The designs of the iPhone SE 4 and the iPhone 16 could have something in common
Chassis sharing
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It’s been a little while since we heard anything about theiPhone SE 4– the follow-up to theiPhone SE 3from 2022 – but a fresh rumor suggests it’s going to share some design similarities with the upcomingiPhone 16.
According to tipsterFixed Focus Digitalon Chinese social media site Weibo (viaMacRumors), the more affordableApplephone is going to use the same rear chassis manufacturing process as the flagship Apple phone for 2024.
That doesn’t mean the two phones will be identical, but there may be certain similarities in terms of dimensions and styling. It means the iPhone SE 4 might also adopt the vertical dual-lens rear camera configurationrumored for the iPhone 16.
Previous leakshad suggested the iPhone SE 4 could be based on theiPhone 14from 2022, but now it seems as though Apple may go for a more modern look – and of course it’ll save Apple some money if parts of the manufacturing process for the iPhone SE 4 and the iPhone 16 are shared as production ramps up.
What we’re expecting
We’re most probably going to see the iPhone 16 launched first – it’s expected in September, alongside theiPhone 16 Plus, theiPhone 16 Pro, and theiPhone 16 Pro Max, and we think there are going to bea few design tweakson show.
Dummy unitsof all four phoneshave surfaced, with a new camera bump around the rear camera lenses on the standard and Plus models, and a slight increase in height for the Pro and Pro Max handsets. We might alsoget some new colorsthis year.
As for the iPhone SE 4, it might beearly next yearbefore this smartphone shows up. This should be the model where the iPhone SE finally ditches the old iPhone design, with the Touch ID home button, and adopts the more modern look.
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Alongside anOLEDscreen, the iPhone SE 4could get the Dynamic Island, just like the high-end iPhones. It’ll be interesting to see if the alterations affect the pricing of the cheapest iPhone – remember that the iPhone SE 3 went on sale for a starting price of $429 / £419 / AU$719 when it launched.
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