Yes its worth it.
I upgraded did last week. I ordered it from the Apple Store and got it on St Patrick's Day. First off I am perfectly happy with the SE. A great little phone, fits well in my life and what I use it for. But I I was seriously thinking about my next phone and wanted to weigh the pros and cons. I ultimately decided to pull the trigger due to a number of decisions that worked for me. My reasons were as follows:
1. I had a substantial Apple Store gift card to use. Who wouldn't want an iPhone 8 for $200?
2. I was not interested in the X. To heavy and way too expensive for me.
3. I wanted the home button still.
4. I wanted the Sim Free version with the Qualcomm Modem to use anywhere. I did not want the intel one. Not one particular reason, but a few. I'm just generally pissed that these two companies can't work out their differences. Two great products together is best for all of us. Qualcomm is tops in this market for a reason. BTW, I'm on AT&T and it's great.
So those are the reasons. Now here is how I felt when I got it:
1. Wow its fast!
2. Great pics and sound!
3. Beautiful screen and true tone!
4. Wireless charging and Bluetooth 5!
5. Quite a few upgrades coming from the SE.
6. Damn, this thing is BIG, I got two weeks to make up my mind. What am I going to do???
7. One week in, I'm sold. The SE is nice, feels great in the hand, but damn, this final version of this design is the best, RIP to this form factor. I own the best of each version (4s, SE, 8).
8. Now when I look at the SE, its visually much smaller, and I'm glad to have the larger screen. The + is way too big for my needs. I did get used to the lager size both visually and physically.
9. So if I had to choose, I'm sticking with the 8 over the SE. Even if they make the SE 2, it may probably lose some of the features I mentioned above that I still like.
Hope this helps...
