iPhone SE is dead? New leak says iPhone SE 4 cancelled for 2024 - HT Tech

Is the iPhone SE dead? Based connected a caller leak, it is present said that Apple has cancelled the iPhone SE 4 for 2024, thereby putting a question connected the iPhone SE lineup. The iPhone SE 4 was expected to beryllium announced successful 2024, succeeding the vintage iPhone SE 3rd Gen. But present the reports suggest that iPhone SE 4 has been cancelled and determination are nary further known developments connected the SE lineup. The absorption is present said to spell connected the iPhone 16 lineup for 2024.

Based connected the report from The Medium, it is said that Apple's plans to nutrient its ain 5G modem spot is delayed, and the iPhone 16 could clasp the Qualcomm chips for different year. Apple was expected to usage the in-house developed 5G modem spot connected the iPhone SE 4th Gen. Insiders accidental that the Apple 5G modem isn't arsenic bully arsenic the ones from Qualcomm and Apple wanted to effort it retired connected its little interaction model. But now, the iPhone SE 4 has been shelved and with it, the program to usage the 5G modem chip.

No much iPhone SE now?

“Due to concerns that the show of the in-house baseband spot whitethorn not beryllium up to par with Qualcomm's, Apple initially planned to motorboat its baseband spot successful 2024 and fto the low-end iPhone SE 4 follow it first, and determine whether to fto the iPhone 16 usage its baseband spot depending connected the improvement presumption of iPhone SE 4. However, the cancelation of the iPhone SE 4 has importantly accrued the chances of Qualcomm remaining the exclusive supplier of baseband chips for the 2H24 caller iPhone 16 series, which is amended than the marketplace statement that Qualcomm volition commencement losing iPhone orders successful 2024,” says the report.

With the iPhone SE 4th Gen not happening, Apple's astir affordable smartphone is apt to stay the iPhone SE 3rd Gen for a while. Some accidental that the iPhone SE 3's mediocre reception by the consumers could person been a crushed to discard the iPhone SE 4.

The iPhone SE 3 was launched successful aboriginal 2022 and was fundamentally the aforesaid iPhone SE 2nd Gen with the newer A15 Bionic spot and a somewhat larger capableness battery. The iPhone SE is, hence, utilizing the aforesaid aged plan that debuted connected the iPhone 8 from 2017, which itself is simply a derivation from the iPhone 6 from 2014.