Apple is finally making an iPhone SE that’s actually special

According to 9to5Mac’s sources, the site revealed in a post later in the week, the next SE will have an A18 processor with 8GB of RAM; impressive, but still comparatively predictable, because the device needs to support Apple Intelligence. That also fits the SE’s historical strategy, which is to load new components into an older case.

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2025’s iPhone SE will also be expected to run Apple’s generative AI software, the awkwardly backronymed Apple Intelligence. This means the SE will likely have to match the specs of at least the current iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, shipping with the latest A18 chipset and a minimum of 6 GB of RAM on board.