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We’re expecting thePixel 9ato build on that momentum when it arrives in 2025.
But that could change next year, with theiPhone SE 4tipped to replace theiPhone SE 2022.
We’ve heard a few iPhone SE 4 rumors and comparatively fewer Pixel 9a rumblings.
We take that to mean March, since Apple traditionally releases models around that time.
The Pixel 8a, for example, was announced just ahead of this year’s Google I/O event.
That could change with the Pixel 9a.
That such a move would coincide with the iPhone SE’s rumored launch window may be an intentional move.
As for price, we wouldn’t expect concrete rumors to surface until next year.
It’s unclear if that cost increase might work its way down to the 9a.
To say that look is dated is putting it mildly.
Instead, rumors have Apple turning to theiPhone 14for design inspiration for the iPhone SE 4.
Android Headlinesreports that the Pixel 9a will be 2mm taller and 1mm wider than the Pixel 8a.
That would follow the lead of the Pixel A Series phones, which also feature OLED panels.
We’ve yet to hear any iPhone SE 4 color rumors.
Potential iPhone SE 4 camera changes are in much sharper focus at this point.
That would put the upcoming phone in line to use the A18 system-on-chip found in theiPhone 16andiPhone 16 Plus.
For the Pixel 9a, that means a new Tensor G4 chip.
All of that bodes well for the iPhone SE 4’s ability to last a while on a charge.
(Currently,Qualcommsupplies the modems for Apple’s handsets.)
Even so, the iPhone SE 4 may still find itself behind the Pixel 9a on the AI front.
AI-powered features have been Google’s calling card for the last several years, even on its midrange phones.
Both the iPhone SE 4 and Pixel 9a figure to be getting new looks when they arrive next year.
But it’s the new capabilities that will truly determine which midrange phone tops the other.
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