Everything is pragmatic. 6s owners, sorry.
Today, pre-orders for the new 4-inch Apple smart phone open in the country. The official delivery times are not encouraging; you will have to wait at least 7-10 days.
1. It's more powerful than 6s
I still don't believe it. But tests and first reviews will not let you lie. The iPhone SE has outpaced Apple's current flagships in terms of pure performance. The difference is only 5-8%, in practice it should not be noticeable without direct comparison.
But what a punch on the nose to everyone who has already shelled out 50-60 thousand for 6s, tired of waiting for something less! The dream mini-smartphone is coming out, which is both faster and cheaper.
The main advantage of the highest performance of the iPhone SE is the fact that the smartphone will have a long and happy life even on the newest versions of iOS. When iPhone 6 owners start complaining about the slowness and lack of features in some iOS 11, the SE buyer will look down on them. Tro-lo-lo from Apple that no one expected.
2. It fits more comfortably in the hand
I don't think anyone can argue with this. The iPhone 5/5s were the last ones that you can use with one hand without difficulty. Typing texts on the go, and generally using the device, turned out to be much faster. Now we have adjusted to the “sixes,” but it is a fact that life was simpler before.
Yes, the display fits noticeably less information. But it is readable no worse - the long history of iOS is reflected in a much smaller screen size than it is now. It’s just not so convenient to watch the video, no one argues here.
By the way, not only your hands, but also your pockets will thank you for the SE. There was no place for shovels there, no matter how hard we tried.
3. It lasts longer than 6s
Everything good in this world comes at a price. The large screen on the iPhone 6/6 Plus and increased resolution consume battery power one and a half times more actively than on older models. When I used the “six”, I often noticed: my wife’s iPhone 5s lasts longer than my flagship smartphone.
Foreign publications have conducted dozens of tests of the battery life of the iPhone SE. Conclusion? iPhone 6s absolutely fails. At maximum load, the new mini-model works 2-3 hours longer.
As a result, the owner of an iPhone SE will need to charge their iPhone one and a half times less often. With the same habits. Eh. Smaller display means less energy needed, it’s simple.
4. It is much stronger than the six
I remember with warmth how cool, far, and powerfully my five flew. I didn’t wear covers as a matter of principle, and I never regretted it. After 2 years, the display was in wonderful condition, with minimal dents on the sides. It's a brick phone, which I wasn't worried about at all.
Why did the iPhone 6/6s disappoint in this regard? It's a matter of design. The display in them is rounded and raised. When you drop it, the chances of hitting the glass corner are incredibly high. In the iPhone 5 case, a moderately hard metal rim protected from such situations. He took light blows.
It also seems to me personally that the iPhone 6s has noticeably weakened the screen protection against scratches. None of my iPhones have ever been scratched as badly as the new models - despite the fact that now I wear a case 24/7. Still, the old building was good. Not Nokia 3310, but definitely better than Apple’s “flagship”.
5. Accessories for it are cheaper
iPhone 5 came out in 2012. Since then, hundreds of thousands of accessories have been made for this case. The choice is mind-boggling: name out loud any combination of functions, materials, shapes - it’s done, it’s already been done and is being sold inexpensively. Anyone will fit the iPhone SE thanks to the same size and shape of the case.
In addition to selection, the SE boasts cheap prices on the same accessories. For the last six months, cases, docking stations, and other small items for the “A” case have been sold in stores much cheaper than their analogues for the iPhone 6/6s. This is very cool, because junk for newly released iPhones is usually exorbitantly expensive.
Personally, two months ago I stupidly threw away about 12 cases for the “five”. Oops. But new ones are so cheap that if I wanted, I could fill the entire collection back for just a couple of thousand.
What will the iPhone SE 2 be like? They told me all the available details.
iPhone SE 2 is a long-awaited and truly desirable smartphone from Apple, which has not yet been announced. On October 3, 2019 it became known that iPhone SE 2 will still be released! The launch of the smartphone was confirmed by the most authoritative analyst from the Apple world, Ming-Chi Kuo. In this article, we have collected all the reliable information about the iPhone SE 2 - no unverified rumors, only leaks from the most trusted sources.
Note: We will update this topic with fresh, reliable leaks until the official release of the iPhone SE 2. Stay tuned!
iPhone SE 2 - will it come out or not?
Let's start with the main question that interests most fans of compact smartphones. Is Apple really developing the iPhone SE 2 and preparing to release it?
Over the past few years, there have been a ton of rumors about the iPhone SE 2. Various sources, now unheard of, predicted the release of the iPhone SE 2 at different times. But the smartphone still hasn’t come out.
