Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley and his colleagues recently traveled to Asia to meet with various electronics manufacturers and suppliers. In

A new report appears to confirm the rumours: the next version of Apple's most affordable iPhone is getting an early 2025 launch.

It now looks extremely likely that the next version of the iPhone SE will launch in March 2025, after an analyst report claimed to confirm that timeframe earlier this week.

The iPhone SE 4 is expected to be unveiled at the end of the first quarter of 2025. According to a research note from Barclays analyst

One of the most significant upgrades in the iPhone SE 4 will be the inclusion of Apple’s own 5G modem. With this, Apple aims to cut down its reliance on Qualcomm. While Apple recently extended its agreement with Qualcomm for 5G modems through 2026,

Gone are the days when Apple's iPhones were laggards when it comes to 5G network speeds as it had a patent dispute with Qualcomm and used cheaper but slower Intel modems. Nowadays, Apple's modern iPhones come with the latest Snapdragon 5G modems that are faster than probably anything else on the market,

The launch of the next-generation iPhone SE, Apple's budget-friendly iPhone line, may be just a few months away. In a research note, reported earlier by MacRumors, Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley and his team said they'd taken a trip to Asia to visit supply chains and manufacturers and had confirmed that the fourth iteration of the iPhone SE is set to debut at the end of the first quarter next year,

All the signs are pointing towards a March 2025 arrival for the iPhone SE 4, the latest in Apple's more affordable line of handsets – and another well-respected analyst has weighed in to back up previous predictions about the phone's launch date.