Just two days ago, Apple has formally announced a long-awaited update on their SE series. And oh my, with the specifications and price point, it puts most Android flagships to shame.
Let’s start with the design. The new iPhone SE’s looks extremely similar to the iPhone 8, which itself has had a very familiar design since the iPhone 6 with a 4.7″ display.
Underneath, the SE comes with the A13 Bionic processor, the same ones used in the iPhone 12 series. The camera also features significant updates such as Smart HDR and Portrait modes powered by machine learning. Apple claims that it is their best single-camera system so far.
The iPhone SE also features 3GB of RAM, IP67 water resistance, Qi wireless charging (up to 50% in 30 minutes), Touch ID, 4k 60fps video recording and extended dynamic range recording at 30fps.
No real specification is provided on the iPhone SE’s battery capacity, but Apple says that it is about the same as the iPhone 8.
And all of this starts at a price of $399 for the 64GB model. There’s also the 128GB model for $449 and 256GB for $549.
For the performance, the support, the regular updates and strong value retention you get from an Apple product at those price points, the iPhone SE easily wipes out most mid-range options on Android smartphones such as Google’s Pixel 3a.
In addition, iPhones hold their value better than Android smartphones, giving you better value when trading in for a new one.
It’s expected to be officially released next week on April 24. Stay tuned!