iPhone SE 4 live: latest news and rumors ahead of the big Apple launch

What does Apple's teaser tell us?

First off, what can we tell from the only official evidence we have so far about Apple's launch? Tim Cook's shiny Apple logo doesn't give a lot away, but the internet has some compelling theories.

Firstly, the tagline "get ready to meet the newest member of the family" does tally with the iPhone SE 4 rumors. It'd be part of the iPhone family, but does that also hint at a rebrand? The iPhone SE 3 was simply the iPhone SE (2022) and there have also been rumors it might be called the iPhone 16E.

The circle around the logo could also be hinting at the new SE's single camera, or the move away from a physical home button. It does also look a lot like an AirTag, but an AirTag 2 is expected to be a little further off...

Welcome to our iPhone SE 4 liveblog

Hello, I'm Mark Wilson (TechRadar's senior news editor) and will be running our iPhone SE 4 and Apple liveblog for the next few hours. I've just realized I bought my first iPhone (the 3GS) a worrying 16 years ago, but these iPhone SE 4 rumors show just how much we can now expect from a 'mid-range' phone.

The SE 4 looks almost certain to arrive on February 19, and it seems we can expect an A18 chip, 8GB RAM and a 48MP camera. But else might it have, and will Apple have any surprises in store? That's what we'll be discovering here in this by-the-minute analysis of all the latest rumors around Apple's first big launch of 2025...