If you’re holding on to your current iPhone SE, a big question is probably brewing in your mind: Is it time to upgrade? It was never thought that it would happen but with rumors of iPhone SE 4 in early the year 2025, it is time to think about it. And I tell you, from what we see, the upcoming SE model looks like it has enough changes to make your current phone seem like it came out during the Stone Age.
Design Gets a Facelift
The iPhone SE 2022 looks dated, which means that Apple hasn’t changed how it thinks about this device. It has the same look as iPhone 8 which Apple used to manufacture up to four years ago. There are rumors that the iPhone SE 4 will provide that fresh breath of air. It’s like the iPhone 14 in a way with very thin sides and a larger screen with no more terrible, bulky, bottom Touch ID button.
This new design will come in two flavors: the normal format with a 6.1-inch screen and potentially a 6.7-inch SE Plus model. In other words, the real warfare and the processes that define the winner reside beneath the surface.
It’s All About the Chip
Since the first iPhone SE in 2016, Apple has followed a smart pattern: and it endowed its cheap telephone with the same top of range chip used in its other elite models. This time iPhone SE 4 will include the A18 chip that powers the iPhone 16.
Now, let’s break this down: You shall be assured of an excellent performance from them at a very reasonable price. The current version of the iPhone SE 2022 is around $429. And if Apple tweaks the price for the SE 4 at all, you’re getting flagship level power, for a much lower price than the iPhone 16s $799 starting price.
Enabling High Performance Without Compromising on the Quality
The smartphones will not only compete with the latest iPhone models but also perform as efficiently as Android flagship smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S24 equipped with the iPhone SE 4’s A18 chip. You can open many work-intensive applications, extensively use various games and switch between applications with ease — and your phone will not feel hot.
It will be interesting for the SE 4 thanks to the power efficiency of the A18. Although the current SE model struggles to deliver average battery life, the new SE 4 may take a leap ahead, providing you with more hours of uninterrupted streaming of your favorite series or movies while searching for a charging point.
Apple Intelligence Features: A Bonus
Here is the icing on the cake – the iPhone SE 4 is expected to present new AI or Apple Intelligence features. These little gadgets are still crude right now but can take on more work as software is developed.
The Final Verdict
If the iPhone SE 4 is real, then there is a lot that users can appreciate in this upcoming Apple smartphone. More modern design, more significant sizes of the screens, better cameras — all these sound quite good. However, the most important of them is the A18 chip, which I can consider the defining characteristic of this phone. It states improved performance, battery efficiency as well as the use of features that may be relevant in the future assuming its low price.
So if you have been waiting to upgrade from your old SE then the iPhone SE 4 could well be the upgrade you have been waiting for.
