what do the new images of Apple's next inexpensive smartphone reveal?

We have talked to you a lot about Apple's next flagships: the iPhone 17. But we must not forget their little brother, supposed to be less expensive and therefore more accessible than the rest of the main range: the iPhone SE 4. The replacement of the iPhone SE 3 should be revealed in the coming months, and the proof is in: rumors about it have been multiplying at a frantic pace for some time.

It's now the turn of @SonnyDickson to join the party on the social network be careful, since the person who reveals them is renowned for presenting dummy models of future iPhones that are quite faithful to reality, according to 9to5Mac.

As expected, the device has the same features as the iPhone 14, with its flat aluminum sides. The only notable (and expected) difference with its ancestor is that the next SE will obviously only have a single camera on the back. This is, however, more imposing than that of the iPhone SE 3, which makes it more likely the presence of a 48 Mpx sensor, which appeared with the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

The iPhone SE 4 shares other similarities with its direct predecessor, particularly in terms of the colors offered. Here, @SonnyDickson presents us with a white model and another black one, reminiscent of the two main colors available for the SE 3: Starlight and Midnight. On the other hand, no red (PRODUCT)RED, it remains to be seen whether this option will actually be absent from this generation.

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What do these fake models teach us? That the iPhone SE 4 could indeed be less affordable than its predecessor. Apple seems to want to move upmarket, not only in terms of the design of the device, but also in terms of the photo sensor, the 6.06-inch OLED screen and the technical specifications sufficiently muscular to allow the use of Apple Intelligence.

Even if we will have to expect many sacrifices, such as the presence of a single camera, the absence of additional buttons and the Dynamic Island, or even the adoption of a less efficient in-house 5G chip.

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A move upmarket which could also fuel a rumor: the name of the device. According to some, it will not carry the title of SE, but will be added to the iPhone 16 range, to become the iPhone 16E.

In a way, this approach is similar to that of Google with its Pixels. A comparison all the more relevant as the next entry-level iPhone and the Pixel 9a should be marketed a few weeks, or even a few days, apart.

Of course, all of this should be taken with a grain of salt until Apple's official announcements. Fortunately, we don't have much longer to wait.