![]() ![]() The new iPhone SE moves you into that new HOV lane on your carrier's highway and out of the 4G gridlock. Verizon, for one, has been battling congestion issues on 4G recently, a problem it could solve by transitioning customers to 5G network bands. Wireless carriers in the US and much of the developed world spent tens of billions of dollars on 5G airwaves over the past few years, and really want us to move over to those empty lanes on their wireless highways. The Carriers Needed a 5G iPhone SE.Do You? I wrote then: “A few months ago, our economy looked capable of supporting $1,200 smartphones, from both Apple and Samsung now, we have an unemployment rate of over 20 percent." The idea of spending $800 or more on a cell phone during an economic downturn when you might need that money for, say, basic daily necessities, was laughable. In that context, the then-$399 iPhone SE was the perfect phone. My neighborhood in Queens was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic (Opens in a new window) in the US, and I felt like I was living in the middle of a world-changing disaster. The previous iPhone SE launched in April 2020, which was a very weird time for the world in general and for me in particular. But the admittedly pricier iPhone 13 ($799) remains our Editors’ Choice winner in Apple's current lineup. If you own an older model and want a more future-proof phone, or you simply don’t want to spend a lot more on a high-end handset, the new iPhone SE is definitely worth considering. ![]() But you should demand a little more from your device, especially in terms of battery life, hardware design, and camera features. How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪpple's 2022 iPhone SE is one of the fastest smartphones in the world, not to mention the smallest and most affordable iPhone that unlocks access to most of the latest 5G network bands-not bad considering it starts at $429.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Perhaps that’s down to the lower demands of a smaller, lower-resolution LCD screen, among other features, but whatever, it’s blazing-fast. We knew the A15 Bionic was no slouch, but on this phone, it seems to be super-charged. Though you can see images (I’ve done the best I could) of the new green and alpine green here. ![]() Incidentally, photos also didn’t do justice to just how attractive the new colors for iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro are. The iPhone 13 finish is sensational, looking almost white or pale silver in most lights but, again in the right light, gleaming with a touch of gold that is a real head-turner. I’m also a big fan of Starlight on Apple’s phones. The blue hint shines out and its an eye-catching but still discreet finish. Most of the time, it’s almost black, but catch it in the right light and it’s suddenly a brilliantly attractive indigo. It is anything but black, and makes the last version’s Space Gray look humdrum by comparison. I’ve been testing the iPhone SE in the color Apple calls Midnight for my Forbes review. Apple hasn’t stated the increase in size and we’ll have to wait for a teardown for that, but it has said that the SE has longer battery life than any of its previous phones with 4.7-inch displays.Īpple iPhone SE in Midnight finish. We know that iOS 15 is power-efficient, but it’s also the case that there’s a bigger battery in this phone. Instead, Apple has claimed longer battery life, by about two hours, compared to the last SE, which is impressive-and is borne out in my tests. Lower battery life would have been likely as a result of the new power-hungry 5G components. So, we know the antennae and related elements for 5G connectivity are all new.īut putting 5G into a chassis and casing designed for 4G is something of an engineering achievement. And it puts the new SE ahead of the more expensive iPhone 11 in this regard. ![]() This is still something comparatively rare on mid-range phones, let’s remember. One of the marquee updates this time around is the arrival of 5G. Battery life increase is down to hardware as well as software There’s another change to the hardware… MORE FROM FORBES Apple Watch Series 8: 2022 Release Will Be Unprecedented, Insider Says By David Phelan 3. Presumably, that’s to work efficiently with the A15 Bionic.Ī 33% increase in RAM is nothing to be sniffed at and while lots of Android phones have a lot more RAM, remember that Apple is fiendishly efficient in its memory management. Well, it now seems that the RAM has been updated, too, from 3GB on the 2020 model to 4GB today. Of course, we know about the new processor, but the received wisdom is that Apple changes the processor and nothing else. There are hardware updates beyond A15 Bionic ![]()
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