Now that the iPhone 16 lineup has been launched to clients, some folks is likely to be fascinated about what’s subsequent for the iPhone. Nonetheless, it isn’t the iPhone 17, and it’s just some months away.

The subsequent iPhone ought to really be the iPhone SE 4, barring any delays. This iPhone ought to come out subsequent spring, which means we’re round three months away from seeing it. This would be the first replace to the iPhone SE in three years, and it’ll doubtless be the largest revamp to the iPhone SE since inception.

Newer design, higher show

Apple has been sticking to the iPhone 8 design because the iPhone SE 2 again in 2020. That design nonetheless contains a 4.7” LCD show, rounded edges, and a house button. Nonetheless, the following iPhone SE needs to be transferring away from that…

As a substitute, we’re anticipating a design just like the iPhone 14, with an even bigger 6.1” OLED show, a flat edged design, Face ID, and the smaller notch from that period. Nonetheless, we’re nonetheless anticipating it to have a single digital camera, quite than the twin digital camera of the iPhone 14.

Show analyst Ross Younger says that the iPhone SE 4 ought to share the identical 6.1″ OLED panel because the iPhone 14, provided by each BOE and LG Show.

USB-C

In contrast to the iPhone 14 and present iPhone SE, Apple is predicted to transition away from the Lightning connector on the iPhone SE 4.

That is largely on account of EU regulation requiring all gadgets with a charging port to modify to a unified connector, that being USB-C.

Apple initially transitioned to USB-C again on the iPhone 15 lineup final 12 months, and the following iPhone SE would be the final iPhone to transition. In case you’re an iPhone SE purchaser, you’ll quickly have the ability to cost your telephone with the identical cable as your iPad and laptop computer.

Higher cameras

Apple’s subsequent iPhone SE will doubtless characteristic the identical 48MP rear sensor because the iPhone 15, making an enormous leap from the iPhone SE 3’s 12MP sensor from the iPhone 8.

iPhone SE 4 may even doubtless share the identical 12MP selfie digital camera because the iPhone 15, one other large leap from the iPhone SE 3’s 7MP selfie digital camera.

Apple Intelligence

In line with stories from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the following iPhone SE ought to help Apple Intelligence, doubtless with an A18 chip and 8GB of RAM. This can be a bit stunning, however plainly Apple desires to place Apple Intelligence in as many palms as attainable, even on its least expensive new iPhone.

As a reminder, Apple Intelligence introduces a plethora of latest options, resembling Writing Instruments, Photographs Clear Up, Genmoji, Picture Playground, Notification Summaries, and an all new Siri.

Apple’s first modem

The fourth technology iPhone SE is predicted to have Apple’s first ever in-house modem, which they’ve been engaged on for a few years. Apple acquired Intel’s previous modem enterprise again in 2019 with the intent of growing their very own modems and transferring away from Qualcomm.

We completely reported at 9to5Mac that Apple will ship their first in-house 5G modem, codenamed Centauri, within the iPhone SE 4. This modem may even deal with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Qualcomm’s 5G modems are some of the costly parts within the iPhone, so it is sensible that Apple is making an attempt to maneuver away from them. This may very well be one of many key elements in iPhone SE 4 having such a low beginning value, regardless of being such a contemporary iPhone.

iPhone SE pricing

In line with rumors, the following technology iPhone SE can be dearer, probably $499. Nonetheless, that’s nonetheless a reasonably respectable value, given the truth that it’s a really fashionable iPhone for beneath $500.

Apple additionally sells the iPhone 14 for $599 at present, so the truth that we’d be getting a modernized model of that telephone for even much less can be fairly a steal. Apple would more than likely discontinue the iPhone 14 after releasing the following iPhone SE, which means that the iPhone lineup would probably seem like this:

• iPhone SE: $499
• iPhone 15: $699
• iPhone 15 Plus: $799
• iPhone 16: $799
• iPhone 16 Plus: $899
• iPhone 16 Professional: $999
• iPhone 16 Professional Max: $1199

This may be fairly a unified iPhone lineup, with all iPhones having USB-C. It’d positively be a little bit bizarre if the cheaper iPhone SE had Apple Intelligence help whereas the dearer iPhone 15 didn’t, so I wouldn’t be stunned if Apple discontinued that telephone as effectively.

Are you excited for the following technology of iPhone SE? Tell us within the feedback.

My favourite iPhone equipment on Amazon:

Observe Michael: X/Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram