{"id":18148,"date":"2020-04-18T21:01:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T21:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/new-iphone-se-is-apples-most-affordable-phone-but-doesnt-feel-cheap.html"},"modified":"2020-04-18T21:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T21:01:56","slug":"new-iphone-se-is-apples-most-affordable-phone-but-doesnt-feel-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/new-iphone-se-is-apples-most-affordable-phone-but-doesnt-feel-cheap.html","title":{"rendered":"New iPhone SE is Apple’s most affordable phone but doesn’t feel cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple announced on Wednesday a second version of the iPhone SE<\/span>. Rumored for months with different names, including\u00a0iPhone 9<\/span> and SE 2, the budget phone essentially crams an iPhone 11<\/span> into an iPhone 8 body. We haven’t seen it in person yet — Apple didn’t hold a traditional event\u00a0due to the coronavirus pandemic<\/span>\u00a0and instead announced the new iPhone in a press release — so we’ll need to wait until we can review it to determine whether it’s a good phone. <\/p>\n

But based on what Apple showed off this week, the new SE wisely follows the successful recipe for the original 2016 version, giving it a lot of promise. <\/p>\n

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\t \t \tThe $399 iPhone SE is the most affordable Apple phone <\/h2>\n

At a time when the “value” iPhone 11 costs $699 and the flagship 11 Pro<\/span> and 11 Pro Max<\/span> cost $999 and $1,099 respectively, an option more people can afford is welcome. Like the original when it was introduced, the new iPhone SE is the cheapest iPhone you can buy. In fact, it starts at the exact same $399 price as the original SE.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

It’s a perfect time for an affordable phone. With shelter-in-place being a daily reality<\/span> that won’t let up anytime soon<\/span>, millions of us rely more than ever on a phone to stay in contact with friends, a loved one or work. At the same time, millions of people are in financial distress. If you’re in the unfortunate situation where you need a new phone or can’t fix a damaged phone, today’s announcement offers some relief. <\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong>\u00a010 best phones under $500<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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The iPhone SE will join Apple’s other Product Red devices.<\/p>\n

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The $399 price of the SE places it alongside a growing crowd of budget-friendly Android phones, which includes the upcoming Moto G Power and G Stylus<\/span> ($249 and $300 respectively), the $400 Samsung Galaxy A51<\/span> and the heavily discounted Google Pixel 4, which currently sells for $500. There’s also last year’s Google Pixel 3A, which normally costs $399 and now sells for around $300. <\/p>\n

\t \t \tSmall phone lovers unite <\/h2>\n

Though Apple introduced the original SE a few months after the bigger iPhone 6S, its body was based more on the older iPhone 5 and 5S. The SE had an itsy bitsy 4-inch screen (the iPhone 6S had a 4.7-inch display), but its small size was one reason people craved it. <\/p>\n

I, like many other people, was hoping\u00a0Apple might bring back that petite design<\/span>. Instead Apple took the body from the iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and 8, along with the 4.7-inch screen on those phones, and revamped it. Though that makes it much smaller than the 6.1-inch iPhone 11 and 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro, I wonder if it’s small enough to sway tiny phone lovers to upgrade from their original iPhone SEs. <\/p>\n

\t \t \tApple made smart compromises on features <\/h2>\n

In 2016, when Apple put the iPhone 6S’s A9 processor and camera in the original SE, not every feature followed them over. It’s a similar story for the new SE. It has a lot of what the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro has: a True Tone display, fast charging (though you’ll need to buy a fast charger) and wireless charging, and it’s rated IP67 for dust and water resistance, meaning it can survive being submerged under 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. <\/p>\n

The new phone has an\u00a0A13 Bionic<\/span> processor, which is the same one used in the 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. The benefit here is that it’s faster than the A11 processor found in the iPhone 8, and should be able to run new versions of iOS<\/span> for years to come. Apple has a terrific record of supporting older devices through software upgrades. <\/p>\n