After conducting “multiple conversations” with multiple fruit chain companies, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley ) concluded that Apple is unlikely to release the fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024.
Analysts said that if Apple decided not to launch a new iPhone SE until after 2024, it could indicate that the company’s rumored self-developed 5G modem is not yet ready, which would benefit Qualcomm.
Apple has reportedly been working on its own 5G modem since 2018, and in 2019 acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business.
In April of this year, Ming-Chi Kuo said that mass production of Apple basebands will start as early as 2025, which means that even the iPhone 16 series phones launched later next year will continue to use Qualcomm basebands.
Ming-Chi Kuo has previously claimed that the design of the next-generation iPhone SE will be similar to the standard iPhone 14 model released last year, suggesting that the device will feature a 6.1-inch OLED display and Face ID capabilities.
The current iPhone SE, released in March 2022, is equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD screen, supports Touch ID, 5G, is also equipped with a 12-megapixel rear camera and an A15 Bionic chip, and starts at $429 in the United States.
