulking up from the current 4.7-inch display to a 6.06-inch OLED. This should make the screen much more appealing, given how OLED panels offer better clarity and wider viewing angles than the LCD-based one in the current model.
It appears that the iPhone SE 4 will get a 48MP camera as hinted at by the chassis rumor. That means the new SE might have two cameras, most likely a main and an ultrawide, which again would be a stark improvement over the single one that's been in use since its inception. Considering that the current iPhone SE 3 design is based on the iPhone 8, these changes would dramatically give the SE 4 a much more modern style.
Other rumored upgrades include the move to a USB-C port from Lightning, and dropping Touch ID for Face ID.
So far, a potential release could come between March and May 2025, but it looks like the SE 4 will also be getting a price increase. The current edition starts at $429 and goes up to $579, depending on storage capacity. Ice Universe has the price starting of the iPhone SE 4 anywhere between $499 and $529.
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