While there isn’t really such a thing as a cheap iPhone , it has been three years since Apple released the third-generation iPhone SE, the so-called ‘budget’ iPhone option for those who don’t want to spend big. Still on sale from Apple for £429, the handset has the same chipset as the iPhone 13, supports 5G networks and has a single rear camera. One thing putting off potential buyers in 2024 is the iPhone SE looks like the iPhone 8 from 2017, which itself bore a close resemblance to the 2014 iPhone 6.
The ageing design with big chunky bezels is one thing, but the 16:9 display is also long in the tooth - the rest of Apple’s iPhone line-up simply looks, and is, more modern. There have been long standing rumours of a new iPhone SE 4 , and a new report from Korean publication AJUNews backs this up (via TechRadar ). The site is reporting that LG will manufacture and supply the camera module for the fourth-generation iPhone SE and plans to start production in December.
“Considering this, the iPhone SE 4 is likely to be released in March of next year as expected by the market,” the report says when translated into English. That means we could have a new iPhone model only a few weeks into 2025, about six months after the September 2024 release of the iPhone 16. The iPhone SE 4 is likely to only have one camera on the back, just like all previous SE models, but the report says it could be a 48MP lens.
This would be a significant upgrade from the 12MP shooter on the curr.
