Rumors about the next model of Apple’s favorite compact smartphone are already in full force, although it may be well over a year before we see one.
Analyst Ross Young has posted on Twitter on April 1 – grain of salt, etc. – that the next iPhone SE will arrive in 2022 with the same 4.7-inch form factor as the current SE. This renewed model, Young wrote, could come equipped with the sub-6GHz variation of 5G instead of support for all bands, inclusive ultra-fast millimeter wave spectrumYoung also mentioned hearing a 6.1-inch model with a “punch hole instead of a notch” that could be released in 2023.
Some of this is consistent with a previous report from trustworthy Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last month. Referring to a Kuo supply chain report, 9to5Mac Kuo also reported that 5G connectivity will arrive in a 2022 model of the iPhone SE. Kuo also said he expects a 2022 model to have a 4.7-inch design, but with an upgraded processor.
The most interesting thing about these rumors is that Apple may be planning to ditch the SE’s form factor for a larger screen. It’s unclear whether the SE will have the same size body with thinner bezels, or whether Apple will make the SE bigger (the latter would be bad news for the retailer among us).
Since we’re seemingly more than a year away from purchasing a newer iPhone SE – according to reports that have a new release scheduled for 2022 – there’s still plenty of time for SE rumors to generate hype around a newer, more powerful device. But it looks interesting.
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