The 2020 iPhone SE is widely speculated to be modeled after the iPhone 8 (pictured right), but with upgraded internals.

After the commercial success of the original iPhone SE, Apple is expected to start accepting orders for its much-awaited successor as early as Friday, according to 9to5Mac citing a "highly-trusted" reader.

It all but dispels earlier rumours suggesting the new budget-friendly phone will be called either the iPhone SE 2020 or the iPhone 9. .

Previously reported iPhone SE rumours.

 suggest that the new iPhone SE is expected to be designed after the iPhone 8 right down to its 4.7-inch screen size, thick bezels and physical home button.  But it will feature upgraded internals including Apple's newest chipset, the A13 processor, which is the same one found in the iPhone 11 series

It was a 4-inch model featuring the body of the iPhone 5S paired with the camera and processor of the iPhone 6S (Apple's flagship at the time), before it was discontinued.