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Unknownz21 (@URedditor), a leaker, posted that the iPhone SE (4th generation) was developed based on the iPhone 14, has a USB-C external connection terminal, has an action button, and has a single rear camera. .
Unknownz21 (@URedditor) said that it was possible to install the action button on the iPhone14-based housing, so it was possible to install it on the iPhone15 and iPhone15 Plus, which are rumored to not be installed, and differentiated from the iPhone15 Pro series. It is said that it was not installed due to the standardization.
■ The point of this article that can be understood in 3 lines
1. The leaker expects the iPhone SE (4th generation) to have a USB-C external connection port and an action button.
2. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus do not have an action button for differentiation, and may be installed one year later.
3. It is highly likely that the SE model will continue to have a single rear camera.
Differentiating each iPhone with the number of rear cameras?
As expected by Unknownz21 (@URedditor), the iPhone SE (4th generation) seems to be based on the iPhone 14 but has a single rear camera.
The reason why the iPhone SE (4th generation) has a single rear camera may be to differentiate it from the base model of the iPhone (iPhone 17 in 2025).
In that case, the iPhone lineup in 2025 is expected to be the iPhone SE (4th generation) equipped with a single-lens camera, the iPhone 17 series equipped with a dual-lens camera, and the iPhone 17 Pro series equipped with a triple-lens camera.
It can be expected that the selling price of the iPhone SE (4th generation) will be kept low by using a single rear camera and based on the model that has already been released.
Will the trend of implementing the base model one year behind the Pro series continue?
Unknownz21 (@URedditor) pointed out that the action button could have been installed in the iPhone 15 series, but Apple did not do it to differentiate it from the iPhone 15 Pro series.
The difference between the base model and the Pro series is that the iPhone 14 series and the iPhone 14 Pro series are equipped with A15 Bionic and A16 Bionic system-on-chips (SoCs), and whether or not Dynamic Island is installed. This year, it is expected that “with and without action button” will be added.
However, it is rumored that the iPhone 15 series will be equipped with Dynamic Island, so the action button may be installed on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus one year later.
The iPhone 16 Pro series may newly have a vertically long display with a different aspect ratio.
In addition, the trend of pre-adoption of the Pro series, such as Face ID embedded under the screen, is expected to continue.
What’s interesting about this is – if they’re gonna basically retrofit an action button into a modified D27 housing, then it would almost certainly be possible to implement the feature on the base model iPhone 15. Pretty sure it was left out deliberately to boost Pro model sales. https://t.co/h2nQFgOLQW
— Unknownz21
(@URedditor) August 13, 2023
Source: Unknownz21 (@URedditor)/X
Photo: Martin (@martintweets)/X
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Source: iPhone Mania