The iPhone SE- The perfect phone for broke people who don’t want to use Android
Apple is known for its premium, overpriced goods, but recently it released an awesome product: the new iPhone SE. Androids are known as the go-to phone if you’re short on money. This is why Android continues to have the highest market share of the phone market; there’s just too many. However, these phones, while abundant, lead it to have many flaws. Many phones, unless it is part of the Google Pixel series, are slow to receive the latest software. There’s too much bloatware and it is more vulnerable to malware and dangerous viruses. Furthermore, when comparing the fluid animations on iOS to Android, there’s just no contest. Of course, Android has its benefits. As it is open source, third party apps are easily installable and so many experimental apps can be used (such as game console emulators and even apps which can make your device replicate joycons for the Nintendo Switch), but for the average joe, this is totally useless. The average joe wants a quick, snappy phone that is simple, secure, reliable, and premium– iOS is king when it comes to that.
Most Apple products are out of reach to us poor peasants, but finally, Tim Cook has graced us with a $400 budget phone: the second iPhone SE. It follows the same formula of its predecessor, which used an iPhone 5S body and stuffed the guts of an iPhone 7. This time, it stuffed the guts of an iPhone 11 into an iPhone 8’s body. It has the latest A13 Bionic chip, meaning it is extremely fast and fluid. It has ip67 water and dust resistance, wireless charging and comes in red white and black. Its camera is solid, although not great in low light or close up shots and has no zoom feature. Furthermore, the screen is not as bright outdoors, but again, this is a budget phone, what more could you expect? If you already have Apple devices such as a laptop or iPad, you can integrate yourself into Apple’s highly practical ecosystem, giving you access to airdrop, Apple Pay, iMessages, and the App Store.
According to Marques Brownlee, many phones at this range have a trade-off, such as the Google Pixel 3a. Though it has a good camera, its cheap plastic build, single speaker, midrange processor and subpar video recording make it obvious that Apple’s SE reigns supreme within this price range. This is a solid $400 phone which is fluid, snappy, has a good camera, has wireless changing capabilities, and gives you access to the Apple Ecosystem. Truly, this phone is perhaps the best valued device released this year.
Featured Image—iPhone SE in China Courtesy of Costfoto/Barcroft Media
by Wesly Wong