iPhone SE 3 could be called iPhone SE Plus 5G — but it might be worth waiting a year

iPhone SE 3 could be chosen iPhone SE Plus 5G — but it might be worth waiting a year

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Apple typically likes unproblematic names for its products, but that could exist most to modify with the iPhone SE 3 — a new rumor claims it may actually be called the iPhone SE Plus 5G. What's more, the same rumor reckons that there could be some other iPhone SE model equally early as adjacent twelvemonth, and that this i would be the iPhone SE 4.

Confused? This comes from Ross Young, display analyst and Twitter leaker. It's not the first time nosotros've heard him call this year'southward new budget iPhone by a proper name we didn't expect, as he'southward previously said the new SE will be officially chosen the iPhone SE Plus. All the same now he's added a "5G" to that name.

There'southward been an argument that Apple tree could call the new SE the iPhone SE 5G before, with Young previously proverb he "wouldn't be surprised" if Apple used this moniker. Notwithstanding, for the time being he'due south stuck with both of these potential names combined into one.

Side by side SE model is rumored to be chosen SE+ 5G and will take a iv.7" LCD. Previously said the next SE model, SE3, would either have a 5.seven" or a six.1" display. It is now looking like information technology will be 5.7". May exist launched in 2023 rather than 2024.January 17, 2022

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So, according to Young's tweet, this yr we'll run across an iPhone SE Plus 5G, not an iPhone SE 3. He also claims it will come up with a 4.7-inch display — the same size screen every bit that on the electric current iPhone SE — but with 5G compatibility.

The latter will no doubt come in the form of a newer Apple chipset, probable the A15 Bionic from the iPhone 13 serial. That chip should likewise provide a big performance boost, keeping the iPhone SE manner ahead of any comparably priced Android rivals in the best cheap phones segment. And it should also offering other advantages including a greater battery life and enhanced photography.

Based on various rumors about the device, the 2022 iPhone SE is expected to await a lot similar the current SE, with large bezels and a Touch ID home button. It will likely just have one rear photographic camera, besides, which while no doubt capable of practiced photos, would be limited in power compared to the multiple lenses constitute on almost inexpensive Android handsets.

The 4th-gen iPhone SE, meanwhile, which has already been rumored to make it either in 2023 or 2024, is the next large update for the phone, Young claims. It'll use either a 5.7-inch or 6.1-inch display (Young reckons nearly probable the former) and, depending on what toll Apple tree gets from its suppliers, the screen could exist OLED instead of the existing LCD.

The next iPhone SE, whatsoever it may exist chosen, is tipped for a reveal in just a few months. Apple normally holds a jump product event around March or April, and so that's probably where we'll see the new iPhone SE, rather than in the fall launch menstruum that nosotros expect the iPhone 14.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.Yard., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at piece of work, he's likely thinking well-nigh how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.