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Rumors have suggested that Apple is working on a next-generation version of the iPhone SE that’s set to be released in 2022, and a new rumor from display analyst Ross Young suggests that Apple will call this device the “iPhone SE Plus” even though it’s not going to be getting a bigger display.
Young says the upcoming iPhone SE will feature the same 4.7-inch LCD display that’s available in the current version of the iPhone SE, which itself adopted the display size from the now-discontinued iPhone 8. This is in line with prior rumors that we’ve heard about the device, all of which have indicated that Apple is planning to stick with the 4.7-inch form factor.
Back in 2019, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple was working on an “iPhone SE 2 Plus” with a larger display for release in 2021, but no such device has materialized. Kuo later walked back these claims, and all of his latest iPhone SE information has indicated that the next-generation version will have the same screen size as the current model.
We now hear the next LCD iPhone will be introduced in 2022 and called the SE Plus with the same 4.7" LCD as the 8 along with 5G. We hear the iPhone SE3 with a 5.7" – 6.1" LCD is now pushed to 2024. https://t.co/9gxiAAk8Yi
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 25, 2021
Kuo has also claimed that the upcoming iPhone SE will have 5G support, a rumor reiterated today by Young, so it’s possible the “Plus” moniker could perhaps be referring to the faster connectivity. Apple has traditionally used “Plus” to denote a larger screen size with the iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 7
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