As Apple gears up to launch the powerful mid-ranger next year, a new report hints that the phone may not debut alone.

According to 9to5Mac’s sources, the site revealed in a post later in the week, the next SE will have an A18 processor with 8GB of RAM; impressive, but still comparatively predictable, because the device needs to support Apple Intelligence. That also fits the SE’s historical strategy, which is to load new components into an older case.

Now that the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro are out, Apple's push for generative AI, under the none-too-subtle name of Apple Intelligence, is almost officially real. Right now the iPhone 16 series ships without Apple Intelligence,