Key Takeaways
- Apple reportedly is preparing to announce an updated version of its lower-cost iPhone SE without a home button early next year.
- The current model is Apple's last smartphone with a home button.
- The tech giant also is working on new models of iPads and Mac computers that will launch over the next year, Bloomberg reported.
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Most notably, the new iPhone SE would come with a redesign that includes removing the home button, as the current SE model is Apple's last smartphone with one, Bloomberg reported.
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New iPads, Macs in the Works
Apple is also developing a new iPad Air and keyboards to be released early next year, a new iPad Mini that could be released before the end of 2024, and new models of its Mac computer lineup, set to be launched later in 2025, according to Bloomberg.
Apple did not immediately respond to an Investopedia request for comment.
Shares were down 1% soon after markets opened Wednesday. They had been trading near record highs but declined nearly 3% yesterday after Barclays warned that 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:demand for the iPhone 16 coul🅰d be subdued.