Today's material will be devoted entirely to the device from Apple, which is called the iPhone SE. To be more precise, we will figure out whether it is worth buying this model in 2017.
The phone came out relatively recently, but due to the fact that this is far from being a flagship, many are starting to doubt it. Everything is quite logical, because such a feeling arises before any big purchase.
I will try to describe everything as it really is and I think after reading the material, you will be able to finally decide.
I think it’s worth starting with the fact that the iPhone SE was released in March 2016, which in fact is not so long ago. It was produced mostly for the Chinese market. Let's go through its characteristics.
Appearance. Outwardly, we still have the same iPhone 5S, and on the street you can understand that a person has SE only in two cases: the inscription SE on back cover(if there is no cover) and pink body color.
I lead to the fact that the design of the phone is for an amateur. For some, it seems already quite outdated, but the other half argue that this is the best design of all time and nothing has been better than it yet.
I'll just say that the phone looks very modern and if you walk down the street with this particular model, then no one will think that you are some kind of junk. 
In terms of color solutions, I think it is clear that we have four options: Gold, Rose Gold, Silver and Space Gray. I think everyone can find something special for themselves.
If you are reading this material, then you are a fan compact smartphones and for you a 4-inch screen will be quite sufficient. I myself use 5S and there is nothing critical yet.
Performance. If about appearance you can still say something, then in terms of performance, everything is just perfect with us and you will enjoy its speed of work. 
After all, the filling has completely moved from the flagship iPhone 6S, which means an Apple A9 processor with 1.8 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. With iOS, these options are just perfect.
All this goodness will be enough for you for the next 2-3 hundred percent. So buying this smartphone, get stable operation of applications and games.
camera and battery. I'll start with the battery and it's a little more than in 5S. It is understandable, because the filling has become more resource-demanding. 
The battery capacity is 1642 mAh and this will be enough for you for a full day of active use. You don't have to worry about this part either.
With a camera, the situation is a little different. There are no questions at all from the main one, and here all the same 12 MP as in 6S. There is no stabilization, so just normal pictures.
From the front, everything is worse and here we have only 1.2 MP. In general, the pictures will be good only with normal lighting, in all other situations you should not give high hopes.
Other functions and chips. If you are a fan of modern technologies, then you definitely should not expect chips like 3D Touch. Like it or not, they made a very budget option.
This is also indicated by the fingerprint scanner. Here is the first one touch version ID, although in practice you will not notice a significant difference in speed.
Now let's move on to the most interesting part and I will tell the final conclusion whether it is worth buying the iPhone SE. I will say purely my opinion, and you are already looking for yourself whether to follow it or not. 
First of all, I can say one thing about the girls. It has become very difficult for them with modern shovels and there are not so many normal compact smartphones today.
iPhone SE will be easy ideal solution if you are afraid that you will drop the same iPhone 7 PLUS. Believe me, in terms of performance, you definitely won’t lose much.
From this we can conclude that, first of all, the smartphone is suitable for lovers of compactness. Not everyone needs a huge screen today, and that's a fact.
As I said, the relevance of the gadget will last another 2 or 3 years. Do not think that you will buy it and you will have to buy something new next year.
If you like a smartphone and the characteristics suit you perfectly, then of course we take it and don’t even think about it. The price compared to the flagships is even nothing.
That, in principle, is all I wanted to say about the iPhone SE and whether it is worth taking it for 2017. I hope my article will somehow help you with the solution.
Having bought this device, you will not get the most top-end technologies. But I guarantee you that you can enjoy the magic of Apple and comfortable work with a gadget you are provided.
It's been over a year since Apple took a serious look at the compact smartphone segment it once owned. She did just that with the release of the iPhone SE, a 4-inch device that bundled the hardware successes of the iPhone 6s inside. iPhone cases 5. This recipe worked - the iPhone SE is still one of the best ultra-compact phones you can buy.
Although not much time has passed, the iPhone SE will reportedly be succeeded by the redesigned iPhone SE 2017, a new entrant in the compact scene. While not much is known about it, the heaps of specs and a couple of actual photos that have surfaced recently have added some fuel to the fire. Who knows, maybe Apple will show us this new iPhone SE at the WWDC 17 summit, which starts on June 5th?
It looks like the new iPhone SE 2017 will bear little resemblance to its predecessor - if a recent leak is to be believed, Apple will be ditching the old-school metal design in favor of trendy and glossy glass. That's exactly what the leak reveals: a bunch of back panels that proudly show off the Apple logo and an updated flash camera design. The new iPhone SE 2017 reportedly boasts rear panel made of ION-X glass, made up of the same material used for glass and reportedly as strong as Corning's latest iterations of Gorilla Glass.
