The iPhone SE4 is fully exposed, the M4 chip and the new iPad will be released within the year
According to the current revelations, Apple will launch a new generation of iPhone SE series next.
Most of the previous news revolved around the exterior design of the iPhone SE 4, and now the latest revelations show the parameters of this generation of the new SE.
According to the leaks, the new iPhone SE 4 will feature a 6.1-inch LTPS OLED screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, a body size of 148.5 x 71.2 x 7.8 mm, and a weight of 166 grams. Made of 7000 series aluminium alloy with glass covering the front and back.
The front of the body is close to the iPhone 13, and the back of the body is similar to the iPhone Xr, with only a single camera.
Combined with the recently exposed renders, the iPhone SE 4 comes with a screen with a central notch on the front, and the camera and Face ID sensor components are built into this area.
In other words, this generation of iPhone SE 4 will officially cancel the Touch ID home button and support Face ID instead. For users who prefer physical buttons, they may still need to go back and buy the iPhone SE 3.
On the back of the camera, a camera area with a lens and flash unit arranged horizontally is visible, and instead of a complete camera module, the lenses are placed separately. The rear camera sensor is larger than its predecessor and has a smoother connection to the back panel.
In terms of image specifications, the iPhone SE 4 will be equipped with an IMX503 camera with a 1/2.55-inch and f/1.8 aperture. Supports 1080P Cinematic mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR, AI scene photography, portrait mode, but does not support night mode.
The previous leaks have mentioned that the iPhone SE4 will add user-configurable operation buttons, but judging from the details shown in the rendering leaks, it seems that a toggle mute switch will also be applied in this area.
If the revelation is accurate, then after the iPhone 16 series is replaced with operation buttons, the iPhone SE 4 will be the only optional toggle mute button model in the new generation of devices.
In terms of the design of the bottom of the fuselage, it is not yet possible to determine the specific scheme to be adopted. However, judging from previous leaks, the new iPhone SE 4 adopts the same straight side bezel scheme as the current iPhone series, and the USB-C interface design is applied at the bottom of the fuselage.
In terms of core specifications, it is equipped with an Apple A16 Bionic chip, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 baseband, Apple U1 UWB chip, and provides 6GB LPDDR5, 128GB / 512GB NVMe storage.
It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C 2.0, the battery capacity is more than 3000mAh, and it supports 20W wired charging and 12W wireless charging.
In addition to the new iPhone SE series devices, Apple will also update the MacBook series devices in the future.
The latest revelations show that Apple is accelerating the development of the M4 series of chips, and it is possible that they will be equipped with new Mac devices by the end of this year.
It is reported that the M4 series chips will be available in at least three main models, with the positioning from low to high respectively codenamed Donan, Brava, and Hidra.
Among them, Donan will be used in the entry-level MacBook Pro/Mac mini and MacBook Air, Brava will be used in the high-end MacBook Pro/Mac mini, and Hidra will be used in the Mac Pro.
At the same time, Apple will focus on AI in the future, and the new M4 series chips will also bring improvements in performance in handling AI tasks.
In addition, the iPad series of devices will also be updated this year.
Based on the current leaks, Apple may launch the new iPad Pro and iPad Air in the second week of May, and bring the release of the iPad mini 7 later this year.
It is reported that the iPad mini 7 will use LCD material, 60Hz refresh rate, equipped with A16 chip, support Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3. The iPad Pro will be the first to feature an OLED display, powered by Apple's M3 chip. The iPad Air device will likely be powered by Apple's M2 chip, a redesigned rear camera module, and support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.