Apple is preparing to launch its budget iPhone SE 4, which will potentially be a bigger deal than initially anticipated. The device is slated to feature a design similar to the iPhone 14, but the price will be less than $500, which would make it a pretty appealing deal. It is now being reported that Apple's suppliers will start the mass production of the iPhone SE 4 in December, which is a hint that the launch might be closer than expected.
The iPhone SE 4 launch will come with a plethora of surprises as we have covered various aspects of the design, and there have been some conflicting reports as well. We know that the device will house 8GB of RAM, similar to the iPhone 16 lineup, which is an essential upgrade considering how the company wants to bring Apple Intelligence to all of its devices. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo states in a blog post on Medium that the company's suppliers have planned to begin mass production of the device in December, which is almost a month away.
A device entering mass production suggests that all of its research or developmental phases have been completed and the design of the device has been finalized. We have previously reported that the SE 4 is expected to come with a 6.1-inch OLED display, which is a major bump up from the older 4.7-inch screen on the SE 3. Additionally, it would also ditch Touch ID in favor of Face ID, marking an end to the touch-based authentication system.
It remains to be seen whether the company will incorporate the A18 chip or the A17 Pro chip into the product, like the iPad mini 7. We suspect that the company would see fit to equip the device with the latest internals, as the product's upgrade cycle is years apart, and it would want to future-proof the device. The increased RAM count and the new A18 processor would allow the
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