Apple launched its first "mini" model in 2020 - iPhone 12 mini, a 5.4-inch full screen, equipped with the most powerful A-series chips at the time, and most of the configurations have not shrunk compared to the standard version. And a year later, the iPhone 13 mini was launched, however, the sales of this small-screen phone were not ideal, and it was eventually replaced by the iPhone 14 Plus last year. This 5.4-inch phone with a small screen may have reached the end of its life cycle.
Although the iPhone SE third generation currently on sale on the official website is not a full screen, but because the screen is only 4.7 inches, it is also very "mini", and the performance is still very strong, it is another choice for small-screen iPhone lovers, but with the release of the next generation of iPhone SE models in the future, we will say goodbye to the small iPhone.
What's new: the fourth-generation iPhone SE
As we can see from the latest Apple product roadmap timeline, but the conspicuous package in 2025 must be the iPhone SE 4 Undoubtedly, the Apple iPhone SE 4 phone will usher in a major upgrade in design, eliminating Touch ID, equipped with a notch design and embedded Face ID solution, and the overall design is close to the iPhone 14.
However, according to the revelations, the OLED screen of the iPhone SE 4 still only has a refresh rate of 60Hz, which is only Apple Can Do, after all, even domestic thousand-yuan machines are generally equipped with 120Hz high brush screens.
Screen vs. size
- Dimensions and weight: 148.5x71.2x7.8 mm, 166 grams
- Appearance: 6.1-inch LTPS OLED 60HZ, 7000 series aluminum alloy, right-angle bezel, front and rear glass. The front looks like an iPhone 13 with Face ID support, and the back looks like an XR with only one camera.
- Camera: IMX503, 1/2.55-inch, f/1.8, support 1080P movie mode, deep fusion, smart HDR, AI photography, portrait mode. Night mode is not supported.
- Chips: Apple A16 Bionic chip, Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 baseband, Apple U1 UWB chip
- 内存:6GB LPDDR5
- Storage: 128GB / 512GB NVMe storage
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C port 2.0 speed
- Battery: 30xx mAh battery (some sources say 3279mAh)
- Charging: 20W wired charging, 12W wireless charging (MagSafe)
As for the storage options, you can choose between 128GB and 512GB. The chicken thief's apple directly canceled the 256GB option, forcing you to buy a big one
The price of the iPhone SE 4 is expected to remain the same as the current SE 3, but considering that the storage upgrade starts at 128 GB, the starting price should be 3899 yuan.
Although we are still looking forward to the arrival of the fourth-generation iPhone SE, we have to face the fact that once it hits the market and the current iPhone SE is removed from the shelves, the smallest iPhone on sale by Apple will also be 6.1 inches. This is the end of the mini era.
Vocabulary analysis
- OLED: Organic light-emitting diode, a display technology known for its high contrast and color saturation.
- Face ID: Apple's facial recognition technology used to unlock devices and verify identity.
- CAD file: A computer-aided design file that is used to present a detailed product design.
- USB-C: A universal serial bus interface type favored for its reversible pluggable and fast data transfer.
- A-series chips: A family of mobile device processors designed by Apple that are known for their powerful performance and energy efficiency ratios.
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