Apple iPhone SE first impressions:
10 things to
know
The new iPhone SE goes on sale in India starting this Friday
(April 8) at a starting price of Rs 39,000 for the base model. The phone's
pricing has received criticism in the Indian market, with many smartphone
enthusiasts finding the price high for a small-screen phone.
For someone using a 5-inch or 5.5-inch smartphone, the iPhone
SE may appear to be ridiculously small to use. They may find it difficult to
type texts or read something on it. However, the 4-inch form factor may be
perfect to use for older iPhone 4, 4S, 5 or 5S users.
With iPhone SE,
Apple is back to its trademark iPhone design. It looks similar to the older
models but is lightweight at 113 gram. The iPhone SE is available in Space
Gray, Silver, Gold and Rose Gold colour options.
The display quality is as good as iPhone 6S
which Apple launched last September.
The iPhone SE comes in 16- and 64GB storage
formats and cannot be expandable. It runs on Apple A9 chipset with 2GB RAM. The
hardware specs are similar to that of the bigger iPhone 6S.
iPhone SE comes with the latest version of
Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 9.3. The new update makes iOS more
productive.
Sticking to Apple's promise of providing better
performance in a smaller form factor, the iPhone SE is delightfully smooth.
Heavy games like Asphalt 8: Airborne ran without any hiccups. For those using
older iPhones, the new SE model will be an upgrade on the performance front.
The iPhone SE comes with a 12MP, f/2.2 29mm,
phase detection A/F rear camera with dual LED Flash. While the camera is fast,
the results are not something to boasts of, especially under low light
conditions. There is support for 4K video recording too.
The 1.2MP front camera is capable of delivering
decent selfies under good lighting. It comes with Retina Flash (like in iPhone
6S and 6S Plus). The front camera also supports bursts mode.
The smaller iPhone SE comes with trademark
fingerprint sensor integrated with the round home button. However, there is no
3D Touch support in the new version. iPhone SE supports company's mobile wallet
system Apple Pay, but has little utility in India.
Apple iPhone SE is reportedly powered by a
1,624mAh battery. The smaller screen ensures better battery life than bigger 6S
models which also runs A9 chip. Apple claims up to 13 hours of LTE or Wi-Fi,
and 12 hours of 3G.
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