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financial news agency, october 2 (editor zhao hao)well-known apple whistleblower mark gurman recently posted that apple is preparing to update the iphone se early next year, or release it together with an upgraded ipad.

gurman wrote that people familiar with the matter revealed that apple is about to put into production an iphone se, internally codenamed "v59", which will become its latest entry-level model. people familiar with the matter said apple also plans to produce a new ipad air and keyboard, which will be released around the same time.

it is worth mentioning that the last iphone se update was in 2022, when apple added 5g functionality to it. gurman added that apple will abandon the home button design this time and adopt a borderless screen.

media analysts said that the upgrade of iphone se will help apple compete in the low-end smartphone market. it is currently facing pressure from android phones. in the united states, this model starts at $429 and in china is 3,499 yuan, making it more expensive than many competing products.

according to reports, the new se phone will be similar to the iphone 14, and the design will also have a notch screen on the top. in comparison, the current se (third generation) is closer to the iphone 8.

iphone se (3rd generation)

analysts believe that if apple can transform the se model to look more like a high-end model, it should help it attract budget-conscious consumers.

gurman said that the new se mobile phone is expected to support apple’s upcoming personal intelligence system-apple smart, which will be launched on the latest iphone 16 this month and the iphone 15 released last year.

gurman also mentioned that apple may launch new 11-inch and 13-inch ipad air early next year, with internal codenames "j607" and "j637", and will equip these two models with magic keyboard "r307" and "r308".

in addition, the new ipad mini code-named "j410" is also coming soon and may be launched by the end of 2024. the update of ipad pro is not so urgent.

in addition to iphone se and ipad, apple will also update its mac computer lineup this year, including mac mini, macbook pro and imac, which will use m4 processors and will also be compatible with apple smartphones.

in addition, the m4 chip will be available in macbook air, mac studio and mac pro during 2025.