TechPhonesiPhonesiPhone SE could be set for an exciting upgradeThe base model iPhone looks set to get a 6.1-inch, all screen display, without a home buttonWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesiPhone SE could be set for an exciting upgradeThe base model iPhone looks set to get a 6.1-inch, all screen display, without a home buttonWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The base model iPhone looks set to get a 6.1-inch, all screen display, without a home button
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Apple’s budget-friendlyiPhoneoffering has recently entered its third generation. TheiPhone SEdoes away with the bells and whistles of flagship models like theiPhone 14 Pro Max, instead opting for function and cost-effectiveness.
One way Apple has retained the superb price point for the SE is the casing. TheiPhoneSE released in 2022 is using the same case design that we first saw on the iPhone 7. Using an established design reduces the cost of developing the phone, and enables Apple to release a handset with the same chip found in their flagshipiPhone 14– albeit with a slightly downgraded GPU – at around half the price.
That could all be about to change, though, according to a recent interview with display supply chain consultant and renowned tipster, Ross Young. Speaking withMacRumours, Young suggests that the next generation of iPhone SE will sport a 6.1-inch display with a camera notch.
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Young’s musings suggest a 6.1-inch, all screen display. That means the end of the home button for the iPhone SE, and could tie in with anupgrade to the iPad, which look set to lose it too.
Renders of the device show it in theiPhone XRcasing, which falls in line with Apple’s history of using older designs for the iPhone SE. The XR’s camera notch could shrink for the SE, though – a lack of Face ID and the necessary sensors would allow it to be smaller than the one seen on the XR.
With the home button removed, the SE would lose its capacitive Touch ID functionality too. Some rumours have suggested that the Touch ID could be featured on the lock button, similar to theiPad AirandiPad Mini.
There are also rumours that Apple is working on an under-display Touch ID sensor. It was expected for the iPhone 14 line this year, but didn’t make the cut in time. In March, notable leakerMing-Chi KuoTweeted that the project has been delayed, and that under-display fingerprint sensing may not be present on iPhones until after 2024.
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It’s unlikely that this technology would make its way to the SE line quickly. Those predictions would miss the next generation of SE anyway, so expect an alternative solution in some form.
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