The iPhone SE 3 Could Launch in Just a Few Months With 5G

Apple is reportedly simply months away from launching the iPhone SE 3, the following addition to its budget-friendly smartphone line.

In a brand new report, Taiwanese analysis agency TrendForce predicts Apple will reveal its subsequent reasonably priced iPhone someday in Q1 2022, which means in January, February, or March. Previous rumors set an analogous timeline with dependable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo narrowing it right down to the primary half of subsequent 12 months.

“The third-generation iPhone SE is expected to be a major instrument in helping Apple establish a presence in the market segment for mid-range 5G smartphones,” TrendForce wrote. “Its production volume for 2022 is forecasted to reach 25-30 million units.”

Considering the iPhone SE debuted in April 2020, we suspect the iPhone SE 3 will arrive towards the top of TrendForce’s Q1 prediction at a spring occasion in March, probably alongside a brand new iMac 27, Mac mini, and iPad Pro.

Before I get into the SE’s rumored specs, we have to speak about naming. In October, show analyst Ross Young claimed Apple would name its upcoming iPhone SE mannequin the iPhone SE Plus, despite the fact that it’ll function the identical 4.7-inch show because the earlier model. We’d heard an analogous identify earlier than when Kuo stated Apple was engaged on an iPhone SE 2 Plus, a declare he later retracted. Young believes Apple will launch a bigger iPhone SE 3 in 2024 with a 6.1-inch show and a hole-punch digicam.

Apple beforehand used the “Plus” moniker to indicate a bigger display measurement earlier than switching to “Pro Max” following the iPhone 8. It’s potential Apple brings again the time period however makes use of it another way, a selection that might additional muddy its already complicated naming conventions. And if that wasn’t sufficient of a puzzle to type out, Apple might proceed the present naming technique and easily name the iPhone SE 3 the iPhone SE with an implied (third Generation) parenthetical.

As for the spec, the iPhone SE 3 (or Plus) is extensively rumored to function 5G connectivity and run on the identical A15 processor discovered within the iPhone 13. As talked about, the display will stay at 4.7 inches and maintain an LCD panel as a substitute of transferring to OLED or mini-LED. Unfortunately, all indicators result in this machine sharing a design with the present mannequin whose outdated design is hampered by thick bezels and a Home button.

The $399 iPhone SE offers shoppers a low-cost possibility to hitch Apple’s ecosystem and get their arms on an iOS machine. If Apple can maintain the fee the place it’s whereas including 5G, the SE might be among the many extra reasonably priced telephones geared up with the most recent connectivity customary (we’ll have an interest to see which flavors of 5G Apple opts to make use of).

We don’t know a lot else concerning the forthcoming iPhone SE, although a dual-camera setup and upgrades to the iPhone SE (2nd Gen)’s measly 3G of RAM and 64GB of base storage can be welcome modifications. Apple is doing a better-than-usual job preserving the iPhone SE below wraps, so there might be some surprises at its subsequent occasion, barring any new leaks.