However, on October 3, 2019, there was reliable confirmation of the imminent release of the iPhone SE 2. The most authoritative analyst from the Apple world, Ming-Chi Kuo, said that the iPhone SE 2 will be released in early 2020.
Design
According to Kuo, iPhone SE 2 will be similar to the 4.7-inch iPhone 8. The similarity will be great, since Apple will actually create a new smartphone based on the components of the iPhone 8. This means that the iPhone SE 2 will receive a body with slightly rounded corners and edges.
The specialist did not specify whether the back surface will be glass (like the iPhone 8) or aluminum. Note that if the iPhone SE 2 has a glass body, the device will receive support for wireless charging.
The smartphone will be released in three colors: space gray, silver and red.
Display
iPhone SE 2 will not be as compact as its predecessor with a 4-inch screen. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, The smartphone will be equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD display with a resolution of 750×1334 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9. It is expected that it will be exactly the same display as the iPhone 8, with relatively wide bezels around the perimeter.
Characteristics
The performance of the iPhone SE 2 will be driven by a system based on the Apple A13 Bionic processor. This is the flagship chip that is used in smartphones iPhone 11 , iPhone 11 Pro And iPhone 11 Pro Max. Thus, the inexpensive iPhone SE will have the most powerful processor among mobile devices. This will allow him to freely run any applications, including games from Apple Arcade.
The real performance of the A13 Bionic processor is known. In “live” tests, the processor is ahead of all current chips from Qualcomm. The processor also has no equal in synthetic testing. In the Geekbench benchmark, the A13 Bionic chip scores 5472 points in single-core mode and 13769 points in multi-core mode. It is noteworthy that the yet unannounced flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor has the worst performance.
The A13 Bionic processor is supported by the third generation Neural Engine machine learning system. Thereby Night mode and a special Deep Fusion shooting mode, exclusive to iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, should become available on iPhone SE 2.
The smartphone will have 3 GB of RAM and 32 or 128 GB of storage, depending on the configuration.
Battery
The exact battery capacity of the iPhone SE is still unknown. However, there are assumptions that should be close to reality. iPhone SE 2 will be similar in many ways to the iPhone 8, including the arrangement of components. This means that the smartphone will have a battery similar in capacity to the iPhone 8. Expected that The battery capacity of the iPhone SE will be about 1821 mAh.
Touch ID or Face ID?
iPhone SE 2 will receive a touch-sensitive Home button with a second-generation Touch ID fingerprint scanner built into it. The smartphone will not have Face ID face scanning function.
iPhone SE 2 cameras
In his report, Ming-Chi Kuo did not specify what kind of cameras the new iPhone SE 2 will have. In this regard, there is only guesswork regarding the cameras of Apple's next budget smartphone. They are based on information that the iPhone SE 2 will be very similar to the iPhone 8.
The new iPhone SE 2 will probably borrow from the iPhone 8 and its cameras. In this case, the main camera of the smartphone will be single with a resolution of 12 megapixels (f/1.8 aperture). The front camera of the smartphone will have a resolution of 7 megapixels (f/2.2 aperture).
iPhone SE 2 price
According to reports, the iPhone SE 2 will have a price similar to the original iPhone SE - $399 for the base version with 32 GB of memory and $499 for the model with 128 GB of memory. In Russia, iPhone SE 2 will be priced at 35,990 rubles. and 44,990 rub. respectively. October 14 iPhone SE 2 price confirmed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
- The price of iPhone SE 2 is from 35,990 rubles.
Should we wait for the release of iPhone SE 2?
After rumors about the iPhone SE 2 began to appear more and more often, many fans of Apple technology faced another important question. WITH Should I wait for the iPhone SE 2 to come out and not buy other iPhone models for now? However, even more often we get this modification of the question - “Is it worth buying an iPhone SE or is it better to wait for the iPhone SE 2?”
It is important to understand that initially iPhone SE 2 will definitely not be budget, remember this. At first, the new iPhone SE 2 will be sold at a price of more than 35 thousand rubles. The price of a smartphone will drop to a more pleasant 20-25 thousand rubles only a year after the start of sales.
When will iPhone SE 2 be released?
Let us draw a conclusion from all of the above. iPhone SE 2 will be presented at Apple's March 2020 presentation.
The presentation of the iPhone SE (Special Edition) was preceded by a lot of rumors, however, most of them agreed that Apple would present some kind of budget version of the six - the design was supposed to be approximately the same as that of the 6/6S models, and the filling would be something between iPhone 5S and 6.
