Ondrej Holzman Apple decided to revive the 5-inch iPhone because people "just love smaller phones." In addition, the iPhone SE presented today relies on a proven form, as it is practically an iPhone 6S, in whose body the iPhone XNUMXS is hidden with its powerful internals.
Apple vice president Greg Joswiak, who introduced the new iPhone, even stated that "the vast majority of our customers prefer iPhones with a larger display," but since Apple sold 30 million four-inch phones last year, the Californian company felt the need to accommodate some customers.
For many, the four-inch iPhone also represents the gateway to the world of Apple, in which price also plays a role. The iPhone SE is currently the most powerful four-inch phone on the market, thanks to the fact that competitors have mostly abandoned this size, and at the same time it is not as expensive as the "six" iPhones.
However, the iPhone SE takes almost most of its components from them. In the body from 2013, when the iPhone 5S would be introduced, the A9 chip with the M9 co-processor beats again, enabling the "Hey Siri" function, and the 12-megapixel camera not only takes great photos (including Live Photos), but also takes 4K video. All this has been the prerogative of large iPhones until now. But four inches are coming back into play.
Apple has also made a few slight surface modifications to the original design "that so many people can't afford." The body of the iPhone SE is made of sandblasted aluminum, and the beveled edges with a matte finish are complemented by a color-coordinated stainless steel logo. As expected, the smaller iPhone also comes in four colors – silver, space grey, gold and rose gold.
The smaller iPhone may only have a four-inch display, but it's certainly not low-end. Thanks to the aforementioned A9 processor, the iPhone SE has a CPU twice as fast and a GPU three times faster than its predecessor, the 5S. It also goes side by side with the latest iPhone 6S in terms of camera. Fortunately, Apple decided not to cut corners on the smaller iPhone in terms of hardware. On the contrary, it added NFC to make Apple Pay work.
The only thing he allowed himself to leave out is the second generation of Touch ID, which is faster and more reliable. Unfortunately, the iPhone SE has to settle for the first generation and it doesn't even have a barometer. And – as expected – the SE model does not have a 3D Touch display. The latter remains exclusive to the iPhone 6S. After all, even the new iPad Pro doesn't have 3D Touch.
As for the battery, Apple promises at least the same durability as the iPhone 6S, but in some respects it should - at least on paper - easily attack the values of the iPhone 6S Plus, for example when using the Internet.
In the Czech Republic, new iPhones will be available to order from March 29, and the cheapest iPhone SE can be purchased for 12 crowns. Apple thus sets a very aggressive price that could certainly appeal to many people. Even less pleasant is the fact that Apple continues to keep the lowest capacity at 990 GB. The higher, 16GB version costs 64 crowns. The arrival of the iPhone SE also means that the iPhone 16S is no longer being sold.
the price for 64 GB is 16.190,- it's scary
16k for 64gb is a lot or a little according to you?
The price of 499 USD is quite good, but the conversion to Czech Republic + fees is already quite enough
I think that considering that the SE is practically the same in terms of performance as the 6S, which costs 64 in the Czech Republic with a 24GB capacity, it is a very favorable price. It's quite a lot for a phone, but surprisingly little for a completely up-to-date iPhone in terms of performance.
That's the advice of a moron. Prices in USD are listed for USA - NO TAX!!!!
this repackaging is not going anywhere, unless he wants to impress with a seven and SE would be his competition.
What features does it lack compared to the 6s? Can 3d touch do it too?
no, it doesn't have 3D touch
I can't. But otherwise it probably has everything, vc. 2 GB of RAM.
No, there are more things missing, the front camera needs to be better, it doesn't have a gyroscope, it has an older Touch ID,...
Of course, it has a gyroscope (see, for example, the link below from m2). You probably meant the barometer, the new SE doesn't have one.
(btw iPhones have a gyroscope starting with iPhone 4)
I admire your calm approach to explaining it here, I wouldn't have the nerve.??
Live photos without 3D touch? I don't understand that, will it be like some icon somewhere that "live" will call up?
you simply hold your finger on the photo (you don't dent it), just like when you send someone a live photo, for example on the 5S, it also works on it.
true, thank you
Live photo can be played even for 5s, but you can't take a picture ;)
Yep, and the jailbreak proved that the iPhone 6 could handle live photos as well. :/
Is iOS 9.3 available for download? It tells me it's the current software. Thanks.
I would have expected it to come out together with the new OSX update and the iTunes update (otherwise there will be no way to synchronize locally) and neither of these is out then... I expected it all today, but...
yes, now it's loaded with 9.3 :)
Fuck it already ;)
Touch ID display??? first you write that it has touch id and then that it doesn't have touch id display? I somehow didn't understand .. but I'm more interested in the RAM ..
There is no Touch ID display - you mean 3D Touch
The only thing that bothers me is the 1GB RAM. It's interesting that almost no one thinks about it.
No reason to dwell on it.. thanks to iOS. Play the iPhone 6S and Samsung Galaxy S7 app runtime comparison.. :)
But iPhone 6S has 2Gb RAM :)
Yes, but also a larger display, 3D Touch,... more RAM was needed for that... But SE obviously doesn't need it for fast running, so why put it there?
it is only necessary because of the stupid redraw of the Internet windows when you have several of them open...
it's always totally annoying and forceful
According to the latest information, the iPhone SE has 2GB of RAM, viz http://jablickar.cz/mensi-ipad-pro-a-iphone-se-maji-2-gb-ram/
Well, this is exactly what I was waiting for, 6,6s too big for me and I didn't like the design at all. As soon as possible, I am ordering as a replacement for the expiring 5. There is some nonsense in the comments. Take a look directly at the model comparison, everything is clear there: http://www.apple.com/cz/iphone/compare/
Otherwise, I'm totally staring at the price of the 16GB SE version. 13k??? Seriously? Here in the Czech Republic??? In our conditions, I would expect 16.000/17.000 CZK, as is the "good" custom here.
The price is very pleasant - I use 5s for email, notes, too
as navigation and 16 GB is quite enough for me. 5 SE with 16 GB at a price of 13 thousand - me
quite pleased.