Sales of the new Apple iPhone SE will begin in February, according to Bloomberg.

The new iPhone SE 4 will be unveiled sooner than expected (in the coming days), although without a standard presentation.

Noted Apple insider Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reported this news.

Apple first introduced the "budget" iPhone in 2016. However, the current version, released five years ago, is now outdated: it is the only model among the latest iPhones that still features a "Home" button and lacks Face ID support. Rumors suggest that the new version will resemble the iPhone 14 and will come with 8 GB of RAM to support Apple Intelligence features.

Gurman notes that there are signs indicating the release of the updated model is imminent: stocks of the iPhone SE in stores are running low, which typically precedes a lineup refresh. The price of the previous version is $429 (which is $300 less than the iPhone 16), and it is expected that Apple will slightly raise the price while keeping the smartphone in the affordable segment, where it competes with Samsung and Google.

The anticipated iPhone SE 4 could provide a boost for Apple’s business, which has experienced a 1% decline in sales during the holiday season. Additionally, the new model may help the company regain its footing in key markets, especially in China and other parts of Asia, where Apple’s sales fell by 11% last quarter.

The new device, known by the codename V59, will be Apple’s first smartphone equipped with its own cellular modem, replacing the component from Qualcomm. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to feature an A18 chip (like the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus), a single main camera, and a 6.05-inch LTPS OLED display with a resolution of 2532 × 1170 and a peak brightness of 800 nits.

It is noted that the likely announcement of the iPhone SE nearly coincides with the presentation of the new PowerBeats Pro 2 headphones, scheduled for February 11. These will be the first headphones from the Apple brand equipped with a built-in heart rate monitor.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that Apple introduced an update for iOS 18.2 with ChatGPT integration. It is indicated that the AI will activate when users ask Siri "complex questions."