At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 9, Apple officially held a spring new product conference, and the new iPhone SE that was exposed before it was officially unveiled, priced at 3499 yuan, becoming Apple's cheapest 5G mobile phone. Compared with the previous direct listing, this new iPhone SE can be unveiled at the conference, or more branded, although Apple did not spend a lot of effort to introduce it, of course, this is completely understandable, because it really has nothing to say. As an old user of the previous generation of iPhone SE, today I also talk to you about whether Apple's cheapest 5G new machine is worth choosing.
Still change the medicine, don't change the soup, or that performance "small steel cannon"
Judging from the introduction of the conference and the parameters given by the official, the new iPhone SE is still "changing the medicine without changing the soup" this time. The biggest upgrade is that it is equipped with the same A15 bionic processor as the iPhone 13, although it is not "full of blood", or the "performance small steel cannon", from the performance level alone, it is a flagship level, daily smooth use, play what "Peace Elite", "Glory of kings", "League of Legends", and even "Original God" are OK. And according to exposure, its running memory has also been upgraded from 3GB to 4GB, and it is difficult to say how much experience upgrade it can bring, but it is better than nothing.
It uses (nu) (force) before (of) generation (in) of the (Qing) mold (library) (storage), I also deliberately went to compare with the previous generation, the three circumferences are exactly the same, the only change is that the new model is actually lighter than 4g, only 144g, basically can be concluded that its internal structure will not change.
Apple has never introduced the battery capacity, but from the completely unchanged size and basically unchanged weight, it is still the 1821mAh battery, from the official data given is that the video playback can reach up to 15 hours, the previous generation of this parameter is 13 hours, so the battery life has increased by about 15%, considering that the processor performance has become stronger, I have to say that Apple is still optimizing the drop god. However, if it is implemented into the actual experience, 5G will indeed cost more electricity than 4G, so can its endurance really work? I drew a big question mark.
The screen is still that 4.7-inch LCD display, 1334×750 resolution, 326PPI pixel density, DCI-P3 color gamut, 625 nits brightness, support for the original color display, the parameters and the previous generation comparison completely unchanged, in fact, and the iPhone 8 compared with the same. It is estimated that many people will complain, this is 9122 years, this screen is serious, here I want to say a fair word, as a user of the previous generation of products, I want to say, such a screen whether it is color or display of delicacy is very good, of course, you have to compare with the top screen of the current flagship, it must be a brother. This wave is to continue to clean up the inventory screen, even if it is reproduced, such a screen is placed in the case of such a mature supply chain, the cost is also very low, Cook is worthy of the supply chain master. In addition, the glass panel before and after this time was upgraded to a super porcelain crystal panel, which improved the resistance to falling, but I advise you that the mobile phone is still not falling well, and it is still important to bring a protective case.
The rear camera is still the familiar 12 million pixel single camera and 7 million pixel front, the camera has added intelligent HDR4, deep integration, video shooting more night mode delay photography, the front also added 1080P 120FPS slow motion, overall it is a small upgrade.
Although the upgrade is not large, the new iPhone SE is still a set of masters, 15 years of fingerprints, 16 years of screen, 17 years of design and lens, 19 years of ... (Unexpectedly), 20 years of continuation, 21 years of chips, 22 years of new products.
The advantages and shortcomings are obvious Who said that changing a chip is not an upgrade
The following to the cloud experience link, although did not get the real machine, but as a user of the previous generation of products, its advantages and disadvantages were completely exposed in front of me, directly sharp evaluation of a wave. The biggest advantage brought by the small size is that the grip will be very good, whether it is handheld or in the pocket will feel very light, after all, it is 50g+ lighter than the current mainstream products, which is currently unable to bring other products. The operability will also be great, and you can enjoy the thrill of being in control of everything with one hand.
Of course, there must be advantages and disadvantages, if the screen size is small, whether it is watching videos or playing games, the perception is much worse, especially after using a large-screen mobile phone for a long time, this feeling is more and more enhanced. Because the screen is relatively small, its virtual keyboard will be very small, for me, who has been using a large-screen mobile phone of more than 6 inches, it is a bit difficult to accurately enter, and I use the 9 key, 26 keys is even smaller.
