TechPhonesiPhonesiPhone SE 4 tipped for USB-C, Face ID and the new Action Button tooLeaked specifications indicate a pretty major upgrade for Apple’s most affordable iPhoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesiPhone SE 4 tipped for USB-C, Face ID and the new Action Button tooLeaked specifications indicate a pretty major upgrade for Apple’s most affordable iPhoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Leaked specifications indicate a pretty major upgrade for Apple’s most affordable iPhone
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: 4RMD)
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TheiPhone SE 4isn’t expected to arrive any time soon – the most recent reports indicate that it’s been delayed into 2025 – but it could be aniPhoneworth waiting for. A new leak suggests thatApple’sbest iPhonefor budget buyers could be getting some significant upgrades for its fourth incarnation.
What’s new in the iPhone SE 4?
If the leak is correct, the iPhone SE 4 is about to drop one of the SE’s most divisive features: the Touch ID button at the bottom. That gives the current model the same large chin as earlier iPhones, and it’s long since been abandoned in the mainstream iPhone line: Apple dropped it in favour of Face ID in the iPhone X, back in 2017.
I think that change is long overdue, because of course having to have a big button in the front of the iPhone means there’s less room for a display – and while I’m all for smaller phones, I’d rather their screens weren’t made even smaller. An iPhone SE with the same all-screen design as other iPhones would be very welcome, even if it does mean getting the dreaded notch at the top instead.
The leak also details two other key specifications: a single-lens rear camera and, interestingly, the same side-mounted Action Button previously reported as aniPhone 15feature. If it’s also coming to the iPhone SE it suggests that it won’t just be the Pro models that get the button, which made its debut in theApple Watch Ultra.
I’m a fan of the iPhone SE – my eldest has one – but it’s looking awfully old even though it was updated only last year, and while the inside is completely current – its A15 processor is very fast – the outside feels positively ancient. A move to USB-C, Face ID and a whole-screen design would bring it in line with the rest of the iPhone range without sacrificing its pocket-friendly size; as we said in ouriPhone SE (2022) review, “while the small size will be welcome for many, it also means a screen that will be too small for others”.
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