Apple has launched a new generation of iPhone SE every two years albeit a four year-gap between the first model and the second generation. The Cupertino-based tech giant announced the iPhone SE 2022 i.e the third generation variant last year. The next-generation SE model rumoured to be called SE 4 was slated to release in 2024. 

However, as per the latest development, noted Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that the company has reportedly cancelled its plans to launch the iPhone SE 4. In a Medium post, Kuo stated that Apple has instructed its supply chain partners that productions and shipment plans for the 2024 iPhone SE have not been delayed but instead cancelled. This indicates that Apple is axing the SE lineup which is the most affordable in the iPhone product portfolio. Only time will tell if the company will resurrect the iPhone SE in the future because the gap between the first and second-generation SE phones was four years long. 

Apple was reportedly working on its own version of baseband chips. It has been tipped to be right around the corner for years in the rumour mill. As per Kuo, the iPhone SE 4 was supposed to be the test device with the baseband chip for Apple just in case things go wrong. If everything went well, the same chip would have made its way in to iPhone 16 series in 2024. Since the iPhone SE 4 now stands at the possibility of being cancelled, it changes Apple’s plans of experimenting with its custom in-house modem chips. There are concerns about whether it will be on par with Qualcomm’s chipsets. 

The American chipmaker seems to be the biggest benefitor from iPhone SE 4’s potential cancellation. Apple is a significant revenue driver source for Qualcomm. And it looks like the Cupertino-based tech giant will be sticking with the semiconductor company for the iPhone 16 series and until at least 2025. 

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