Recent leaks have revealed a possible price increase for the iPhone SE 4, and there may be a good reason for it

According to a recent report from Phone Arena, the source is well-known leaker Revegnus1 who claims that Apple's next affordable smartphone could be priced at $499 The source also claims that Apple wants to keep the SE variant under $500, which would still be a price increase from the iPhone SE 2022's $429 While this may seem like a steep price increase, it is worth remembering that there are good reasons for the price increase

In August, Mark Garman wrote in his Power On newsletter that the iPhone SE 4 will likely include some form of Apple Intelligence We don't know how it will be implemented, but it will likely have at least 8GB of RAM and an A17 chip

Garman also gave us more information about what to expect from the new phone Presumably, the device will have a casing similar to the iPhone 14, but with a crisper, full-body OLED display There are also reports that the iPhone SE 4 will have a 48MP main camera Finally, the iPhone SE 4 charger will likely use a USB-C connector instead of the traditional Lightning connector

Apple Intelligence has many great features for users, but it is unclear how many will remain free Some new features we found in the latest public beta include a writing tool feature that allows for better writing There are also several photo features, such as a photo cleanup, which looks like Apple's take on Google's Magic Editor The most important addition, however, is the new Siri feature, which greatly improves user interaction and includes the ability to type in requests

The iPhone SE 4 will allow users to experience iPhone use without going completely broke However, it is not yet known exactly how this will work or what form it will take; we will have to wait for the final release, scheduled for 2025, to see if the SE 4 will be the best affordable smartphone available for purchase