Another Rumor Claims iPhone SE 4 to be Powered by A18 Chip

Another Rumor Claims iPhone SE 4 to be Powered by A18 Chip

A private account on social media platform X has joined the chorus saying Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone SE will be powered by a chip that has an identifier of T8140. That identifier is used by both the A18 and A18 Pro chips. Considering that the new iPhone SE is intended to be Apple’s most affordable smartphone, it is likely that the chip will be the A18.

The account, which will remain anonymous, also said the Cupertino company’s next iPad Air models will be powered by an M3 chip, and that the new iPad 11 will have an A16 chip instead of the previously-rumored A17 Pro chip.

The new post jibes with a similar October report that said the next iPhone SE would indeed be powered by an A18 chip.

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the iPhone SE 4 will be released around March or April 2025, just like all previous iPhone SE models were.

The iPhone SE 4 is expected to feature a USB-C port and Face ID, replacing the Touch ID Home button and the Lightning port the current iPhone SE is equipped with.

The fourth-generation iPhone SE’s display is said to considerably increase in size, from the current 4.7 inches to 6.06 inches, and will also feature an OLED display panel for the first time. The new ‌iPhone SE‌4 is also expected to be powered by the same A18 chip as the iPhone 16 lineup. The handset is expected to include 6GB to 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, an aluminum chassis, and a single rear 48-megapixel camera.

The fourth-generation ‌iPhone SE‌ is expected to carry a price tag of $499 to $549. The current iPhone SE debuted in March 2022 and carried a $429 price tag.