According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has informed suppliers that it is canceling its plans to launch the fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024. Kuo previously said that the fourth-generation iPhone SE would be canceled or delayed, but now he firmly believes the device has been cancelled.

In a post on Medium today, Kuo said that Apple plans to introduce its first proprietary 5G chip in the fourth-generation iPhone SE, but that is no longer expected as the device has apparently been cancelled. Instead, Kuo said that Apple will continue to rely on Qualcomm for 5G chips, including the iPhone 16 series in 2024.

Kuo said that Apple plans to test the 5G chip in the iPhone SE before deploying it to iPhone 16 models to ensure real-world performance is acceptable:

Due to concerns that the performance of its baseband chip might not match that of Qualcomm, Apple planned to release the baseband chip in 2024 and let the budget iPhone SE 4 adopt it first, then decide whether it would let the iPhone 16 use the baseband chip. . About the development status of the iPhone SE 4. However, the cancellation of the iPhone SE 4 significantly increased Qualcomm’s chances of remaining the sole supplier of baseband chips for the new iPhone 16 series 2H24; this is better than the market consensus that Qualcomm is going to start. Losing iPhone orders in 2024.

The third-generation iPhone SE was launched in March last year and is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X57 modem for 5G. The iPhone 15 models are expected to use the Snapdragon X70 modem, while the iPhone 16 models are expected to use the yet unannounced Snapdragon X75.