iPhone SE 4 release date: When to expect Apple’s powerful upgrade

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Apple recently launched its flagship iPhone 16 line with a heavy focus on Apple Intelligence. But another new iPhone is coming soon, offering some of the same modern tech but at a much lower cost. Here’s when to expect the iPhone SE 4.

Next iPhone SE coming early 2025

According to numerous reports, Apple is planning the iPhone SE 4 release date for early 2025.

More specifically, March 2025 is a safe bet for the launch month.

Apple doesn’t often debut new products in January or February, but it almost always will have launches planned for March and/or April.

Based on reporting from the supply chain, production of the iPhone SE 4 points to a March release date.

For comparison, Apple’s prior iPhone SE launches occurred on the following dates:

iPhone SE 3: March 18, 2022
iPhone SE 2: April 24, 2020
iPhone SE: March 24, 2017

As you can see, Apple has released new iPhone SE models in both March and April, but the only April occurrence was during COVID.

Features of the new iPhone SE 4

When Apple’s new iPhone SE arrives, it is expected to be a huge upgrade from the current SE model.

Here are the feature highlights:

Edge-to-edge OLED display with no Home Button, Face ID, and a notch
A18 chip, the same one found in the iPhone 16
8GB of RAM
Apple Intelligence support
48MP camera on par with the iPhone 16
USB-C port
and the first Apple-designed 5G modem

All of these capabilities will come at a substantially discounted price compared to the iPhone 16.

The current iPhone SE starts at $429. Apple may not keep the new SE that low, but expect it to at least get a storage bump over the current offering and start no higher than $499–perhaps lower.

It may be missing certain nice-to-have features from the more expensive iPhone 16, but the iPhone SE 4 looks set to be the best model for most buyers.

Are you interested in buying the iPhone SE 4? Let us know in the comments.