📰 Apple Announces February 19 Event: New iPhone SE and iPads Expected

Apple Announces February 19 Event: New iPhone SE and iPads Expected​

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially teased the company’s first event of 2025 with a cryptic post on X (formerly Twitter):

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While Cook’s message doesn’t reveal specifics, all signs point to Apple unveiling a new iPhone SE. The current third-generation model launched in March 2022, and rumors have long suggested that a fourth-generation SE is in the works,.

What to Expect at Apple’s February Event​

iPhone SE (4th Gen)​

• A shift away from the iPhone 8-style design, possibly resembling the iPhone 14 with a notch display.
• Potential adoption of Face ID instead of Touch ID.
• A single-lens camera with computational photography improvements.
• A new chipset, likely the A17 Pro or even the A18.
• USB-C, aligning with Apple’s latest iPhone lineup and EU regulations.

iPad Air with M3 or M4​

Apple is also expected to introduce an updated iPad Air. The current model, released in 2024, runs on the M2 chip, and its successor could make a leap with the M3 Chip, or an even more significant leap with the M4 chip for better performance and efficiency.

iPad 11th Generation​

Alongside the iPad Air refresh, Apple could introduce the 11th-generation entry-level iPad. The 10th-generation model debuted in 2022 with a modernized design, so this update could bring spec improvements while maintaining its affordability.

Apple’s event will take place on Wednesday, February 19, likely in a pre-recorded video format streamed on Apple’s website and YouTube.

Would you upgrade to a new iPhone SE or iPad? Let us know your thoughts!

 

[Pinkpoison]

I'm hoping to see the MacBook Air M4 announced.....
Fingers crossed

 

[iDude]

I'm hoping to see the MacBook Air M4 announced.....
Fingers crossed

Oh yeah, sign me up for a 15" MBA with the M4! I'm using a 13" MBA m2 now and it's been great, but I would love to have a bigger screen.

 

[Pinkpoison]

Oh yeah, sign me up for a 15" MBA with the M4! I'm using a 13" MBA m2 now and it's been great, but I would love to have a bigger screen.

That's exactly where I am, I'm just going to love a bigger screen, can't wait, no idea at this point if it will be announced later .., but .....

 

[Pinkpoison]

I'm not sure what is going on, the Apple event hasn't started but yet there is a new phone in the UK store, iPhone 16e, available from 28/2 ....
Very odd!

 

[iDude]

Announcement is now up on Youtube:

 

[Pinkpoison]

Announcement is now up on Youtube:

In the UK Apple Store too ....

 

[ThatTechyGuy]

I'm not sure what is going on, the Apple event hasn't started but yet there is a new phone in the UK store, iPhone 16e, available from 28/2 ....
Very odd!

It seems like we were wrong about a live event, or more or less a live stream of a pre-recorded video... Apple just dropped the press release at 8 am PST and uploaded the video that would have been live streamed straight to Youtube.

 

[ThatTechyGuy]

I also think we are still poised to get the other products I mentioned here, as well as new MacBook Airs soon. Now it seems likely they will either drop as press releases in the future, or Apple is holding them for a real Spring event in March. It would make sense for Apple to want to get the new 16e out the door, to give it 6 or 7 months time before the iPhone 17's launch in September. I also assume with this naming convention, we are likely going to see annual updates to the budget line now, with a 17e slated for next year, and so on.

 

[Pinkpoison]

I also think we are still poised to get the other products I mentioned here, as well as new MacBook Airs soon. Now it seems likely they will either drop as press releases in the future, or Apple is holding them for a real Spring event in March. It would make sense for Apple to want to get the new 16e out the door, to give it 6 or 7 months time before the iPhone 17's launch in September. I also assume with this naming convention, we are likely going to see annual updates to the budget line now, with a 17e slated for next year, and so on.

Yes, it looks like that's what's happening .....

 

[scifan57]

The iPhone 16e is the first iPhone with an Apple designed cellular modem. I expect it will appear in all the iPhone 17 models in September.

 

[scifan57]

Did you notice that there was no camera control button and no Dynamic Island.

 

[ThatTechyGuy]

Did you notice that there was no camera control button and no Dynamic Island.

Yep, I think they are reusing iPhone 14 bodies.

 

[scifan57]

Yep, I think they are reusing iPhone 14 bodies.

The exterior dimensions may be the same as the iPhone 14 but the interior is redesigned for the iPhone 16e internal components.

 

[Pinkpoison]

Only Apple can get everyone excited about a budget phone!!!