Bloomberg's Apple Whisperer Mark Gurman provided a number of updates on upcoming Apple products, including the iPhone SE 4 and when a new version of the iPad Air will be available

Starting with the iPhone SE 4, the next entry-level iPhone is said to launch “early next year”; the iPhone SE line has not been updated since 2022, so there are plenty of upgrades that could be included in the new model

We have already heard about the elimination of the home button, as the iPhone SE 4 is rumored to eliminate the current design in favor of a look reminiscent of the edge-to-edge display found on the iPhone 14

The new design would leave no space for a home button, which has not been present on mainline iPhones since the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus introduced in 2017 Perhaps the iPhone SE 4 will adopt Face ID for unlocking, like the rest of the iPhone lineup,

Garman reports that Apple Intelligence may be included in the next iPhone SE, which would suggests that a system-on-chip upgrade will be required Since past iPhone SE releases have used the same silicon used in the previous fall's flagship model, the new SE will likely feature the latest A18 chipset

This could lead to a price increase for the iPhone SE 4, which has been announced as a significant price increase from the current model's $429

Elsewhere, Gurman claims that Apple is developing new 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the iPad Air that will appear at the same time as the iPhone SE 4

It is not clear what those improvements will look like And Apple just released the M2-equipped iPad Air and its 13-inch version this year Also, the camera has moved to a wide edge With the new chip and larger size, the recent iPad Air is not that different from the 2022 M1-powered iPad Air

Apparently Apple is working on a new Magic Keyboard that will fit the 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the iPad Air

Garman also stated that a new iPad Mini will be available by the end of 2024

Meanwhile, Apple is expected to announce a number of new products this month, including a new MacBook Pro with M4, Mac Minis, and iMacs Other possible products include an upgraded Apple TV 4K, and possibly an iPad 11 or the aforementioned iPad Mini 7