Apple to announce 4th generation iPhone SE as early as next week, with Face ID and USB-C charging port

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who handles highly accurate leaks and predictions related to Apple, reports that Apple will announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as early as the third week of February 2025. The iPhone SE is an entry-level model that is cheaper and easier to obtain than the regular and Pro models, but we have compiled information on what kind of specifications it will have.

Apple (AAPL) iPhone SE Overhaul to Be Unveiled in Coming Days - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-06/apple-s-long-awaited-overhaul-of-budget-iphone-nears-release

Gurman: iPhone SE 4 with Apple modem, Face ID, and USB-C may launch next week - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/06/gurman-iphone-se-4-launching-as-soon-as-next-week/

According to information obtained by Garman from a source, Apple plans to announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as early as the third week of February 2025 and release it in late February. Garman added that he does not expect Apple to hold a launch event for the fourth-generation iPhone SE. If Apple does not hold an event, Apple-related media 9to5Mac reports that 'only the new iPhone SE will be announced.'

The third-generation iPhone SE, released in March 2022, featured a curved design similar to the iPhone 8 and other models with a home button.

3rd generation 'iPhone SE' quick opening and photo review, what has changed? - GIGAZINE

However, the fourth-generation iPhone SE will reportedly adopt a new form factor and will be a full-screen design model that does not have a home button, the same as the iPhone X. In addition, it appears that there will be a transition from Lightning to USB-C, just like the iPhone 15 and later.

Will the 4th generation iPhone SE without the home button be released in 2025?

The SoC will be equipped with the A18 chip that is installed in the iPhone 16 series, so it will also likely support Apple's personal AI, Apple Intelligence .

9to5Mac reports that the design will be similar to the iPhone 14.

'iPhone 14' photo review & benchmark test carried out to see how the device described as 'the smallest upgrade ever' was upgraded from the previous model - GIGAZINE

9to5Mac predicts that 'probably the biggest change will be internal, with Apple expected to switch from Qualcomm's modem chip for mobile communications connections to its own. This will be the first time an Apple product will feature an Apple-made modem.'

It has long been reported that Apple has been developing its own 5G modem chip since acquiring Intel's modem chip business in 2019. However, due to delays in the development of its own 5G modem chip, Apple extended its modem chip supply contract with Qualcomm, the supplier of the 5G modem chip installed in existing iPhones, in September 2023. However, development of its own 5G modem chip has continued since then, and it was reported that the new iPhone to be released in 2025 will be equipped with its own in-house modem for the first time.

Apple's proprietary 5G modem chip will be installed in the iPhone released in 2025, but it will be inferior in performance to existing Qualcomm chips - GIGAZINE