The iPhone SE 4, which is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2025, is shaping up to be a significant advance over its predecessors.
The forthcoming iPhone will be the first to use Apple’s in-house 5G modem, dubbed “Centauri,” a key step toward lessening Apple’s reliance on Qualcomm. Apple can reduce costs and increase the competitiveness of the iPhone SE 4 by controlling its baseband chip supply chain.

According to recent information supplied through a Japanese telecommunications channel and confirmed by tipster yeux1122’s Naver site, the SE 4 will cost less than $500. While somewhat more expensive than the iPhone SE 3’s initial price of $429, the new model has considerable enhancements, making it an appealing alternative.

The iPhone SE 4 is priced significantly lower than the iPhone 16 series, which starts at $799.