Well this is the best 4" smartphone Apple has to offer so far in 2018 the
iPhone SE is one of the most powerful and most affordable devices from Apple
when it comes to compact phones and one-hand use and despite this thing
selling for less than $200 and zero goes on contract is it worth it and how does
it perform let's find out let's start with a very very quick unboxing so
inside the box is the phone itself user manual five inch wall adapter lightning
cable a pair of white headphones with a normal headphone jack because this is
one of the few phones that still has a headphone jack besides that is running
on the Apple a9 chip which is the exact same processor on the iPhone 6s so it's
pretty safe to say this thing is almost as powerful as the iPhone 6s just in a
smaller 5s body for the most part the hardware's are quite similar to the 6s
which I will get back to in a bit but let's face towards the forest display
now depending on who you are you might see the forest display has a positive or
negative it's a very compact phone which not only makes it easy to carry around
but it also offers a lot of power and a great battery life but on the other side
of the story you might prefer a bigger screen size for a better user experience
especially how with the iPhone X we're moving to as a bezel-less display to
find a good sweet spot between bigger displays and something that's easy to
carry around for my personal taste I would have switched back to a 4-inch
display has my daily driver but I still use this phone has my secondary phone
and that's because of the ease of use and the portability now the display is
60% screen to body ratio not as powerful or has sharp as the OLED panels on the
iPhone X but for the most part is good enough to get the job done
now speaking terms of performance the iPhone se does not glitch out unlike the
iPhone 5s which very recently drop in performance with all the bugs and
glitches this guys so far so good speaking in terms of speed the iPhone X
is definitely faster but this is more for difference you notice on hands-on
comparisons using the phone solely by self doing everyday things I don't
really feel like I'm losing on performance so that's a good thing
gaming is another category the phone does really good at my only drawback
would be the force display but again if you're okay with that or once you get
used to the forest display you'll be fine now switching back to the outside I
did not spend a lot of time talking about the outside and the hardware since
it is something you're probably well aware of but for a general statement is
a pretty solid form for the prices being offered out it does like water
resistance which honestly is a big deal in 2018 compared to other phones that at
least have some kind of IP reading besides that we have a 12 megapixel
camera on the back which is almost as good as the iPhone 6s or even the iPhone
sevens camera is able to shoot a 4k and take some incredible pictures with
Twinkle accuracy and the perfect amount of sharpness and saturation just as
expected from Apple the front-facing camera is on the disappointing side is
so 1.2 megapixel camera nothing compared to the competition and well I really
have a lot to say about it it is okay to get the job done
turning to the bottom beside the headphone jack and the microphone we
have a single down firing speaker which gets fairly loud for its kind and
throughout the volume level is able to maintain a solid user experience and
moving back to the internals another thing the iPhone se lacks in is 3d touch
and while it's pretty understandable for me they weren't able to fit the
technology in this small device and honestly doesn't make a big difference
for me but it is something worth pointing out we also have a 2gb of RAM
which is sufficient for daily usage and performs pretty well thanks to the
optimized software but for long-term use a bigger round would be ideal especially
if you're planning to buy a new device and keep it for a few years other than
that is a great phone battery for my unit served me pretty well and easily
got me through out the time I'm at school or work but if you are a heavy
user or want a phone to last until you hit the bed you might need to carry your
power bank or compromise on usage so overall is it worth it in 2018
absolutely especially if you're getting a on $0 on contract or from a third
party seller or even used one because it will fall under $200 but if you're
buying a new from Apple I would say so little on the pricey side besides that
it performs pretty well with iOS 11 and will be supported for another two
generations of iOS it's not up to the speeds of the iPhone X but does a fairly
good job with the decent battery life or device this
but lack of water resistance and not so great from facing camera is definitely a
little downfall and considering the 60% screen to body ratio that is soon to
disappear I'll read the iPhone se a 7 out of 10
only because of the performance and the quality delivers from Apple at this
price point and yeah guys that would be your wrap let me know what you think
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