There are two types of users at Apple: those who want the best of the best and go for the most expensive model and those who simply want a “basic” iPhone that allows them to get into iOS in the most economical way possible. At this time of the year, with the iPhone 16 settled, there are many who are waiting for the new iPhone SE 4.
A phone that will finally say goodbye to the design that they have been recycling since the iPhone 6, and that according to rumors will be more similar to the iPhone 14. The question is clear: should I buy an iPhone 15/16, or wait for the new SE? The answer is not so easy.
What we expect from the iPhone SE 4. According to the leaksthe iPhone SE 4 will inherit the body of the iPhone 14, including the notch. However, there is contradictory information, because the latest rumors speak of a possible dynamic island. Be that as it may, it is expected to be a phone with specifications similar to the iPhone from two generations ago.
Let’s talk about specifications. If you buy an iPhone 16, you are buying a phone with the latest Apple processor, a camera system practically identical to the previous model (iPhone 15) and very good autonomy.
The iPhone 15 is practically the same phone, with a little less RAM (this is key, since it is left without Apple Intelligence), without camera control and with a little less autonomy. It is a great purchase in terms of quality and price, since you get almost the same phone for less.
What will happen to the iPhone SE4? Nobody knows. The last model had the Apple A15 Bionic, the processor of the iPhone 13 Pro. Nothing prevents, therefore, this iPhone SE4 from incorporating the Apple A17 Bionic of the iPhone 15.
It will not be an easy decision for Apple. If you want this phone to have Apple Intelligence, the most logical combination is the A18 of the iPhone 16 and 8 GB of RAM. Specifications that would collide head-on with those of its older brother.
Let’s talk about money. The iPhone SE went on the market in its latest iteration for 529 euros. An iPhone 16 costs 959 euros. We don’t know the price of the SE, but a too high increase is not expected. With luck, it would be below 600 euros.
The iPhone 16 can easily be purchased for around 750/800 euros new if we search a little, and the iPhone 15 can be purchased for just under 700 euros. The main asset of the iPhone SE 4 has to be its price. If the difference compared to an iPhone 16 is around 200 euros, it may be a sensible purchase.
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