I don’t want the subsequent iphone Se to be a bastion of protection; overlook Apple Intelligence.
Freelance technology journalist Gareth Beavis wrote an article for Techradar that explains why he believes the rumored iphone Se 4 could be a breakthrough for Apple six or seven years previously. According to Mr. Hall, the idea behind Apple was use a expenditure phone of the upcoming generation as a means of introducing Apple Intelligence Ai devices to a wider marketplace.
I concur with the notion, which is a good one. I still came up with the notion that the iphone Se 4 is an anti-artificial intelligence smartphone as I trotted across the frost-covered ground of a frozen London park and listened to my mind rant about the state of the laptop market.
Given that many smartphones use smart algorithms to stabilize processing images and battery life, appliance studying is now almost insurmountable in phones. The development of so-called Iot apps is a relatively innovative feature of the portable industry, undoubtedly led by the Google Pixel 8.
We now have phones equipped with brilliant tools that can rewrite emails and create almost entirely fresh images, take notes, and do all kinds of other clever things. Some of these tools are very useful, but I haven’t found Apple’s approach to conceptual Ai particularly interesting or persuasive in my day with the phone 16 Pro Max, which I very much like. And i’m not single, as my classmate Philip Berne feels the same.
Additionally, there is the concern over privateness because smartphones previously collect a lot of private data if you allow it to, and when you add Ai, you have a device that almost seems to be monitoring you. However, like Thanos in the Mcu, generative Ai in phones is expected, at least in flagships, such as the hotly tipped Samsung Galaxy S25 collection that I expect will come stuffed with Artificial tools. And if these devices are beneficial and logical, I’m all for them.
Likewise, it’s got me thinking there’s an chance for phones, specially finances models, to shun the Ai smarts and hug genuine tool-like functionality with privacy enshrined at their core. Put to Apple’s propensity to promote protection and the ease with which it operates, and your mind might turn to the upcoming phone Se. At least that’s what mine did when I wasa’wandering.
An anti-ai smartphone
( Image credit: Mac Otakara )
I think there could be a real refreshed market for phones that don’t have all the fancy Ai components and just function as a telephone, cameras, internet browser, and casual games system due to a growing desire to digitally detox and limit phone screen time to shut off and remove oneself from the ding of notifications and the influx of online content ( it’s odd getting nostalgic for the phones of the 2010s but here we are ).
Add in a phone that comes with a lot of privacy-centric settings turned on, and you could have a device that appeals to people who don’t want to bark at a phone to create a Van Gogh-style painting out of their dog or to create a new emoji by combining two different ones.
If Apple were to develop the iphone Se 4, I could see Apple doing it. Although it seems like the tech industry is adopting Ai, whether or not we like it, I believe Cupertino will probably use the upcoming Se as an entry-level entry into Apple Intelligence.
My hope is that Apple will follow suit and ensures that it is fully equipped and prepared to provide properly useful Ai tools rather than using drip feed features like it did with the iphone 16 if it does so.
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With a focus on tablets and smartphones, Roland Moore-colyer, Managing Editor of Techradar, has a general interest in all things tech, especially those with compelling stories. He can also be found writing about games, computers, and cars when the occasion arrives, and supports with the day-to-day running of Techradar. When Roland isn’t working at his desk, he can often be found wandering around London, frequently with a look of curiosity on his face and a taste for food markets.
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