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 reasonably whole lot for its value and subsequent 12 months’s iPhone SE is seeking to be an much more enticing selection.
On Tuesday, Nikkei reported that Apple is that beginning subsequent 12 months, each iPhone in Apple’s lineup can 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 carry 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 know-how that’s being phased out or utilized in low-cost telephones by many telephone producers, the brand new show know-how most likely gained’t have an effect on the value a lot. The present iPhone SE 3 with 64GB of storage is $429; we might see Apple improve the bottom storage configuration to 128GB. Apple will probably supply a 128GB iPhone for beneath $500.
Different adjustments to the iPhone SE 4 embody 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 might be like when it’s launched subsequent spring, take a look at our iPhone SE 4 superguide.