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That would necessitate a bump up in screen size from 4.7 inches to 6.1 inches.

And that’s fine.

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That’s hardly super-sizing things.

But now it sounds as if theiPhone SE 4’s price will increase as well.

And that news is a lot harder to stomach.

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Big new features, big new price?

That Pixel 8a comparison would be particularly apt, asGoogle’s phone delivers several AI-powered features.

In a sense, that’s great news.

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All of those features will be welcome improvements, but nothing in life comes free.

The likely result would be a more expensive iPhone SE.

We also need to remember that the iPhone SE has an audience outside of North America.

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Pushing the iPhone SE 4 price upward is a step in the wrong direction to win over those markets.

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