The Next iPhone Could Arrive Early Next Year to Showcase Apple Intelligence on a Budget

The adjacent large iPhone that volition instrumentality vantage of Apple Intelligence won’t conscionable beryllium the iPhone 16. According to a caller report, Apple intends to unveil a 4th-gen iPhone SE aboriginal adjacent year, astir the aforesaid clip astir expect the Cupertino, California institution to launch a rejuvenated Siri afloat of AI improvements. Finally, the SE is acceptable to ditch the location fastener and diagnostic a afloat edge-to-edge screen.

It volition beryllium the biggest SE redesign since the archetypal iPhone SE debuted successful 2016. Based connected anonymous sources, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Tuesday that the SE 4, codenamed V59, volition person a notch similar the iPhone 14. Otherwise, it volition see a afloat screen. The 2022 iPhone SE with 5G capabilities inactive had the location button, but the adjacent cheaper iPhone could person an edge-to-edge display. 

According to Gurman’s sources, it volition besides enactment Apple Intelligence. Given that hint, we person to presume the adjacent inexpensive telephone would person a minimum of 8 GB of RAM, the aforesaid arsenic the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple has each but outright stated that its AI suite requires that overmuch representation positive a prime chip. That means it needs to person a CPU equivalent to the 6-core A17 Pro oregon the A18 recovered successful the latest iPhones. 

Apple is facing stiff contention for inexpensive phones, particularly considering conscionable however beardown a contender the Google Pixel 8a is and however the Google Pixel 9a is connected the horizon. The existent iPhone SE costs $430, portion the modern, cheaper Pixels merchantability for $500. I wouldn’t beryllium amazed if Apple raised the terms to compensate for the added processing capabilities needed to enactment AI. 

We whitethorn spot adjacent much inexpensive Apple products by the extremity of this year. Gurman’s sources suggested determination whitethorn beryllium a caller iPad Mini. The past 8.3-inch iPad came retired successful 2021 and sported the mobile-focused A15 Bionic chip. The caller exemplary could get earlier the extremity of 2024, though that seems a small hairy since determination are plentifulness of rumors to accidental we’ll spot new MacBook Pros and a Mac Mini with M4 chips this month.

But that’s not all. Gurman noted that Apple has plans for 2 caller iPad Air models. They whitethorn look the aforesaid connected the extracurricular but could get upgraded internals. The last 2 iPad Airs from this twelvemonth included an M2 chip. Perhaps the adjacent models could get the leap to M3. I doubt it would get the M4 treatment. The iPad Pro 2024 marked the motorboat of the M4, and it would marque the 2 devices mode excessively adjacent successful show to warrant buying the much costly model.

As overmuch arsenic these releases suggest Apple wants to regain its footing successful the cheaper mobile instrumentality market, it besides speaks to conscionable however important Apple Intelligence is to its prospects. As bully arsenic the iPhone 16 lineup is, it’s inactive missing galore promised features, including AI capabilities. According to the latest reports, the astir important of which is the revised Siri, which won’t get until aboriginal 2025. Only the latest iPhones volition get these capabilities. When contention similar Google is already rolling up with Gemini connected Android devices, Apple needs to look similar this was the program each on erstwhile Siri gets its promised AI makeover adjacent year.