What do you think of the new iPhone SE ?

[crazytechguy]

https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/

 

 Price starting from $299

[Guest]

I want one even though i don't need it.

[TVwazhere]

I think this doesnt meet Tech News Posting guidelines  

 

-Moved to Phones and Tablets-

 

 

[kelvinhall05]

Fucking sick.

 

Phones are waaaaaaaay to big nowadays. We need more small ones like this. I also personally fucking hate notches and find them absolutely disgusting to look at, I'd much rather have bezels like these.

[minibois]

Oh no.. They comited a cardinal sin which Nintendo is also responsible for. Using 'New' in your product name.

When/if another model comes out you have to say "I have the New iPhone SE, but not like the current model, but the one called 'New iPhone SE'".

 

This is why they just needed to called it iPhone SE 2 or iPhone SE 2020.

 

But anyways, I don't care much for phones, so I am not sure what kind of opinion to give.

I guess a smaller phone is cool? But I don't have a problem with the current sizes of the 'normal' phones  (not like the MAX/Plus/etc., but just the normal size is fine).

[EL02]

Starts at $399*

Kinda cool.

[seanondemand]

Pretty good bang for your buck, interesting mix of old and new (Wi-Fi 6! A13 chip! Nice camera!)

[GAME 55]

I ABSOLUTELY love the new iPhone SE, for a lot of reasons:

1. It costs $399

2. It comes with excellent specs, and the iPhone 11 Pro called, it wants its chipset back .

3. I love the layout and the overall design of the iPhone 6 / 6S / 7 / 8 , Earpiece, with a proximity sensor on top of it, front camera on the left and a Home Button down, I will really miss this design when it is gone. It is absolutely perfect.

4. My iPhone 6S stopped working recently, and I wanted a replacement, and the iPhone SE ticks all my boxes.

Edited April 16, 2020 by GAME 55

[Lord Vile]

£480 for the one you really want isn’t bad. Best SoC you can get, most of the features of the newer iPhones just depends how the camera holds up. If it’s the same as the main on the 11/Pro it’ll probably be the best value phone on the market by a wide margin. 

[GAME 55]

8 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

£480 for the one you really want isn’t bad. Best SoC you can get, most of the features of the newer iPhones just depends how the camera holds up. If it’s the same as the main on the 11/Pro it’ll probably be the best value phone on the market by a wide margin. 

I totally agree! Specially that I don't really care about the camera in photos, they all seem to be soooo good, I personally can't tell the difference, as long as camera goes I really don't care about photo quality, I just don't want it to be a potato , but I do care about video recording, 4K@30fps would be fine for me, more will even better.

 

I couldn't believe it when they released it, finally Apple is truly trying to compete in value now, even Dad didn't believe it when I told him that it is $400 , even if it was 64GB, that is fine for me, what do you guys think?

 

Would you pull the trigger on one of those, or your current phone is decent?

Edited April 16, 2020 by GAME 55

[Lord Vile]

7 minutes ago, GAME 55 said:

I totally agree! Specially that I don't really care about the camera in photos, they all seem to be soooo good, I personally can't tell the difference, as long as camera goes I really don't care about photo quality, I just don't want it to be a potato , but I do care about video recording, 4K@30fps would be fine for me, more will even better.

 

I couldn't believe it when they released it, finally Apple is truly trying to compete in value now, even Dad didn't believe it when I told him that it is $400 , even if it was 64GB, that is fine for me, what do you guys think?

 

Would you pull the trigger on one of those, or your current phone is decent?

I have a 11 Pro lol, I had an OG SE though I bought that like the day after launch to replace my 5S. Think that started at £400 too and I picked that over the 6S because it was essentially the same internals just didn’t have the better front facing camera, bigger screen or 3D Touch. Come to think of it it’s weird I’ve never had an iPhone with 3D Touch and now it’s dead on the phones.

 

If I was on a 6S-7 I’d probably get the SE, don’t think it’s quite enough over the 8 to spend the £480 - the £200 you’d get from selling the 8. Maybe if I was due to upgrade and didn’t want the spend the extra like £20 a month on the 11. Have you seen the Apple financing plan for the SE though? Under £20 a month for 24 months for the 128GB model! Bloody insane. 

[GAME 55]

2 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

I have a 11 Pro lol, I had an OG SE though I bought that like the day after launch to replace my 5S. Think that started at £400 too and I picked that over the 6S because it was essentially the same internals just didn’t have the better front facing camera, bigger screen or 3D Touch. Come to think of it it’s weird I’ve never had an iPhone with 3D Touch and now it’s dead on the phones.

 

If I was on a 6S-7 I’d probably get the SE, don’t think it’s quite enough over the 8 to spend the £480 - the £200 you’d get from selling the 8. Maybe if I was due to upgrade and didn’t want the spend the extra like £20 a month on the 11. Have you seen the Apple financing plan for the SE though? Under £20 a month for 24 months for the 128GB model! Bloody insane. 

Yeah it is crazy, it is $449 (£469)* for the 128GB Version, I don't really buy phones through contracts, so I didn't understand how cheap is £20 a month , but $449 total, $50 more for 64GB more, is definitely worth buying in my opinion!

