Apple reportedly cancels development of fourth-generation iPhone SE - Engadget

Apple has reportedly canceled the improvement of a caller iPhone SE. According to expert Ming-Chi Kuo, the institution precocious told suppliers it would not merchandise a fourth-generation SE exemplary sometime successful 2024. In a Medium post spotted by MacRumors, Kuo said the instrumentality would person been the debut of Apple’s archetypal in-house 5G modem, adding that the institution had planned to trial and fine-tune the spot connected the SE earlier rolling it retired much broadly to the iPhone 16 and beyond. Instead, Kuo suggests Apple is present much apt to proceed utilizing Qualcomm modems done 2024.

Kuo doesn’t accidental wherefore Apple shelved the fourth-generation iPhone SE oregon if the show of its ain 5G spot had thing to bash with the decision. For the amended portion of a decade, Apple has tried to trim its dependence connected Qualcomm. In 2019, the 2 ended their bitter patent feud and signed a “multiyear” wireless spot proviso deal. Months later, however, Apple bought the bulk of Intel’s mobile modem business. Then, astatine the extremity of 2020, the institution disclosed it was working connected its ain cellular chipset. There’s been small quality astir the task since.