However, probably no one expected to see the SE the way it eventually appeared. Probably, at some point, the audience of the presentation had the feeling that they had gone back in time - to the presentation of the iPhone 5, because the “special version” looked exactly like the “five” (for this reason, by the way, many even called iPhone 5SE). But this feeling soon dissipated, because the SE’s hardware turned out to be very far from the fifth iPhone. Moreover, it was seriously ahead of the iPhone 5S and even the six. In terms of performance, the presented device could easily compete with the iPhone 6S!
In short, the expectations of various kinds of “predictors” were not met, as they say, to the fullest. Although the rumors about the budget can be partly called true, because despite the filling, which practically copies the company’s current flagship at that time, the difference in price between the SE and 6S was about 10-15 thousand.
In general, the iPhone SE was a real gift for those who missed the “old Apple”, which, with the introduction of the iPhone 6, seriously deviated from the usual course: instead of a sharp body, it was soapy; instead of a modest 4-inch diagonal, there are 4.7 and 5.5-inch versions. However, what could the “Apple” giant do? Self-confidence is self-confidence, but trends must be followed.
And here is the “special version” - a kind of request to “understand and forgive” for those who were very upset by the six. And to make the nostalgia especially pleasant, Apple presented the SE in as many as four color variations, so that everyone would definitely find a model to suit their taste!
But choosing, in fact, is not so easy, because the whole range of colors is very good! Well, we’ll help you buy a model to match yours in our short excursion - the iPhone SE and its colors.
"Grey Space"
“Grey Space” is a true classic for serious and practical people. However, many owners of light-colored iPhone models would dispute the last epithet - and, true, dust and dirt are less noticeable in “gray space”, but, God forbid, a scratch appears, it really catches your eye on this color variation.
Let us remind you what this model looks like exactly. The thin frame around the display on the front panel and the Home button are black. The back panel is divided into three parts - two thin stripes along the bottom and top - black, the rest - dark gray. The edges of the smartphone, the power and volume buttons are also dark gray. In general, he turns out to be a modest but impressive gentleman. As a matter of fact, this model is addressed to such people - do you prefer to look decent, but not be conspicuous? iPhone SE Space Gray is at your service.
Silver
Another version of the classic from Apple - for those who prefer the “light” side. The main advantage is that scratches are almost invisible on a silver iPhone; the main disadvantage is that any speck of dirt looks like a log.
The silver iPhone SE has white frames and a Home button on the front, plus white stripes along the bottom and top of the back; the rest of the back is light gray or, according to Apple, silver. Also silver are the edges of the smartphone and the mechanical buttons (except for Home). Who is iPhone SE Silver suitable for? To all those who are afraid of extraordinary and controversial decisions, but want to look bright!
Gold
The world saw the first golden iPhone during the presentation of the iPhone 5S. It must be said that the release of such a model for Apple was a very risky step. However, it is quite possible that there was less risk here than self-irony. How many jokes have critics made about the fact that the iPhone is a smartphone for showing off, and the Apple giant just release a golden iPhone! And what, tell me, should we joke about now - about show-off squared? It won't be so spicy and it will be fresh! So all the humorous spiteful critics had to simply keep silent, and the gold iPhone, meanwhile, perfectly replenished the color range of i-smartphones.
However, it is worth noting that the shade of gold was chosen very well, the tone turned out to be modest, many even noted that it was more of a “champagne” color than gold. In addition, it is further softened by white stripes along the bottom and top of the rear panel. As for the front panel, the display edging is made in white, so in the iPhone SE Gold case it can “pass” for silver.
Who should choose the gold SE? Anyone who is bored with the classics, but doesn’t want something too bright (like the blue iPhone 5C). And for those who are not sure whether they want a model in an unusual color or not, have you bought SE Gold and realized that it’s still a bit too much for you? Put on the case and there will be no trace of gold left (except, of course, for the power and volume buttons; they, like the perimeter of the smartphone, are also made in gold).
Oh, and by the way, one more very important addition - the gold hue was chosen so correctly that the iPhone SE Gold will look equally appropriate in a confident male hand and in an elegant female hand.
"Pink gold"
Since the golden iPhone fits perfectly into the lineup of Apple smartphones, the Apple giant decided on another bold experiment and introduced a pink phone! The iPhone 6S was the first to try this color, followed by the SE.
