Bloomberg It was recently reported that Apple is close to releasing a refreshed iPhone SE, which will be its first update to a low-end model since 2022. 9-5MacApple also plans to use the phone as a launching pad for its own internal 5G modems. Company received Most of Intel’s smartphone modem business was sold for $1 billion in 2019 after it took steps to become more self-reliant and aggressively hired to make that happen. But it has yet to release devices that use modems developed by its in-house team.
Apple and Qualcomm have a somewhat complicated history. Qualcomm sued Apple in 2017. accusing it of infringing its patents patents related to the ability of their phones to connect to the Internet quickly after being turned on, as well as battery efficiency, graphics processing, and the ability of applications to download information faster. They are at the end they settled the patent dispute After Apple agreed to pay royalties to Qualcomm and enter into a six-year licensing agreement as well as a multi-year wireless chipset supply agreement.
Currently, Apple still equips its devices with 5G modems made by Qualcomm. Qualcomm also announced this last year will continue to provide modems for Apple until 2026. It’s likely that Apple wants to test its internal modem with just one iPhone before rolling out its technology to more devices.
The iPhone SE 4 will look like the iPhone 14 (pictured above), 9-5Mac says, and will be powered by an A18 chip with 8GB of RAM, making it possible for it to have some Apple Intelligence features. It will reportedly feature Face ID and no longer have a home button like previous iPhone SEs, and the device will have the iPhone 15’s 48MP wide-angle camera and 12MP front-facing camera. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to launch next year, possibly in the spring.
