4 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone SE 3 & 5 Reasons Not To

Wait for Other Improvements

Apple always makes year-to-year tweaks to its iPhones so you can expect the next-generation iPhone SE to come with some improvements. 

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will release a new iPhone SE model with a full-screen design, but no Face ID (which means it will have a small notch).

Kuo claims Apple will build Touch ID into the side button for easy use. This makes sense given that Apple implemented this very thing into the iPad Air 4.

In a newer note, Kuo says the exterior design and most other specifications will mirror what's on board the current version of the iPhone SE. 

Analyst Ross Young also believes Apple will continue to use Touch ID rather than Face ID. That said, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says we could see Face ID on an upcoming version of the iPhone SE. 

A report out of China says Face ID hasn't been ruled out, but that a fingerprint sensor on the side button is also a possibility. 

Leaker @dylandkt believes the iPhone SE 3 will have  a Touch ID sensor "embedded into the power button similar to the newest iPad Air."

You can also expect under-the-hood improvements like a new processor which means better battery life and overall speed. Kuo says it will have a faster chip on board. He also thinks it will have 3GB of memory. 

Digitimes says the iPhone SE 3's processor will be Apple's A14 Bionic chip. This is the same chip inside the iPhone 12 series. 

Nikkei Asia thinks the iPhone SE 3 will be powered by the upcoming A15 chip, the same chip that debuted inside the iPhone 13 series. Macotakara also believes it will have the A15 chip on board.

A rumor out of Korea states the device will have Apple's A15 chip and 4GB of RAM. The report also suggests the device will have "significant" improvements to battery life.

The same report also claims the iPhone SE 3 will have MagSafe support and Apple's Ceramic Shield technology.

We could also see tweaks to the camera experience. Young thinks the iPhone SE 3 will come with a dual-camera setup that's similar to the iPhone 11's.

So if the current iPhone SE isn't enough for your needs and you don't want to buy an older or more expensive version of the iPhone, you might want to sit back and wait.