Apple iPhone SE 4 Release Date: Your Final, Complete Guide To What And When – Forbes
Updated Feb. 18 with more details of what to expect in the new iPhone.Apple’s new product launch is about to take place to welcome, as CEO Tim Cook describes it, the “newest member of the family.” Although Apple hasn’t confirmed what’s coming, everyone, including me, believes it’s the new iPhone SE. Here’s everything that’s happening, where and when, down to the minute. And the latest rumors have seen some accessories being revealed for the new phone.Apple iPhone 14: will the iPhone SE 4th generation look like this?Although reports say it will be largely based on the design of the iPhone 14, it’s rumored to have just one camera. This seems to be borne out by a transparent case spotted by Macworld.This case shows a horizontal lozenge cut-out in the top corner, wide enough to handle two lenses, you might think, until you remember that the cut-out needs to accommodate a flash as well. The case seems to confirm that the new iPhone will, like every previous iPhone SE, have just one rear camera.Since the front of the phone is expected to offer Face ID with its dual lenses, it means that this will be first ever iPhone with more cameras on the front than the back.The case, which of course is no proof that the manufacturer has the design spot-on, does not have a space for the Camera Control found on the iPhone 16 series.The case does have a cut-out for the mute switch, though it’s not clear at this point whether it could also serve for an Action Button, as found on the iPhone 16.Tim Cook confirmed last week that this would be the day for the new product to be revealed. It’s highly unlikely that there’s a big event for the announcement as no invites were sent out to the press.Instead, it seems it will be in the form of a release on the Apple news website, apple.com/newsroom. This doesn’t discount the possibility that there will also be a video explaining the new product in every detail. I think there will be, on the main Apple website and Apple’s YouTube channel.As for timing: press release announcements are often at 5 a.m. Pacific/8 a.m. Eastern/1 p.m. U.K. Big events like WWDC are always at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. U.K. So it’ll be between those times.However, let’s also bear in mind that Cook made his announcement on X at 8 a.m. Pacific/11 a.m. Eastern/4 p.m. U.K., so I’d suggest keeping an eye out at that time as well.At the event, we’ll hear all details of what’s coming, when it will go on sale (though, really, you can read about that below) and the price, thought to be between $479 and $499, though it could be more.This could change but if Apple follows the playbook for the iPhone 16, pre-orders will open at 5 a.m. Pacific/8 a.m. Eastern/1 p.m. U.K.Note that for the iPhone 16, Apple let customers get a head start by choosing the model they wanted the night before (Thursday, Feb. 20, that would mean) and save their shopping bag.A small number of reviewers get to see the iPhone before general release, with the embargo to publish lifting between one and three days before onsale date.The time of day is typically 6 a.m. Pacific/9 a.m. Eastern/2 p.m. U.K. However, this sometimes changes.I’m stone-cold certain this will be the release date, though it won’t be confirmed until the product is unveiled. Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter on Sunday, Feb. 16 said, “Apple is preparing to announce the phone on Feb. 19 and put it on sale before the end of the month.”Since Apple favors a Friday release for its new products, and this coming Friday, Feb. 21 is just way too early, that only leaves Feb. 28.The phone sales begin at 8 a.m. local time, so customers in Australia will be able to buy many hours before those in Los Angeles.Cook’s words are being interpreted to mean that the next product will have a new name to let it join the iPhone 16 family. How about iPhone 16e? It’s possible, and means the phone can be connected to the latest iPhone series. And it seems justified, given that it looks like this phone will be different from any previous iPhone SE model.I’ll be updating this post as details are confirmed, so please check back.One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site’s Terms of Service. We’ve summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil.Your post will be rejected if we notice that it seems to contain:User accounts will be blocked if we notice or believe that users are engaged in:So, how can you be a power user?Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Please read the full list of posting rules found in our site’s Terms of Service.
