# After reportedly trashing new low-cost phone plans, Apple intends to reintroduce the iPhone SE 4.



Instead of the LED screen found on earlier models, the new iPhone SE will reportedly include a 6.1-inch OLED screen. That is a significant improvement over earlier iterations of the phone, which had a 4.7-inch frame. Given that the screen is the same size as the iPhone 14, one of the main issues with the previous SE model may be resolved.

Yet, the story also provides an intriguing insight at Apple's efforts to internalise its 5G connectivity. That next smartphone, according to Kuo, would use a 5G baseband chip created by Apple. Due to the fact that Kuo claimed Apple's own processor can only support sub-6 GHz frequencies, the 5G capabilities will be significantly constrained.

"The big drop in Qualcomm's orders from Apple in the near future is a concern,"

This information stands in contrast to a revelation from Kuo published in January, which suggested Apple was concerned its SE 4 goals would be unsuccessful because it couldn't compete with Qualcomm on its 5G chips. Apple has long received 5G processors from the producer of mobile devices. On Monday at Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon suggested to Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal that Apple should develop its own 5G modem chipset. The final Qualcomm 5G chip will be displayed with the iPhone 15.

"We expect Apple to develop their own modem around 2024, but if they need ours, they know where to find us," Amon said to Stern.

For Cupertino, there are a lot of things at stake.

company. iPads from Apple and AppleBoth Watch and 5G connections at high frequencies are less necessary. The iPhone 16 is a different matter. Kuo however point out that various technological hurdles will need to be cleared before the 5G basebrand processor can be used in any future iteration of the iPhone, especially the chip's apparent absence of mmWave capabilities. The amount of high-speed broadband access a phone can have is thus limited.

The previous inexpensive iPhone SE that Apple introduced featured a 4.7-inch screen and hefty bezels. It was powered by the same A15 Bionic processor as the iPhone 13, which interestingly also supported 5G. Moreover, mmWave was not supported by that phone.

The next SE model will probably be an offshoot of the current iPhones. The SE may be similarly positioned to deliver a good battle against other low-to-mid range phones, however it probably won't have a brilliant camera and it might not have other features like FaceID. The next-generation iPhone 15 is anticipated to include a newly updated Bionic processor.