The iPhone SE four that was supposed to look this yr might be scrapped totally. Apple has knowledgeable suppliers that it has canceled plans to launch a fourth-generation iPhone SE.
The data comes from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has an correct monitor report with predictions. This comes after an identical report in December by the identical analyst that mentioned this iPhone is prone to be delayed till 2024 or canceled. It seems to be the latter.
In a Medium submit on Friday, Kuo mentioned Apple initially deliberate to launch its first home 5G baseband chip in 2024 and let the low-end iPhone SE four undertake it first. Then, primarily based on the event standing of the iPhone SE four, the corporate would determine whether or not to permit the iPhone 16 to make use of the identical chip.
Nonetheless, for the reason that iPhone SE four is seemingly canceled, the 2024 iPhone lineup will proceed to make use of Qualcomm’s baseband chips. The chipmaker is at present the unique provider of baseband chips for the iPhone 14 collection.
If the information is certainly true, then Qualcomm might proceed to dominate the worldwide high-end RF (radio frequency) telephone market till 2023 and 2024, resulting in larger earnings than opponents, as Kuo speculated.
It is a disappointment to see the iPhone SE four go, particularly contemplating it was alleged to have a notch design for the primary time. That might have stuffed the void left by the canceled iPhone XR. Apple does not launch new fashions within the SE vary as religiously as common iPhone fashions. The third-generation iPhone SE arrived two years after the second and 4 years after the primary, and there is not any telling when the subsequent iteration shall be launched — if in any respect.