From iPhones to Apple Watches, Apple is known for its incredible range of gadgets.
Now, the tech giant is about to launch a brand new product – and there’s not long to wait to see it.
Tim Cook, CEO at Apple, has revealed that a new device is coming on Wednesday 19 February.
He posted a video of a holographic Apple logo on X (formerly Twitter), writing: ‘Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. Wednesday, February 19. #AppleLaunch.’
While further details are yet to be announced, the new device is widely rumoured to be Apple’s latest budget iPhone SE.
Several excited fans have flocked to X to discuss the announcement.
‘Can you give us a hint?’ one user asked, while another questioned: ‘Ooooooooo I wonder what it could be.’
Meanwhile, one Apple fan joked: ‘Just when my bank account was starting to heal from the Vision Pro purchase. Can’t wait.’
Tim Cook, CEO at Apple, has revealed that a new device is coming on Wednesday 19 February
Respected Apple tipster Mark Gurman claims the iPhone SE 4 will be the latest in Apple’s budget smartphone line.
‘[iPhone SE 4] will modernize its lower-cost model in a bid to spur growth and entice consumers to switch from other brands,’ he said in a piece for Bloomberg .
Gurman – who has an 86.5 per cent accuracy rating on Apple Track rumours site – cited ‘people with knowledge of the matter’.
He added that the people ‘asked not to be identified’ publicly because Apple’s plans concerning the iPhone SE 4 are ‘private’.
iPhone SE 4 is set to be the fourth device in the iPhone SE range and the first to be released for three years, since the iPhone SE 3 in 2022.
iPhone SE is commonly described as Apple’s ‘budget’ line of handsets, although the most recent model, iPhone SE 3, starts at a hefty $429/£429.
According to Gurman, iPhone SE 4 will look more like the iPhone 14 with a close-to-the-edge screen, but include Apple Intelligence, the company’s new AI software.
And although the iPhone SE 3 has a home button – a physical button below the screen – this will be absent on the iPhone SE 4, according to Gurman.
While further details are yet to be announced, the new device is widely rumoured to be Apple’s latest budget iPhone SE
‘The removal of the home button from the iPhone SE means that Apple will have fully phased out the iconic interface, which debuted on the first iPhone in 2007,’ he said.
What’s more, the front of the new phone will have a notch at the top of the screen, similar to the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, which will house camera components.
iPhone SE 4 will also feature Face ID, the facial recognition system that scans your face to unlock your phone or make purchases using Apple Pay.
Gurman adds that there aren’t many units of the iPhone SE 3 being sold at US Apple retail stores anymore – a telltale sign that the new phone is coming.
In EU countries, Apple has already discontinued the SE 3 because it doesn’t comply with laws requiring USB-C ports as the standard for charging.
Photos and digital renders of the upcoming device have already been leaked, which back up Gurman’s claims.
iPhone SE 4 will allegedly have one rear camera compared with the two on the iPhone 16, Apple’s current flagship device released last year.
According to Gurman, iPhone SE 4 will look more like the iPhone 14 with a close-to-the-edge screen, but include Apple Intelligence, the company’s new AI software
And like other iPhone models since 2023, it will have a USB-C charging port instead of Apple’s Lightning port.
Apple allegedly hopes the iPhone SE 4 will entice users in overseas markets like China, India and other parts of Asia, where Apple is trying to ‘bolster its business’.
The trillion-dollar firm is also ‘planning a broader shake-up to the iPhone lineup this year’, with ‘major updates’ for the iPhone 17 due in September.
There will be a new ultrathin version in the iPhone 17, Gurman claims, which is part of ‘an industry shift to skinnier smartphones’.
Before this however, likely in the spring, Apple will allegedly release two new iPads, a new Mac and a brand new AI product.
The AI-powered smart home hub with a 7-inch display and speakers will activate Siri and video calls with a simple vocal command.
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