I like phones that don't pretend to be something they're not, like the iPhone SE 3. It doesn't try to fit in with the lineup of other phones that launched in 2022, despite being equipped with the speedy A15 Bionic chip. Its LCD screen, thick bezels and Touch ID on the front are a clear admission that it's not for those used to flagship phones. At the risk of sounding superficial, the iPhone 11 ProThe design is almost repulsive. A design like this belongs to the pre-2020 era.
The iPhone SE 3 has a design that only a mother could love. | Image credit – PhoneArena
And if you thought the low price of $429 would be enough to overlook the phone's flaws, you were wrong. According to check-ins at cell phone stores and reports from the supply chain, the phone had such major problems that Apple had to slow production.
Will the iPhone SE 4 be better?
Something like that. According to the latest news from Bloombergthe iPhone SE 4 will have an iPhone 14-like design with thin bezels and an OLED screen. It is expected to support Apple Intelligence, which means it will be powered by the A17 Pro chip and 8GB of RAM, which are the minimum requirements for Apple's artificial intelligence features. This suggests that the iPhone 11 Pro will not look as out of place in front of the upcoming iPhone 16 series as the iPhone 11 Pro compared to the iPhone 15.
But will it be good enough?
Apple is good at differentiating products. I think the only thing that iPhone 11 Pro The advantage is a faster chip. In every other respect, it will be significantly inferior to Apple's flagship phones.
The iPhone SE 4 will be the odd one out in Apple's phone lineup to have a notch instead of Dynamic Island. | Image credit – PhoneArena
First of all, while the phone will have an OLED display, it will still have a notch. Apple's current flagships have switched to Dynamic Island, a shape-shifting, pill-shaped display system.
If the design on the iPhone14I doubt it will include the Action button. Although the Action button is not necessarily a must and the changes introduced with iOS 18 make it redundant, it is still part of the new design identity. In addition, the iPhone16 It is rumored that the series will have a camera-focused record button. This means iPhone 11 Pro Buyers miss two buttons. That would be enough to trigger a bit of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) in anyone.
Previous rumors suggested the phone would have a single camera system with no night mode. So not only will you not be able to take photos of far-away objects or fit more of a scene into the same frame, but your low-light images will also be rather unreliable.