The iPhone SE is the cheapest iPhone released by Apple, with the last version released last year, namely the iPhone SE 3. Well, Apple has reportedly canceled its plans to launch the iPhone SE 4 in 2024. What's the cause?
According to the oft-accurate Apple analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo, the Cupertino-based company informed its suppliers about this.
Apple plans to present its first internal 5G chip with the fourth-generation iPhone SE. But that's not going to come true yet because according to Kuo, Apple seems to have canceled the smartphone.
So, as quoted by us from Mint, Apple will continue to use Qualcomm 5G chips for its cellphones in 2024, including for the iPhone 16 series.
"Due to concerns that the performance of the in-house baseband chip may not be comparable to that of Qualcomm, Apple originally planned to launch its baseband chip in 2024 and the lower-end iPhone SE 4 adopts it first," said Kuo.
Only after evaluation will it be decided whether the chip will also be used for the iPhone 16 next year. "However, the cancellation of the iPhone SE 4 significantly increases the chances of Qualcomm remaining the exclusive supplier of baseband chips for the iPhone 16 series."
In December last year, Kuo already suspected that Apple would cancel or delay the launch of the iPhone SE 4. He said that it might be due to lower-than-expected unit shipments for lower-mid-range iPhones like the iPhone SE 3, iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 14 Plus. newly released.