By The iPhone SE will lastly get a brand new look, although it would nonetheless seem an identical to a two-generation-old mainline mannequin. This nugget of data comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who claims that the subsequent “SE” trim might arrive early subsequent 12 months.
“The brand new mannequin will resemble the iPhone 14, together with the notch cutout on the high,” says the report. Meaning the upcoming iPhone is also the final Apple smartphone with a bodily house button with the built-in Contact ID sensor.
To date, the previous two iPhone SE fashions have basically carried the identical design language that was first launched with the iPhone 8. Nevertheless, it’s not fairly going to be a looker, because the boat-shaped notch was by no means actually an eye fixed sweet, and the pill-shaped cutout launched by the iPhone 14 sequence is the newest design avatar.
However yeah, with these thick high and backside bezels gone, we’re an even bigger display screen, although it’ll probably nonetheless be an LCD panel with a 60Hz refresh charge. The extra thrilling — and sensible — improve might be a bigger battery and MagSafe help.
AI for all
But, probably the most alluring side of the subsequent iPhone SE might be help for Apple Intelligence — the bundle of generative AI options that features an overhauled Siri, deeper app integration, and somewhat hand from ChatGPT.
That additionally means we’re getting the newest silicon from Apple. To date, Apple Intelligence has been restricted to the A17 Professional (contained in the iPhone 15 Pro pair) and the A18 sequence that powers the iPhone 16 lineup.
It’s believable that the 2025 iPhone SE might provide the A18, and it gained’t be out of character both, given the predecessors’ historical past. However packing the latest-gen silicon and a costlier design language is nearly a certain signal that we’re a worth hike.
As soon as once more, that gained’t be shocking. Apple charged a 5G tax with the current-gen iPhone SE that goes for $429, and given the added value of serving generative AI on a telephone by way of pricier silicon and cloud server prices, we would as effectively brace for the “AI tax” subsequent 12 months.
To date, the subsequent iPhone SE is shaping as much as be an thrilling improve, and particularly for people who solely desire a pocket-friendly sticker worth slapped to a reliably-performing telephone, one with out all of the snazz and jazz of a number of cameras and fancy capacitive buttons.
Bloomberg’s report additionally mentions the arrival of upgraded iPads subsequent 12 months, alongside a contemporary model of the Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air throughout the 11-inch and 13-inch codecs.
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