Apple is predicted to launch the iPhone 16 lineup at its “Glowtime” occasion on September 9 and although we don’t know the costs but, it’s already too costly for lots of people. The iPhone SE is a fairly whole lot for its value and subsequent yr’s iPhone SE is seeking to be an much more engaging selection.
On Tuesday, Nikkei reported that Apple is that beginning subsequent yr, each iPhone in Apple’s lineup could have an OLED show. That applies to the iPhone SE, which has been rumored to get an improve within the spring of 2025. The present mannequin, which was launched in 2022 (it’s the third era, although Apple doesn’t name it the iPhone SE 3), has the identical LCD show because the 2020 mannequin–Apple manufacturers it as a Retina HD show. The swap to OLED will convey higher shade high quality and distinction to the iPhone SE. Apple already makes use of OLEDs in its higher-end telephones, each the non-pro and Professional fashions.
Nikki doesn’t deal with if the swap will have an effect on the iPhone SE’s value, however contemplating that LCD is an older expertise that’s being phased out or utilized in low cost telephones by many telephone producers, the brand new show expertise in all probability gained’t have an effect on the value a lot. The present iPhone SE 3 with 64GB of storage is $429; we may see Apple improve the bottom storage configuration to 128GB. Apple will seemingly supply a 128GB iPhone for below $500.
Different modifications to the iPhone SE 4 embrace a rise to 8GB of RAM to accommodate Apple Intelligence, and it might have Face ID as an alternative of Contact ID. For extra on what the iPhone SE 4 could possibly be like when it’s launched subsequent spring, take a look at our iPhone SE 4 superguide.