Apple is preparing to launch a new version of the iPhone SE, which is expected to be without the traditional button on the front, as part of the company’s efforts to strengthen its position in the economical price category smartphone market.
And it reported Bloombergthat the new version bears the code name V59, and is expected to be announced early next year, along with updated models of iPad devices.
The phone is expected to witness radical changes in design, represented by a full screen without physical buttons, similar to the design of the iPhone 14, which represents a major change in the current design based on the iPhone 8, and its price is expected to reach about $429, which makes it a strong competitor in the market. Facing low-cost Android phones, especially in Asian markets like China.
The report expected that the phone would be equipped with Apple Intelligence technology, which is a set of tools enhanced with artificial intelligence that is also included in the iPhone 16 and higher versions of the iPhone 15.
This update represents an important step by Apple to regain its share in the low-cost phone market, which it lost part of to companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi.
In a related context, a technical blogger named Majin Bu said, via the “X” platform, that Apple is preparing to present a new surprise in the iPhone 17 Air, a new version expected to arrive for the first time next year, explaining that the company is testing a new button that may replace the buttons. Volume control and Actions Button.
This new button is expected to be highly customizable, allowing users to modify its functions according to their needs, such as controlling volume and switching notification profiles and alert sounds easily through the button itself, with different forms of interaction by touch, swipe or pressure.
iPad and Mac
Apple is working on launching new models of the iPad mini and iPad Air, and the iPad Air models, which carry the code names J607 and J637, are expected to include multiple internal improvements, in addition to an updated keyboard bearing the code names R307 and R308, which is designed to be available for each of the 11 versions. and 13 inches.
These devices are expected to be launched early next year.
Apple intends to launch updated versions of the Mac Mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac, which come with the M4 processor and Apple Intelligence technologies.
These updates are expected to be available in the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro series next year.
