The iPhone SE 4 has been rumored for quite some time. While we await official confirmation of its existence, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has said that Apple is preparing to launch the iPhone SE 4 in early 2025. A future affordable iPhone model may be released alongside the new iPad Air and accessories. The iPhone SE 4 will reportedly ditch the Home button and use Face ID instead. It is expected to come with Apple Intelligence features.
Apple will release new iPhone SE, iPad Air in early 2025
In a new Bloomberg report, Marc Gurman, citing inside sources, reports that Apple is nearing production of an updated iPhone SE — codenamed V59. The company also plans to release new iPad Air and keyboard models around the same time.
Apple will reportedly ditch the old home button design and switch to an edge-to-edge screen with the latest iPhone SE 4. The phone is said to use Face ID and support Apple Intelligence, a suite of artificial intelligence tools that will soon be available in high-end iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 models.
The iPhone SE 4 is said to borrow a lot of design from the 2022 iPhone 14, including the notch at the top. The existing iPhone SE, which is currently available in the Apple Store, closely resembles the iPhone 8 with Touch ID, thick bezels and a single rear camera.
The release of the new iPhone SE is likely to help Apple compete in the low-cost smartphone market and potentially regain market share lost to brands like Huawei and Xiaomi.
According to Gurman, in addition to the iPhone SE 4, Apple will introduce new iPad Air models — codenamed J607 and J637 — with 11- and 13-inch screens early next year. It is also reported that an updated version of the Magic Keyboard accessory, an updated Mac mini, updated MacBook Pros and iMacs with the M4 chip and Apple Intelligence features will become official in 2025.
iPhone SE 4 specifications, price (expected)
The iPhone SE 4 is expected to have a single 48-megapixel rear camera. It is likely to get a 6.06-inch panel with a 60Hz refresh rate. It can run on the Apple A18 chipset with 6GB and 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
It is said to be priced between $499 (roughly Rs. 42,000) and $549 (roughly Rs. 46,000). The iPhone SE (2022) was launched at a starting price of $429 (roughly Rs. 35,000) for the base 64GB model.