As for the overall design of the next iPhone SE, we're guessing it could look like a mix between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5c, but with glass. The front of the device will certainly look like any other iPhone, with a round home button and a TouchID fingerprint scanner built into it.
The display size will probably remain 4 inches. Rumor has it that Apple might put an OLED display on this phone, but that's unlikely - it's much more likely that it will be first introduced on the iPhone 7S/8. The screen will most likely still be 640 x 1336 pixels. retina display as we are not expecting an update.
Following iPhone generation SE 2017 will likely continue to deliver on the unprecedented performance standards set by its successor, while also adding some improvements. The compact iPhone SE 2017 is likely to boast an Apple A10 Fusion chipset, supplemented by 2 gigabytes random access memory. It looks like it will be an impressive combination and we really hope that the rumors come true.
Almost nothing is known about the camera on the next generation iPhone SE. It is safe to assume that the device will either inherit the installation iPhone cameras 7, or will improve nothing at all. All we know so far is that the camera and flash placement will be updated slightly - the flash will be positioned directly on the bottom of the camera lens, unlike any of the current iPhones.
We don't know if the iPhone SE will be announced at WWDC 17. Considering this is purely a software summit, we doubt Apple will launch new phone this June, but we won't completely dismiss that rumor. After all, surprises happen all the time, and Apple is definitely among the top performers.
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On Wednesday, photos of the back of the iPhone SE successor surfaced on SlashLeaks. Judging by the leak, in addition to a compact 4-inch display, the new smartphone will use a glass case. The use of glass in the smartphone case may indicate that the 2017 iPhone SE will support wireless charging.
A year later, the company returns to the compact phone format. The smartphone market is changing as it saturates, the growth in sales of new devices is slowing down. With the successor to the mini-flagship, Apple intends to rectify the situation.
Every year Apple introduces a new iPhone to the public, and every year it calls it the best ever. New processor, graphics, improved camera and software do their thing. But in recent years, the pace at which new features and capabilities are added has slowed down. In any case, the Cupertinos successfully manage to find new ways to make smartphones more attractive to buyers, but compared to earlier models, the innovations in the latest flagships are not so revolutionary.
Special version
iPhone SE was released last spring. The form factor of this model is perhaps one of the biggest pluses. The four-inch display is loved by many. Such a smartphone fits into the pocket of skinny jeans, does not take up much space in a purse and fits comfortably in small hands.
Apple made the size of the device the same as the iPhone 5/5s, so the corresponding cases fit. Great news for those who take the novelty as a replacement for the "five". The absence of a “tubercle” from the camera on the back cover pleases those who turn back on their presence in top models. You have to pay for this with a slightly thicker case than is required to accommodate the entire iron filling.
The second-generation iPhone SE will feature all the technology of the latest iPhones, but with a redesigned glass case. The device is expected to acquire support for 3D Touch gestures, and will receive chips from the autumn flagship iPhone 7.
The current iPhone SE lacks many of the features of older models. But the audience for which Apple releases this model is not important. Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, so gadgets must adapt to it. Many people want a compact and powerful iPhone that is comfortable to use with one hand, especially if we are talking about operations with the interface "on the go".
Apple takes into account the wishes of customers. IN model range iPad has three form factors with different screen sizes: from 7.9 to 12.9 inches. And the company adheres to the same principle in its smartphones, offering models with a diagonal of 4 to 5.5 inches.
iPhone SE without flaws
1.2 megapixel front-camera in the current iPhone SE, as in the iPhone 5s, this is one of the key drawbacks of the model, because the main camera in it is modern. But the reason why this happened is prosaic - the entire front panel of the device, including the camera, is simply taken from the iPhone 5s, to the point that they are interchangeable during repairs. That's why the camera is old.
And from this follows the second key drawback - the screen is identical in its characteristics iPhone display 5s, invented in 2013. Same resolution (1136 x 640 pixels), same matrix (IPS), same contrast ratio (800:1).
The first generation Touch ID will make unlocking the device slower than iPhone 7 users are used to. The iPhone SE also lacks 3D Touch, a feature that debuted in the iPhone 6s. No, for the same reason as with contrast - the screen technology here is from the iPhone 5s.
Apple intends to eliminate all these shortcomings in the new 4-inch iPhone of the 2017 model.
iPhone Ecosystem
The new 4-inch iPhone is really important for Apple. The company clearly understands that smartphones of the same size do not fit everyone. Let the indicators iPhone sales The SEs don't blow up the market, but they certainly make the whole line of devices feel more confident, including future models. The updated high-end model will contribute to the formation of a complete iPhone ecosystem.
