The iPhone SE 4 may not have been canceled after all, with the compact model expected to sport both an OLED display and use Apple's in-house baseband chip.

So now it seems as if the iPhone SE 4 is dead again–or that it was always dead. Kuo’s tweet on Thursday comes after analyst Jeff Pu reported that Apple will release the iPhone SE 4 in 2025.

The iPhone SE 4 is expected to feature a new design, as Face ID technology will be the only option available on Apple’s iPhone lineup. The company will also phase out the bezel design for an ...

Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted Monday that Apple is jumping back in the saddle with the iPhone SE 4 after initially canceling plans to offer a new phone in its line of lower-end devices.

This would still be a significant step forward from the antiquated iPhone 8 chassis, of course, but would mean the inclusion of a notch: no Dynamic Island for SE buyers, unfortunately.

Mind you, the iPhone 14 had a Lightning connector, but it’s certain the next SE will have a USB-C port (not least because USB-C is needed for the phone to be sold in the EU now).