Apple Readies New iPhone SE Model That Kills the Home Button
- New SE will use modernized design to entice budget shoppers
- Company also preparing iPad mini for this year, Air for 2025
Apple Inc., fresh off the release of the iPhone 16, is preparing to announce a new low-end phone early next year alongside upgraded iPads.
The company is nearing production of an updated iPhone SE — codenamed V59 — that will become its new entry-level model, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Apple is also aiming to manufacture new iPad Air models and keyboards for release around the same time, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public.