Look at the 4th generation iPhone SE. Made a concept based on new rumors

I was very surprised by the rumors that the next iPhone SE will receive a case from the expensive iPhone 14, an OLED display and, suddenly, one camera.

No budget smartphone from Apple has ever received its own new case before. Connector it was always an old phone at a low price, because inside they changed the processor, modem and nothing else.

I decided to figure out what this device might look like. I am not an engineer, but even a basic understanding of the design of smartphones and Apple’s working schemes belong to interesting conclusions.

It turned out that not everything is as magical as it sounds.

Yes it can actually happen

I believe that the company is making such plans, because we have confirmation from a source who is among the first to give out previously unknown information.

August 13account @URedditor V 𝕏 shared details about the next generation of state employees.

If everything grows together, and not like last time, we are waiting for:

According to legacy rumors, there will also be Apple 5G communication module. And, the chip according to tradition, here is the top moment of the release. It is likely that just because of the modem, the smartphone will be delayed until 2025. Therefore, as a processor, it is assumed A17 Bionicwhich at that time will put in the base iPhone 16.

If you collect all this data in one device, then it turns out that for the first time Apple deeply modifies a smartphone to make it budget.

Or not deep? Try to see the visual moment.

There will be no top camera

The cameras in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 are closed diagonally because the main wide-angle module is too large.

Magnets are recommended around the perimeter for observation, so that the area is twice as large as the sensor itself. Not in the ultra-wide-angle array, which is why it is so small, it can refer in space.

And there are very few places because of Face ID. He occupies the highest position right in the center.

Pay attention to the lower camera module. This is the main wide angle and is too big to be on the top left. Interferes with Face ID

In the end, there is a possibility that Apple will not do much inside the iPhone 14 and put a smaller camera in the corner.

To keep the branded aesthetic, Apple will have four options: shrink the main module, move the camera much lower and lower, matrix stabilization, or use the new Face ID on the iPhone 14 Pro, restoring space.

Looking at all the generations of state employees, the answer is obvious. If the iPhone SE 4 comes out in the iPhone 14 case, Apple will take a module with a small matrix from old iPhones. The closest one is the iPhone 12 Pro.

Compared to the previous iPhone SE, this is still an upgrade, especially given the new processor. The difference in quality will be approximately the same.

In the end, this does not prevent the company from top-end iPad Pro on M2 with a camera from the iPad Pro of 2018.

While I’m trying to match the components in the illustration, I came up with the second result.

The battery is unlikely to get bigger

To try the iPhone 14 variant but lengthen visibility, the camera department needs to be completely redesigned. The increase would be about 20%

With the iPhone 14, engineers have made a complete redesign of the components to increase maintainability.

Now, for example, for access, you need to connect the back panel, not the display. It also makes it easy to change the rear window.

In order to make the 4th generation iPhone SE more visible due to the presence of only one camera, Apple would have to completely rework the filling. There are at least two different paths.

You can send the flash and microphone, as in the iPhone 8. The battery is removable, but all the components that now take up space above the battery to the right of the camera need to be heavily recycled.

To test the iPhone XR, I had to completely mirror the components, which is an expensive development.

Another occurrence will be the development of the iPhone XR and the installation of a flash with a microphone under the camera. This scheme worked in an old smartphone due to the location of the processor and the rest of the “brains” on the left. And the iPhone 14 has everything on the right.

Ultimately, it is assumed that even if Apple leaves one camera, it will “clog” the free space with a plug, as in the American iPhone. They do not have a physical compartment, and in its place is a regular plastic cork.

Atomic acid 3 279 mAh, which will be such a good update. I remind you that based on the 3rd generation iPhone SE, there is a 2018 mAh battery (39% less).

iPhone SE 4 will definitely be more expensive. Coming out no earlier than 2025

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Let’s say the new generation iPhone SE will be released in the spring of 2025. It seems that Apple is unlikely to want to make a smartphone on its 5G modem, and its release is still at least two years away.

At the time, the breakdown of prices for the rest of the iPhones will be approximately as follows:

And it is expected that the company’s flagship dollar base model with a 6.1-inch forecast (maybe 6.3 months) will continue to sell for 829, which, given the offer, seems unlikely in two years.

Where is the iPhone SE in the near future, if it comes with the best A17 processor, but the camera is worse than in the iPhone 14, it’s difficult. It will definitely not be such that smartphones will be sold at the same price.

My theory is the following. The new state employee will be released in the spring of 2025 instead of the iPhone 14. And it will drop a little in price. Apple has done this before. When the 2nd generation iPhone SE came out, it replaced two iPhones: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, for this reason the reader started from $39 instead of $449.

It turns out that the approximate starting price of a smartphone is available at the level $599 best case scenario.

At best, Apple will adjust the offer even in the home market, and then, given the OLED screen, large diagonal and new processor, you can confidently prepare for $699. This will still be a better price compared to emissions, which will also rise in price.

How much it will be in rubles depends on the exchange rate. But at the moment, you can wait that in the spring of 2025, the 4th generation iPhone SE is waiting for us for quite realistically 65,000 rubles. Minimum.

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