Although its performance is very strong, due to the limitations of the small screen, it will not have a good experience playing games, and it is a great test for battery life. Even if the factor of playing games is aside, according to my experience of using the previous generation, if I want to ensure that I don't charge for a day, in addition to not playing games, videos should be watched less. As for charging... The previous generation is actually equipped with a 5V/1A charging head, this generation and other products, the implementation of the concept of environmental protection, no plastic film, and only a line, the official website wrote to support fast charging, 30 minutes can be charged up to 50%, but the previous generation is the same, but the purchase of charging heads alone is a small overhead.
Taking pictures is a functional upgrade, continue to calculate photography, imaging quality will not stand still, but the improvement is very limited, compared with the same price of Android phones is really laborious, but it is the strongest single camera phone should be no problem.
In addition, support for 5G, in 2022, this is not much of an advantage, but still support a single card, after all, the size is so small, the internal space is indeed very compact.
This is the case buying advice is not recommended
This generation of iPhone SE is 200 yuan more expensive than the previous generation in terms of price, 64GB version 3499 yuan, 128GB version 3899 yuan, the new 256GB version is 4699 yuan. To be honest, although this price is very cheap in Apple's products, it is already very high in the entire mobile phone market. 3499 yuan in the Android camp is enough to buy a top chip of high-end mobile phone products, and the top of the 4699 yuan can even consider the Android flagship.
And even if you only look at Apple's own products, the price of this new entry-level 5G machine is not fragrant, and there are many other options. For example, the same small screen iPhone 12 mini, the weight is only 133g, lighter than se, its 64GB version of the channel the lowest price was early 3000, 3500 or so can take the 128GB version, even if now 3599 yuan (64GB) of a certain East price is only 100 pieces higher than se, although the A14 bionic processor is slightly behind, but the performance can still be played now, even if it is playing games, the experience gap will not be obvious. And you also get a full screen design that does not lose SE in operability, a better and larger OLED screen, a 12-megapixel dual camera, a slightly larger battery, if you pick the advantages of SE, it may be that there is no bangs and Touch ID. When the previous generation of SE came out, there was no mini in Apple's product matrix, and now both generations of mini can be used as competitors for this small screen product.
But to be honest, I personally do not recommend the iPhone 12 mini, the friend who bought it around said that it is really comfortable to hold, but the battery life is also a problem. iPhone 13 mini, after all, is still a new product, although the channel has also dropped the price, but it is still 1000+ expensive, which is not too worth considering at present. Really want to start a relatively affordable iPhone, iPhone 12 may be a better choice, 64GB in the discount of about 4000, only 500 yuan more expensive than SE, iPhone 12 mini has some advantages it has, and the battery life is better, but also support dual CARD dual standby, the only slot point may be the baseband difference.
So even if Apple compares internally, the price of the iPhone SE is not so fragrant, so you ask me to buy advice, my advice is not recommended, the situation is such a situation.
I think in 2022, the launch of such an introductory 5G mobile phone, the user has to be too demanding, selling 3499, can not expect the user budget is too low, Android market budget halving have a lot of mobile phones to choose from, really want to budget limited, consider Apple from the source is a bit wrong ... And also have to use only a single card, dual card users have to bring two, the battery is small and can not be used too heavily, can not pursue quality on the photo, small screen love to watch videos and play games is not very good...
For its market performance, the largest potential purchase group of this product is still those who are using iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, iPhone 8 people, they can insist on using such a long time small screen + single camera mobile phone also shows that their preference for small screen and other features such as taking pictures is not high, the previous generation of iPhone SE has harvested a wave, this upgrade 5G should be able to harvest some more, although the market performance of the two mini are general, However, to a certain extent, it still has a backlog of SE's living space, so it is more difficult for it to become a market hit, but it should not be too miserable.
Taking a step back, you really want to buy, you can wait, the channel price will definitely come down, at least can save hundreds of dollars. Consider this product from another angle, let it be used as your second mobile phone, it is still good, the sex can be strong, it is very light to hold, the only thing that is not enough is that the price is still too expensive, sitting and waiting for it to drop to about 2000 pieces to start