This year's Apple Spring Conference has already come to an end, and Apple has also brought six new products to consumers: iPhone 13 Green, iPhone 13 Pro Cangling Green, iPhone SE (third generation), iPad Air 5, Mac Studio, Studio Display. Apple once again showed the true strength of the tech giant with these six excellent products. However, as apple's layout of the mid-market iPhone SE (the third generation), its performance is somewhat disappointing.
This time's iPhone SE (third generation) is basically similar to the previous generation in appearance, and there is not much innovation. It has three colors of midnight color, starlight color and red to choose from, the fuselage weight is 144g, compared with the previous generation of iPhone SE, lighter than 4g; 4.7-inch screen, not a full screen, the upper and lower borders are still very large; Keep the Home button, support fingerprint unlocking; The rear still uses a single camera module; The middle frame and the front and back sides are too rounded, not like the iPhone 13 series. So whether it is from the visual point of view, or the feel of the hand, the new iPhone SE can be said to be exactly the same compared with the previous generation, almost unchanged.
In terms of configuration, the upgrade is more obvious. The iPhone SE (third generation) uses the A15 chip of the iPhone 13 series, and it is upgraded from 4G to 5G. In terms of screen, the 326ppi LCD screen, with a contrast ratio of 1400:1, has a maximum brightness of 626 nits. In terms of imagery, 7MP front + 12MP rear single main camera. In terms of battery life, the battery capacity is 2821mAh, which can support video playback for up to 15 hours according to Apple's official data.
In terms of price, 64GB is priced at 3499 yuan, 128GB is priced at 3899 yuan, and 256GB is priced at 4699 yuan. Just look at the above configuration information, the appearance has basically not changed, the performance improvement is more obvious, has been able to match the iPhone 13 series, but it is worth a look. However, at this price, it is inevitable that people feel that there is some premium, far exceeding expectations.
In contrast to the iPhone 13 mini, the screen of the iPhone 13 mini is a 5.4-inch OLED screen, with a pixel density of 476PPi, and support for Face ID unlocking. In terms of imaging, the iPhone 13 mini uses a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens + a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, which has one more lens than the iPhone SE (third generation). In terms of battery life, the battery capacity is 2438mAh. In comparison with the two, in addition to battery life, the iPhone 13 mini is better than the iPhone SE (third generation) in all aspects. Taking the 256GB version with a wider audience as an example, the iPhone SE (third generation) is priced at 4699 yuan, the iPhone 13 mini is priced at 5999 yuan, and the difference is 1300 yuan.
The difference of 1300 yuan has obvious differences in screen, image, and appearance, and the priority of choosing the iPhone 13 mini is naturally a little larger. As consumers, you should consider whether the difference of 1300 yuan is worth these differences. From the author's personal point of view, it is actually not worth buying, also as a small-screen phone of the iPhone, the playability of the iPhone 13 mini is much higher than that of the iPhone SE (third generation). At the same time, the positioning of the two iPhones is also different, one is a mid-range entry-level product, and the other is a high-end product series. In contrast, the comparison between the two highlights the high cost performance of the iPhone 13 mini. Therefore, small screen users should carefully consider when starting to buy according to their own needs.