It is worth noting that, again, the shade of pink chosen was very pleasant - soft and not at all vulgar. And the white “spots” made the color unobtrusive. The stripes along the bottom and top of the back panel, the frames around the display and the Home button are made in white, the rest of the buttons and the edges are pink.
Who is iPhone SE Rose Gold addressed to? Firstly, like the gold version, those who were unsure that they needed something unusual: changed their mind and hid it in a case. Well, in general, of course, this model was created specifically for the fair half of fans of the Apple brand - right for girly girls who are not trying to hide behind the mask of a modern, confident lady.
Let's summarize
Classic or exclusive solution? Universally recognized silver or controversial gold? Discreet “space gray” or bright “rose gold”? It is not the thing that defines the person, but the person the thing. How to choose a color and not make a mistake with such a variety unprecedented for Apple smartphones? Listen to yourself and buy a device that suits you! It must be said that the Apple giant does not often provide the user with freedom of choice; more often it simply imposes its point of view and the only thing left for a loyal fan to do is acknowledge it. Take, for example, the recent story of getting rid of the standard audio jack. So while Apple allows you to choose, don't miss the chance! Do you want pink? Take it and don’t think about what they will say about you!
Any announcement from Apple causes a storm of discussion, from very positive to sharply negative. And the release of the iPhone SE completely caused a resonance on the Internet: someone predicted huge sales for it and rejoiced at the appearance of an updated compact smartphone, while others, on the contrary, were perplexed as to how they dared to release such an old model with a new filling and who could it even be for? needed? The truth traditionally lies between two extremes, and now we move directly to the review itself.
Characteristics
| Specifications | |
| Class | Average |
| Form factor | Monoblock |
| Housing materials | Aluminum |
| operating system | iOS 9.x |
| Net | 2G/3G/LTE (800/1800/2600), nanoSIM |
| Platform | Apple A9 |
| CPU | Dual core, 1.84 GHz |
| Video accelerator | PowerVR GT7600 |
| Inner memory | 16/64 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Memory card slot | No |
| WiFi | Yes, a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | Yes, 4.2 LE, A2DP |
| NFC | Yes, only for Apple Pay |
| Screen diagonal | 4 inches |
| Screen resolution | 1136x640 pixels |
| Matrix type | IPS |
| Protective covering | Glass |
| Oleophobic coating | Eat |
| Main camera | 12 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, dual LED flash, 4k video recording, slow-mo |
| Front-camera | 1.2 MP, f/2.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor |
| Battery | Non-removable, Li-Pol, 1624 mAh |
| Dimensions | 123.8 x 58.5 x 7.6 mm |
| Weight | 113 grams |
| Price | From 38,000 rubles |
Equipment
- Smartphone
- Charger
- PC cable (also part of the charger)
- Wired headset
- Clip
- Documentation
The smartphone comes in a traditional Apple compact box, the equipment is standard, only the headset has changed over the years. Separately, I would like to note that unpacking Apple equipment is always an aesthetic pleasure: everything is neatly folded, there are no stupid blisters, each part of the kit is easily removed and is immediately ready for use.
Appearance, materials, control elements, assembly
The design of the iPhone SE has remained virtually unchanged compared to the 5s, except for the addition of an additional pink color. This is exactly what I had on the test. No matter what anyone says, Apple has no problems with the design of its smartphones, so all of their devices starting with the iPhone 4 look really cool.
Pleasantly cooling aluminum, glass inserts on the sides, glass on the front side, neat power and volume buttons. The 5 had an excellent design, and I don’t think it’s a downside to keep it for the SE version. Remember how many years Apple has been using the good appearance of its MacBooks.
Let's briefly go through the control elements, fortunately they have not changed compared to the original five.
Front side. The upper part is the earpiece mesh, front camera, light and proximity sensors
Below the screen is a fingerprint scanner
Left end. Volume buttons and mute switch
Top end. Power button
Bottom end. Speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack and Lightning connector
nanoSIM tray
Several important clarifications. It is not indicated anywhere exactly which generation of Touch ID is used in the iPhone SE, as far as I know, it works slower than in the 6s/6s Plus, but much faster than in my iPhone 6, this is such a paradox. The speaker has excellent sound quality and volume reserve; the smartphone can be used perfectly as a portable speaker. And the edges in the iPhone SE have become matte, they are more resistant to scratches; let me remind you that in the original “fives” this element was glossy. And a little fact about the assembly: I was the owner of an iPhone 5s, its power button was a little loose, unfortunately, the SE also inherited this problem.
