Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple May Cancel Or Delay iPhone SE 4 Plans Which is Expected To Be Mass-produced In 2024

Tianfeng Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a document today stating that Apple may cancel or delay the iPhone SE 4 plan, which is expected to be mass-produced in 2024.

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此外，降低不必要的新產品開發費用也有助於公司應對 2023 年全球經濟衰退的挑戰。

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) December 21, 2022

I think this is because the shipments of mid-to-low-end iPhones continue to be significantly lower than expected (such as SE 3, 13 mini, 14 Plus), and the change of SE 4 to a full-screen design will inevitably lead to an increase in cost/selling price, so Apple may need to Re-examining the product positioning and return on investment of iPhone SE 4, in addition, reducing unnecessary new product development costs will also help the company meet the challenges of the global economic recession in 2023.

AndroBliz learned that the whistleblower Jon Prosser previously said that the Apple iPhone SE 4 will adopt almost the same design as the iPhone XR, and will bring relevant renderings.

At present, the latest generation of iPhone SE is the iPhone SE 3 launched by Apple at the spring new product launch conference in the early morning of March 9.

It is equipped with the same A15 bionic chip as the iPhone 13 series, supports 5G, and is the last iPhone to switch to 5G.

In terms of other configurations, the iPhone SE is equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD widescreen multi-touch display, a rear 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, a front-facing camera of 7 million pixels, IP67 waterproof, and a fingerprint recognition sensor built into the home button.