Apple’s subsequent era iPhone SE might debut as early as subsequent week. The system is rumored to offer the design language of the iPhone 14, with USB-C, an A18 chip with Apple Intelligence, and extra. You’ve doubtless heard all of these headlining options already, however there are another substantial rumors that will have gone beneath the radar for you, which we’ll be recapping as we speak.
New title?
One fascinating rumor for the iPhone SE 4 is that it may need a new title totally: iPhone 16E.
Aligning the iPhone SE with the remainder of the iPhone naming lineup will surely be nice for readability. It’d even be a handy manner for Apple to introduce the brand new system at a considerably increased price ticket than the earlier iPhone SE.
This rumor has solely come from a pair sub-optimal sources, so take it with a grain of salt, however I’d nonetheless hold it in thoughts.
48MP digital camera
As we’ve solely reported on 9to5Mac, iPhone SE 4 will equip a 48MP fundamental digital camera sensor, the identical one because the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
For one, this simply means improved picture high quality over the iPhone 14 (and former era SE), which is at all times a fantastic factor.
Nevertheless, it additionally means one factor: 2x optical zoom.
Ever since Apple launched 48MP sensors, beginning with iPhone 14 Professional, its supplied a function that enables customers to crop into the center 12MP of that body, permitting for an “optical high quality” shot. Whether or not or not you agree with that being optical high quality is as much as you, however nonetheless it’ll be a function on iPhone SE 4, in all probability.
Apple’s first modem
Again in 2019, Apple acquired Intels modem enterprise. Since then, they’ve been working to construct modems in home, in a transfer to transition away from Qualcomm.
With the brand new iPhone SE, these new modems ought to lastly make their look.
This modem isn’t anticipated to be something too fancy, which is why it gained’t be in a lot of the iPhone 17 lineup. Nonetheless, it’ll be cool to see, and it’s actually a value financial savings for Apple, at the very least on a per-unit foundation. It’ll actually be Apple’s largest effort to have deeper vertical integration for the reason that firm transitioned to Apple Silicon on the Mac in 2020.
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