Fresh speculations that the design of the Apple iPhone 5se will based on both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6.

Apple is expected to launch a 4-inch iPhone 5se smartphone on March 18.  The iPhone 5se is said to be an upgraded version of the 4-inch iPhone 5S smartphone. A case maker has revealed the schematics of the iPhone 5se through it have been known that the smartphone would sport a form factor similar to that of the iPhone 5S, 9 to 5 Mac reported.

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The iPhone 5se is expected to measure 123.9 x 58.7 x 7.6 mm. The case maker has revealed that the iPhone 5S case will fit the iPhone 5S, but the some of the buttons on the newer smartphone has been repositioned.

The power button has been moved to the side from the original topside of the phone. For the rear camera, Apple will be making use of a pill-shaped flash instead of a round shaped one. The two loudspeakers that are present on the bottom edge of the iPhone 6 will not be available on the iPhone 5se for maintaining a stable design.

Also, the glass panel on the front side as well as the sides of the device is slightly curved. The physical Home button on the iPhone 5Se will be housing the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. An NFC chip will be also available on the device for Apple Pay, Apple Insider reported.

The Apple A9 chipset from the latest iPhone 6S models are expected to power the Apple iPhone 5se along with M9 motion co-processor. It is expected to house either an 8 MP or 12 MP camera that will be able to capture Live Photos.

The iPhone 5se will be arriving in color options like Silver, Space Gray, Gold and Rose Gold. The smartphone is expected to be available in storage editions of 16 GB and 64 GB. It is expected to be priced around $500.

The iPhone 5se is expected to get announced alongside the much awaited iPad Air 3 tablet on March 15. Rumors suggest that both the devices will be available for purchase as early as March 18. The rumor mill has predicted that Apple may announce newer software and newer straps for Apple Watch.