The iPhone SE 4 will pack many changes when it launches this week, including a dramatic redesign, an A18 chip, and full Apple Intelligence support. However, one lingering question in my mind is whether Apple will finally upgrade the iPhone SE’s base storage from the current measly 64GB.
Will the iPhone SE 4 start at 64GB?
The second-generation iPhone SE introduced in 2020 started at 64GB of storage for $399, and you could upgrade to 128GB for $50 and 256GB for $150. The current-generation iPhone SE 3 that launched in 2020 starts at 64GB for $429, while the 128GB costs $50 more and the 256GB costs $150 more.
An incredibly sketchy leak this week from a Chinese retailer claims that the iPhone SE 4 will start at 64GB (via MacRumors). I would not put any stock into this rumor, as it’s almost certainly placeholder information as we await Apple’s official announcement of the device.
Apple Intelligence is perhaps the best argument in favor of Apple finally deciding its time to increase the iPhone SE’s base storage from 64GB. As we’ve reported, Apple Intelligence takes up around 7GB of storage on your iPhone. That’s a hefty chunk of storage, particularly if an iPhone only has 64GB of space to begin with.
For that reason, I feel confident in predicting that the iPhone SE 4 will increase its base storage configuration from 64GB to 128GB. We’ve seen Apple make hardware changes to accommodate Apple Intelligence needs in the past, and I think that same thinking will apply to the iPhone SE 4. I could very well be proven wrong, but that is where I’m planting my stake for now.
Looking outside of the iPhone SE lineup, Apple ditched the 64GB storage tier on its flagship iPhones with the launch of the iPhone 13 in 2021.
Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone SE as soon as Wednesday, so we’ll know more details then. In the meantime, how much storage do you think the cheapest iPhone SE 4 will offer? Let us know in the comments.
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