Apple iPhone SE 3 to reportedly launch in first quarter of 2022: Here’s what to expect

Apple is reportedly planning to launch the new iPhone SE model early next year. According to the Taiwanese research firm TrendForce, the tech giant will launch the next-generation iPhone SE, also dubbed as Apple iPhone SE 3, in the first quarter of 2022. If the claim by the research firm is true, it is expected that the company will host an event to launch the device in March. The report also emphasises that the iPhone SE will remain a mid-range smartphone and it will also have support for 5G.
The company is not known to reveal the plans related to upcoming devices but every year we see note-worthy predictions that disclose most of the things about the models. According to previous claims by know Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming iPhone SE will not undergo a design change and will look similar to the one that is currently sold in the market. Which means that the smartphone will have a 4.7-inch retina HD display along with Touch ID home button. Under the hood, the device is rumoured to get A15 Bionic chip.
Several other reports suggest that the new iPhone SE will replace the ‘mini’ smartphone in the iPhone 14 lineup. The mini series was first launched along with the iPhone 12 series and now the iPhone 13 series also has a mini smartphone. Apple will reportedly kill the segment in the coming year as the device was not able to create the desired response from the buyers.
The current Apple iPhone SE model in the market is a 2nd generation smartphone. It was launched by the company last April. It is powered by an A13 Bionic chip that was first introduced in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The device features a 12MP f/1.8 wide camera. The smartphone is IP67 water and dust resistant and it also supports the latest iOS 15 operating system.