With the iPhone 16 finally here, rumors of Apple's next iPhone are steadily coming inApple has not updated the iPhone SE series since 2022, but 2025 could be the year of the new iPhone SE 4 Apple's A new leak from informant Sonny Dickson sheds some light on what kind of update Apple has in mind

Over the weekend, Dickson shared an apparent photo of an iPhone SE 4 case on X, which is expected to launch next spring Though it doesn't show the device itself, it does offer some clues as to what to expect from Apple's next-generation budget smartphone

The case has a flat back panel and the cutout for the rear camera appears to be slightly larger than the iPhone SE 3 iPhone SE 4 is already expected to take design cues from the iPhone 14, which eliminated Touch ID for Face ID and a notch, and Apple It will be the first of Apple's lower-priced “Special Edition” iPhones, which will do away with Face ID and Touch ID for the notch

Previously, the iPhone SE 4 was said to feature the Action Button, which debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max last year and was used on all iPhone 16 models this year Slightly disappointingly, the iPhone SE 4 case only has a cutout for the mute switch, which has been replaced by the Action Button There is also no cutout for the new camera control button introduced with the iPhone 16

However, there are still many exciting elements to the iPhone SE 4 Rumors suggest that the bargain phone will feature 8GB of RAM and Apple's A18 chip, which will open up to Apple's AI-powered feature set, Apple Intelligence Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has also reported that the iPhone SE 4 will have Apple Intelligence is very likely to be included in the iPhone SE 4 We've seen AI features supported on budget smartphones before, like Google's Pixel 8a, but it would still be an important move for Apple to include a set of AI features on its most affordable device iPhone SE 4 will also replace the aging LCD screen with a shiny new 61-inch OLED display and is also said to replace Apple's proprietary port with USB-C

However, the budget phone could see a price hike: the iPhone SE 3 launched in 2022 for $429, but with the addition of new technology and Apple Intelligence, the iPhone SE 4 is expected to cost around $500 Still, given the iPhone 16's starting price of $899, it will remain a budget smartphone

Of course, it's all speculation for now; the iPhone SE 4 rumor cycle is still in its early stages, so expect leaks to keep coming in as the anticipated spring launch approaches