What phone should I buy?

[Dillpickle23422]

So.... I'm still rocking a 128 gb Iphone 7, which is near unusable due to the audio ic being broken (static during calls, really slow performance, slow boot). I have a budget of about 600-700$, and was wondering if I should buy an iPhone 11, or a 2020 SE. I love android, but I can't really use that for some various reasons such as relatives only knowing how to facetime, which I cannot do on an android :(. I need at least 128gb, for some large apps I have. Any suggestions?

[TetraSky]

Depends how much money you want left in your pockets after you've bought it. The iphone11 128GB is like a $100 more than the 2020 SE 128GB.

Also, the SE is physically smaller than the 11. If that's important to you.

Don't they basically have the same CPU and GPU, too? There's a few "features" more on the iphone11, but it all depends on whether you think it's worth it or not, like the Camera. For me it is not, for you, it might be.

Then again, the battery in the SE is almost a joke. Only 1824 mAh.

[Dillpickle23422]

Just now, TetraSky said:

Depends how much money you want left in your pockets after you've bought it. The iphone11 128GB is like a $100 more than the 2020 SE 128GB.

Also, the SE is physically smaller than the 11. If that's important to you.

Don't they basically have the same CPU and GPU, too? There's a few "features" more on the iphone11, but it all depends on whether you think it's worth it or not. For me it is not, for you, it might be.

yeah, I was really in it for battery life, do you know which has a longer life? I was leaning towards the SE

[TetraSky]

4 minutes ago, Dillpickle23422 said:

yeah, I was really in it for battery life, do you know which has a longer life? I was leaning towards the SE

1,821mAh for the SE.

3,100mAh for the iphone11.

 

Considering the cpu/gpu is basically the same (different screen)... The battery size makes all the difference. It's simply impossible for the SE to be better than the iphone11 on the battery life.

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While the iPhone SE can manage 13 hours of video playback, the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 offer around 17 hours of video playback. During general use, the iPhone 11's capacious 3110mAh battery could last up to an hour longer than the iPhone XR's 2942mAh battery. During testing we found the iPhone SE (2020) required a regular daily top-up, while you could squeeze that little bit extra out of the 11.

https://www.whathifi.com/us/advice/new-iphone-se-vs-iphone-xr-vs-iphone-11-which-is-better

[Dillpickle23422]

2 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

1,821mAh for the SE.

3,100mAh for the iphone11.

 

Considering the cpu/gpu is basically the same (different screen)... The battery size makes all the difference. It's simply impossible for the SE to be better than the iphone11 on the battery life.

https://www.whathifi.com/us/advice/new-iphone-se-vs-iphone-xr-vs-iphone-11-which-is-better

Alright! thanks for your help, I now need to shop around for an 11 that is gsm unlocked to work with my carrier (mint mobile)

[dizmo]

Personally I'd pony up the extra $50 for the iPhone 12 Mini.

 

The iPhone 11 crushes at battery life. iPhone 12 Mini comes in second, iPhone SE a distant third.

[Dillpickle23422]

10 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Personally I'd pony up the extra $50 for the iPhone 12 Mini.

 

The iPhone 11 crushes at battery life. iPhone 12 Mini comes in second, iPhone SE a distant third.

Hmm, I'll see what I can find for an unlocked 12 mini.

[TetraSky]

1 hour ago, Dillpickle23422 said:

Alright! thanks for your help, I now need to shop around for an 11 that is gsm unlocked to work with my carrier (mint mobile)

Well you can buy it straight from Apple.

On their website, you can get an unlocked iphone without much issue from what I can tell.