 

*According to Apple UK Website

[Lord Vile]

4 minutes ago, GAME 55 said:

Yeah it is crazy, it is $449 (£469)* for the 128GB Version, I don't really buy phones through contracts, so I didn't understand how cheap is £20 a month , but $449 total, $50 more for 64GB more, is definitely worth buying in my opinion!

 

*According to Apple UK Website

Apple finance isn’t a phone contract per se you’re just paying the value of the phone off monthly with no interest atm in the UK at least vs all at once whereas a contract is through a provider who charges you for minutes, data etc on top of the phone. A much better deal tbh. I’m on a contract now and I’m paying about £10 more a month than I would be if I was paying Apple and just getting a Pay as you go SIM. 

[GAME 55]

14 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

Apple finance isn’t a phone contract per se you’re just paying the value of the phone off monthly with no interest atm in the UK at least vs all at once whereas a contract is through a provider who charges you for minutes, data etc on top of the phone. A much better deal tbh. I’m on a contract now and I’m paying about £10 more a month than I would be if I was paying Apple and just getting a Pay as you go SIM. 

Sound awesome, though, here when I buy my phone with a contract I have to choose a carrier, and it is noticeably more expensive than buying it in full, especially with my bad experience with one carrier who didn't cancel the contract when I requested that, and I ended up paying a whopping $1,100 back in 2018 (I bought the iPhone 6S in 2016 and it was an 18 month contract), I am definitely not going to buy any phone in my life again using this contract method.

 

Bare in mind, it was the 64GB Version, it wasn't the Plus, if it was the Plus, that wouldn't be that bad since the 6S Plus 128GB was $990.

 

Edit: Buying a phone with a contract is about 20-25% more expensive, at least in my case.

Edited April 16, 2020 by GAME 55

[Lord Vile]

1 minute ago, GAME 55 said:

Sound awesome, though, here when I buy my phone with a contract I have to choose a carrier, and it is noticeably more expensive than buying it in full, especially with my bad experience with one carrier who didn't cancel the contract when I requested that, and I ended up paying a whopping $1,100 back in 2018 (I bought the iPhone 6S in 2016 and it was an 18 month contract), I am definitely not going to buy any phone in my life again using this contract method.

 

Bare in mind, it was the 64GB Version, it wasn't the Plus, if it was the Plus, that wouldn't be that bad since the 6S Plus 128GB was $990.

Yeah tbf I’m only on this contract cos I get a 15% discount through work. Otherwise I’d be on Apple finance 

[GAME 55]

11 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

Yeah tbf I’m only on this contract cos I get a 15% discount through work. Otherwise I’d be on Apple finance 

Fair enough.

[crazytechguy]

1 hour ago, GAME 55 said:

I totally agree! Specially that I don't really care about the camera in photos, they all seem to be soooo good, I personally can't tell the difference, as long as camera goes I really don't care about photo quality, I just don't want it to be a potato , but I do care about video recording, 4K@30fps would be fine for me, more will even better.

 

I couldn't believe it when they released it, finally Apple is truly trying to compete in value now, even Dad didn't believe it when I told him that it is $400 , even if it was 64GB, that is fine for me, what do you guys think?

 

Would you pull the trigger on one of those, or your current phone is decent?

I'm thinking about it, but then again the X or 10 is pretty good for me.

[Lord Vile]

23 minutes ago, crazytechguy said:

I'm thinking about it, but then again the X or 10 is pretty good for me.

Can only buy them second hand though and they have OLED screens. Plus the SE has the A13 SoC vs the A11

[EL02]

Surely it will have a higher price tag. Thats what resellers do.

[Radioactive Snowman]

1 hour ago, EL02 said:

Surely it will have a higher price tag. Thats what resellers do.

Buying through apple is always best in that regard, although resellers here undercut apple for some reason so thats pretty fun

[Zodiark1593]

2 hours ago, Lord Vile said:

Can only buy them second hand though and they have OLED screens. Plus the SE has the A13 SoC vs the A11

Well, SoC-wise, it’s just a choice of if you want plain overkill, or Nuclear Mousetrap overkill. 

[Lord Vile]

10 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Well, SoC-wise, it’s just a choice of if you want plain overkill, or Nuclear Mousetrap overkill. 

Helps with longevity though, the SE will support up to the same iOS as the 11, the X is the same as the 8

[raremens]

I want to buy this phone right now but I'd rather wait until reviewers (and Linus) get their hands on them.

 

Do they get the phone on the 24th or earlier? I've never been this early to a phone launch

[kokakolia]

My iPhone 7 gave up last month. Some unforgivable antennae manufacturing defect. I was fed up with its battery life so I bought the Motorola Moto G8 Power to replace it. 5000 mAh baby! 

 

And then I see that the new iPhone SE is a real thing. Darn it! 

[Rhyn]

I think it's really cool.  I like that it is much more affordable and it'll probably sell well.  Most likely will end up like the last se where people recommend it for years afterward just because it is going to be super affordable on the used market as well.  Only downside I suppose for me is the screen design.  I know some prefer it but if the industry is moving towards a full screen display on phones then it seems weird to buy this one.  It will look outdated much sooner but if you don't care about that this is a great phone.  Trying to get my dad to move on from his 6 to this.