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Apple Announces New iPhone SE With 4.7-Inch Display, A13 Chip, and Touch ID, Starts at $399
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It's a gigantic disappointment from Apple and won't be recommending it at all.
I may buy one but I agree. Today it's as stale as a home appliance. I'll get the red one. 😁
I think Apple may have let themselves down in terms of this devices size. One major attraction of the original SE was the fact it was compact in the sizing of the iPhone 5. I think Apple may have assumed cost was the 'only' reason people liked the SE.
I have to admit I knew a lot of people who bought the first edition and were in the position to easily afford whatever iPhone they wanted. It was the size that appealed and Apple appear to have missed a trick there.
That being said is a nice phone for what it offers and I'm sure it'll be a slow burner in regards of popularity. It does annoy me though that Apple never quite deliver fully and this seems to have been their model for a few years now.
I have to admit I knew a lot of people who bought the first edition and were in the position to easily afford whatever iPhone they wanted. It was the size that appealed and Apple appear to have missed a trick there.
That being said is a nice phone for what it offers and I'm sure it'll be a slow burner in regards of popularity. It does annoy me though that Apple never quite deliver fully and this seems to have been their model for a few years now.
People will find it more appealing if the original SE form factor gets a major update and won't be surprised if the majority of people are not planning to purchase another iteration of iPhone 8.
3D touch sensor was discontinued in the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro. The only iPhones to get a 3D touch sensor was the iPhone 6S,6S PLUS,7,7 Plus, 8,8 PLUS XS and XS max.
The iPhone XR, iPhone 11,iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max have a Haptic touch sensor.
Thus your complaint on the iPhone SE 2020 edition not getting 3D touch seems rather odd.
I agree with you that this phone should of gotten the U1 chip as I don't see this chip as being too costly. It seems like Apple is being picky with this chip since the 2020 iPad Pro that start at $799/$999 don't have a U1 chip in it. Yet the iPhone 11,11 Pro, and Pro Max get a U1 chip.
As far as OLED it would of been nice, but I can see why they kept the OLED out of the iPhone SE 2020 edition. I mean it starts at $399 why would they give this iPhone the same type of screen they give to there $999/$1,099 iPhone 11/11Pro. Also the iPhone 11 which starts at $699 does NOT get an OLED screen and it is a much higher price than this new iPhone SE 2020 which starts at $399
Massive disappointment, but not unexpected.
Apple don't seem to realise it was the FORM and SIZE of the original which made it a hit for a large number of users.
I don't want to give up single-handed use, period.
3.5 - 4" is the maximum/perfect size for this, as Steve Jobs said right from the start.
I've recently purchased 2 new backup SEs to keep me going until Apple come to their senses.
Apple don't seem to realise it was the FORM and SIZE of the original which made it a hit for a large number of users.
I don't want to give up single-handed use, period.
3.5 - 4" is the maximum/perfect size for this, as Steve Jobs said right from the start.
I've recently purchased 2 new backup SEs to keep me going until Apple come to their senses.
Massive win. Expect huge sales even in these strange times. Never trust a MR member comment over the real world - hello Apple Watch and AirPods.
Does that mean your comment can't be trusted either? lol Now that confuses things!
Seriously though, I think this iPhone will sell well, but it will disappoint many current SE owners with its increased size. The Apple Watch was a slow burner but within a couple of years its popularity increased ten fold. AirPods are a strange one though and not on the same scale. I think unlike the Apple Watch the reason for that is the fact there are many equal equivalent earphones and better alternatives on the market at a much lower cost. The popularity of AirPods is still very much niche I would say.
i have iPhone Max, 256gb, specifically bought because of the hyped OLED. I see no difference with no OLED phonesMakes me think the LED is good enough in all cases.
The point is OLED can increase a significant amount of battery life and it's commonly used on smartphones price at $399
yeh although you'd be getting a fresh battery so some slight improvement in that sense, fine for light users (possibly a big audience anyway) but not going to really game a lot on that A13 without going dead by the end of the day :/
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I change my previous statement of - there is not much to not like about this iPhone
there are two things!
*No night mode on the camera even though the A13 is capable
(possible the sensor is not due to less focus areas - yet to be confirmed)
*4K HDR capped out at 30fps even though the A13 is capable of 60fps
(just an attempted upsell to 11 Pro and/or batter life concerns)
Be nice if they enabled those two features on the SE in a couple of years once they are no longer selling it or when the 12 Pro is out which separates itself in completely new ways. But this is Apple so probably not :/
Are there any other A13 features that seem to be disabled? i think it's just these two
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Realistically, the improvement in battery life is to be expected but it is the same as iPhone 8 with no slight increase at all. Therefore, it is not justifiable to consider an upgrade over the current model.
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What if the white shows the back of the white and the black shows the front of the black ? I understand that my reasoning is probably wrong but...
So how exactly is that iPhone SE and not a 8S or something? What I wanted was a small phone (like the original SE), not a tennis racket. I guess we can expect an iPhone SE Pro Max later in the year.
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Nah, it improves them all in every way. Small size -> larger size. High end -> today's high end, affordable price -> affordable today compared to 11ProMax.
The problem is that some of us actually wanted a SMALL PHONE. Not something that's exactly what we could've already bought from store yesterday, only we didn't want to because we wanted something smaller.
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Nah, it improves them all in every way. Small size -> larger size. High end -> today's high end, affordable price -> affordable today compared to 11ProMax.
The problem is that some of us actually wanted a SMALL PHONE. Not something that's exactly what we could've already bought from store yesterday, only we didn't want to because we wanted something smaller.
the original SE was essentially a 5S shell, with mostly the same guts as the 6S. So same-as-new guts, 2-and-a-bit year old body.
the new SE is essentially an 8 shell, with mostly mostly the same guts as the 10/10 Pro. So same-as-new guts, 2-and-a bit year old body.
I think I see a trend here. Besides the repetitive whining about the size of it I mean.
You guys know the "S" in "SE" doesn't stand for "small" right?
So iPhone SE 3 would be iPhone X with iPhone 14 internals.
My work iPhone is a 6 with a wireless charger card under the case so I can pop it in and out of my car's Qi charger.
It's getting tired and slow with today's apps and the battery is failing.
A product red SE looks like a nice replacement and I can loose the charging card. Too bad they didn't have a 32 or 16gb models for less. My 6 is a 16gb and I have 8gb free. Only use a few apps for work. Assuming single sim support.
Surprised they didn't keep 3D Touch since the 8 had it and they could have kept using the same lcd parts. Wouldn't that be something if we found out it still has the hardware but just disabled like the X?
It's getting tired and slow with today's apps and the battery is failing.
A product red SE looks like a nice replacement and I can loose the charging card. Too bad they didn't have a 32 or 16gb models for less. My 6 is a 16gb and I have 8gb free. Only use a few apps for work. Assuming single sim support.
Surprised they didn't keep 3D Touch since the 8 had it and they could have kept using the same lcd parts. Wouldn't that be something if we found out it still has the hardware but just disabled like the X?
If you want the flagship camera, it’s not going to be at the $400 entry level tier. Not even the $700 mid-tier. That’s a flagship feature.
Everyone in NJ wears (or is supposed to wear gloves) and face masks. I'm not sure this moves the needle on the argument.