Dimensions
The dimensions of the new iPhone SE are perhaps one of the most interesting parts to discuss. To be honest, I’m already unaccustomed to such compact smartphones; I don’t even remember when I tested something of similar size (probably it was the iPhone 5s). You can safely write about this smartphone that it is convenient to use with one hand, and it is also much lighter than most of the five-inch models we are used to.
Compared to iPhone 6
Screen
Let's start with the positives. The display has excellent viewing angles, brightness range and excellent behavior in the sun. I also really like how automatic brightness adjustment works, however, this is a virtue of all iPhones. Of course, there are better screens, but the capabilities of the iPhone SE display are enough for most users.
Among the shortcomings, I will note some yellowness of the screen. If you compare it directly with the iPhone 6, you can see that the SE is noticeably yellow, but if there is no example for comparison, then you will not even notice it.
Is it convenient to use a device with a 4-inch screen in 2016? On the one hand, Apple has done everything to improve the owner’s interaction with the display: icons are arranged as tightly as possible, the scale of the application interface is slightly reduced in comparison with Android to accommodate more information, etc. And with SE you can easily type text with one hand.
But it was still not possible to avoid the shortcomings with its size; they are especially noticeable when reading articles through a browser (without a separate mode, sites can only be read in horizontal orientation) and when typing. One of the reasons I didn’t like the iPhone 5s was that the display width was too small; when typing with two hands (and I prefer it this way), your thumbs almost become intertwined in a tight knot.
operating system
The device runs iOS 9.3 and is regularly updated to the latest software versions. You can find a detailed review of iOS 9 at the link below.
I would like to note that recently iOS works worse on devices older than a year (take my iPhone 6, for example), but on the new iPhone SE there were no problems with speed and stability.
Performance
And although the iPhone SE looks like a complete copy of the 5s, inside it has the same chipset as the latest iPhone 6s, and the same 2 GB of RAM. And this, of course, has a significant impact on performance. In addition to the fact that the SE works much faster than the 5s in the interface, it copes much better with any, even the most productive games. However, when working with the latter, the SE gets pretty hot, so you won’t be able to play for a long time, however, the small display is not conducive to this.
Autonomous operation
One of my first iPhones was the same iPhone 5s, whose successor is the SE. There were exactly two things that irritated me about it: the small screen, which caused me to periodically miss the letters and write with typos, and the short battery life, which caused the smartphone to run out of charge by the middle of the day.
In the case of the SE, I was pleasantly surprised by its operating time; in my opinion, it lasts even longer than the iPhone 6, the difference is 10%. You can safely count on three hours of screen activity at maximum brightness with a mobile connection and synchronization enabled.
Camera
From the iPhone 6s, the smartphone inherited not only performance, but also the same camera, which, I can’t help but notice, does not protrude from the body! The quality of the images is comparable to the same 6s, this is a very good level, although inferior to the top-end Galaxy S7 or LG G4, but for most users the camera’s capabilities are enough for the eyes. iPhone cameras have another nice feature - their simplicity. You don't have to try hard to get a good shot, you just point the camera, hit "shoot" and you're done. But the front camera remains 1.2 MP, which for some will be a disadvantage. But it supports Retina Flash, when the screen acts as a flash. Below are examples of photos and videos taken on the iPhone SE and the same shots taken on a regular iPhone 6 for comparison.
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Wireless interfaces
The interfaces in the smartphone are a complete gentleman's set; all new Wi-Fi standards and most LTE bands are supported, so even when roaming you can use fast Internet.
Conclusion
There are no complaints about the quality of speech transmission, you and your interlocutor can hear each other perfectly, there is no interference if the network is stable.
At retail, the iPhone SE 16 GB costs 38,000 rubles, the 64 GB version will cost you 48,000 rubles. For this money you get an external copy of the iPhone 5s, but with the internals of the iPhone 6s. In fact, this is the very option that some users, including a number of our commentators, dream about. If you are also one of them, then I can safely recommend you to buy an iPhone SE.
I remember very well how inconvenient it was for me to use the iPhone 5s due to the small diagonal of the screen, however, I was surprised to find that I got used to the SE much faster. Honestly, I didn’t experience any particular discomfort when using this small smartphone. But after returning to the iPhone 6, I realized that I had no particular desire to use a device with a four-inch display in 2016, everything was too small, and I had never typed text with one hand.
And now a question for you, dear readers: would you buy an iPhone SE? And to be more honest, I’ll clarify: what if a similar device on Android came out, for example, a four-inch Galaxy S7 Mini with the filling of a full-fledged flagship, or a small compact Nexus/Xiaomi/Meizu?
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