Confusion surrounding the Apple iPhone SE as a design update is anticipated to take years.

Fans of Apple's reasonably priced iPhone SE appear to be in for a rough couple of years.

The most recent claim raises the possibility that there won't be a budget iPhone update at all,

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despite contradicting reports regarding its timing and appearance.

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Over the past few months, there have been a number of leaks, and the iPhone SE was once believed to have been shelved.

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Then, we were informed to anticipate a redesign with a look resembling the iPhone 14 and a 6.1-inch OLED display.

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Now that supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is alleging that the phone everyone believed to be an iPhone SE isn't,

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things are less clear. Furthermore, it won't even ever be offered as an iPhone.

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