When you’re holding out for an iPhone SE Four then now we have some unhealthy information for you, as a good supply suggests this cellphone would possibly both get delayed or canceled.

Ming-Chi Kuo – an analyst with monitor document for Apple info – claims in a tweet thread (opens in new tab) (by way of Apple Insider (opens in new tab)) that Apple will seemingly both cancel or delay the iPhone SE 4.

The cellphone apparently will not land till after 2024 within the latter case, regardless of an earlier leak saying we might see it as quickly as 2023.

(1/5)My newest survey signifies that Apple will seemingly cancel or postpone the mass manufacturing plan for the 2024 iPhone SE 4. I believe that is because of the persistently lower-than-expected shipments of mid-to-low-end iPhones (e.g., SE 3, 13 mini, and 14 Plus),December 21, 2022

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That is apparently as a result of mid-range iPhones merely aren’t promoting in addition to Apple would really like, with Kuo pointing to the iPhone SE (2022), the iPhone 13 mini, and the iPhone 14 Plus, as examples of that.

On prime of which, rumors counsel the iPhone SE Four would get a barely extra trendy design; with a notch and no dwelling button, and that’s a shift which may enhance the general price, in response to Kuo, which could additional harm gross sales.

One ultimate cause for the delay (or cancelation) given by Kuo, is that lowering pointless new product growth bills in 2023 could be fascinating for Apple, since we’re in a worldwide financial recession.

All of that are compelling arguments, and Kuo has definitely been proper earlier than, however we’d nonetheless take this with a pinch of salt, for now.

Evaluation: don’t anticipate to see an iPhone SE Four anytime quickly

Whereas no less than one leak had beforehand pointed to a 2023 launch for the subsequent iPhone SE, Kuo’s claims appear seemingly, as past the arguments supplied, we additionally merely haven’t heard as a lot in regards to the iPhone SE Four as we’d have anticipated to if it was going to launch in 2023.

The most definitely 2023 launch timing could be early within the yr, because the present mannequin landed in March 2022, and whereas these aren’t all the time yearly releases, the earlier mannequin landed in April of its launch yr.

So someday round March or April 2023 would appear the most definitely timing for a 2023 launch, however we’d assume the cellphone would have leaked extra extensively if it was touchdown that quickly.

Additionally, as famous these aren’t usually yearly releases. In actual fact, there’s been a spot of no less than two years between every mannequin up to now, so a launch in 2024 and even later makes a variety of sense – and we definitely wouldn’t rule out Apple ending the road both, provided that these telephones seemingly wrestle to promote in comparison with a lot of the greatest iPhones.