iPhone SE 3 renders tease familiar design but hide a big upgrade

iPhone SE 3 renders tease familiar pattern but hide a big upgrade

A concept render of the iPhone SE 3, showing a zoomed-in shot of the bottom portion of the phone, including the home button

A concept render of the iPhone SE 3, showing a zoomed-in shot of the bottom portion of the phone, including the abode button (Prototype credit: Concept Creator/LetsGoDigital)

Apple'south iPhone SE 3 isn't quite a certainty nonetheless, but the rumors are confident well-nigh the telephone'southward pattern, and we can now go a good idea of what it could look similar thanks to some new renders.

The latest rumors around the long-awaited telephone have been brought to life in unofficial renders from Jermaine "Concept Creator" Smit and published by LetsGoDigital. Just bear in mind that the rumors say not much is going to modify — and then these renders may look a piddling familiar.

A concept render of the iPhone SE 3, showing the front of the phone and the back of the phone in black — A concept render of the iPhone SE iii, showing the front of the phone and the back of the telephone in blackness. (Image credit: Concept Creator/LetsGoDigital)

As with the iPhone SE (2020), the blueprint teased in these renders is essentially the same as that of the iPhone 8. That includes unmarried cameras front and back, large bezels with a Touch ID home push button, curved sides and a 4.7-inch LCD display. The color options mooted here are the aforementioned, too, with white, blackness and Production Cherry models appearing in the images.

What you lot tin't see in the renders, of class, is that at that place volition almost certainly be some big changes beneath the surface. For a kickoff, we expect Apple to once again use its latest chipset in the iPhone SE, which this time will be the iPhone 13 series' A15 Bionic.

As well as offering a surprising amount of power for a mid-range phone, this chip is also 5G compatible. Adding this to the new SE would be a particularly important upgrade given that well-nigh every rival Android phone offers 5G already, and that 5G networks are continuing to roll out in the U.South., U.1000. and elsewhere.

A concept render of the iPhone SE 3, showing the back of the phone in white — A concept render of the iPhone SE three, showing the back of the phone in white. (Image credit: Concept Creator/LetsGoDigital)

Hopefully a new chipset will too mean more memory. Nosotros've heard a rumor of the iPhone SE iii using 4GB RAM, more than the current iPhone SE, but iPhones don't rely on RAM as heavily as Android phones anyway.

Storage capacity is more important, and here there's plenty of room for upgrades. The current iPhone SE starts at a measly 64GB, which is half of the 128GB standard we see on most phones today. An increment to 128GB would be very welcome, and would hateful the SE matches the iPhone thirteen and iPhone thirteen mini for performance and storage specs.

If these changes aren't enough for you, then the rumors are likewise claiming there will be another iPhone SE in 2023, perhaps called the iPhone SE Plus. This is supposedly when Apple will update the SE to be more than in line with its premium Face ID models, giving information technology a 6.1-inch body based on the iPhone XR.

In terms of pricing, we're expecting Apple might increment the cost a little. The electric current SE starts at $400, simply with the new 5G bit, that could increment to $450. We'll find out for sure when Apple tree announces it, which is currently expected to be in March or April during the Apple Spring Event, its beginning major production launch of the year.

Launching then will in theory give Apple a head start of a month or two over the rumored Google Pixel 6a, likely some other big contender for the best cheap phones crown.

Richard is a Tom'due south Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatsoever else people need advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he's likely thinking well-nigh how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.