The third time was the charm!
The fate of mid-range iPhone models is increasingly uncertain. The weak demand for the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 14 Plus models made it clear what the market wants. And this behavior doomed the fate of the iPhone SE. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple leaker, Apple has canceled the fourth generation iPhone SE.
Although rumors of this possibility are not new, there was some hope due to Apple’s interest in launching its own 5g chip in this model, before introducing it in the iPhone 16 in 2024. However , Kuo, based on information from the supply chain , claims that this will not happen and due to the low demand for the iPhone SE 3 compared to its predecessor.
Apple also wants to design its own 5G chips but will have to wait
In the post shared via his account TwitterKuo said:
[Update] Qualcomm is the biggest winner from Apple’s cancellation of the 2024 iPhone SE 4 / Qualcomm is the biggest winner from Apple’s cancellation of the 2024 iPhone SE 4 https://t.co/5gSCGT7dAK
—Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) January 6, 2023
Due to concerns that the performance of the internal baseband chip might not match Qualcomm’s, Apple originally planned to release its baseband chip in 2024 and leave the iPhone SE 4 low. range to adopt it first and decide whether to let the iPhone 16 use its baseband chip based on the development status of the iPhone SE 4.
However, the cancellation of the iPhone SE 4 has significantly increased the chances that Qualcomm will remain the exclusive baseband chip supplier for the new iPhone 16 series by 2H24, which is better than the market consensus that Qualcomm will start to lose iPhone orders in 2024. .
Regarding Apple’s interest in developing its own in-house cellular modems, Kuo said the company will continue this process, but no iPhones will use them until 2025 at the earliest.
This week, Kuo brought some bad news for the firm’s followers, who were expecting more news this year, like faster memory for the iPhone 15, which Kuo has denied in several recent posts, saying that an update like this would happen. with the iPhone 16.