If you look back in the past, you can remember that this has already happened with the Mac. After the release of the original Macintosh in 1984, the company continued to develop this concept. It released more and more new form factors until the computer turned from one product into a single ecosystem.
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How long have you had this device?
Do you use it until now? If not, why did you break up with him?
I use it, I don’t plan to part, I expect that with a successful scenario, it will last a couple of years.
How did you get this device? By what criteria was it chosen? Where and how much was bought?
The purchase was the result of another long and painful suffering on the topic of "the optimal set of gadgets." This year I have to move to study in relatively warm European regions for a couple of years, from which there are several consequences. It is possible to wear Note 5 in the pocket of trousers in the warm season (see story), but this process does not cause enthusiasm, I wanted something smaller. For lecture notes, an iPad Pro with a stylus was bought, after which there was a desire to unify the zoo of ecosystems and return to the iPhone. The budget allowed you to take everything, including the basic 7 Plus, but, as usual, the toad intervened.
"Pros" (at least, and) did not want to take, because:
a) expensive
b) and so there is an iPad;
c) they are healthy (unjustifiably, in my opinion, Note 5 is smaller with a larger diagonal);
d) the only type of crime common in the future place of residence is pickpocketing, so I didn’t really want to buy an expensive device with the risk of losing it.
The usual seven for its current 36-37 thousand looked quite a good option, but to the toad it seemed like too much waste. As a result, at the final stage, the choice was between different modifications, released for third world countries with a 32 GB six for 24 thousand and restored 6 Plus for 28-29. The latter still seems like a pretty good option to me, with great battery life, a good screen, camera, and more. But big.
I looked at it for a long time and at first thought about modifications to 64 and 128 GB, but then at some point Apple dropped prices throughout the market to 19990 (and now in some places on the PCT you can find thousands more for one and a half cheaper) and pay extra for larger volumes memory under a hundred dollars seemed unreasonable to me. After reading reviews about the purchase on w3bsit3-dns.com, I decided to simplify my task, went to offline stores to make sure that there was no yellowness on the screen. I haven't bought phones this way for a hundred years, the feeling is unusual ☺ .
It is worth noting here that in the comments to the reviews almost everywhere there are people who are horrified by the very idea that this design is 5 years old. I would like to ask: "So what?" He, I don’t know, doesn’t go out because of this and doesn’t fall apart? Now everyone has hit the bent sidewalls, it looks very nice on professional shootings and in the shop window, but only then everyone puts this beauty in covers, otherwise it’s scary. I looked at, yes, he is handsome, but this beauty is useless.
What do you like? Strengths, virtues.
Size and design. And again size 10. The phone fits perfectly in any pocket, including the breast pocket of a shirt. Doesn't interfere. Not felt. Very light. Doesn't slip out of hand. Nice small piece of metal. You take it in your hands - you wave a thing, that's all.
Almost everywhere the interface is pretty well adapted to the small screen size. The font is small only in Safari in vertical mode.
One of the key moments in my suffering with the choice was the moment when I realized that I can blindly type text on a standard keyboard, and the output is almost perfect, but on Samsung, where the buttons are larger due to their size and are all stuffed machine learning and artificial intelligence google keyboard, forever shoals. I don't know how, but Apple keyboard in most cases, he corrects typos very well and selects the necessary replacement options.
You can forget about the suffering of the form "use maps - turn off GPS" and generally forget about closing applications, turning on energy saving, thoughtful digging "which application to allow what", etc., to survive until the evening (conditionally from 8 am to 11 pm). This is with quite active use in the early days, numerous walks with maps, etc.
Oddly enough, the front camera turned out to be quite tolerable. Yes, the resolution is small, but there are less hellish geometry distortions, and the colors are not bad.
The fingerprint sensor works much better than on previous Android devices.
More than enough power, and most likely enough for another couple of years, given that playing heavy games on such a screen is not a task for the faint of heart, but for everyone virtual reality With that kind of resolution, it's not worth the wait. But at the same time, from the point of view of all synthetic benchmarks, in terms of the ruble of money, it probably destroys plus / minus almost everything that is on the market.
What's not to like? Weaknesses, shortcomings.
The camera performance in the dark is worse compared to both the Nexus 5X and the Note 5 . They have a physically larger matrix, and the second one also has an optical stabilizer, in poor lighting conditions this gives a fundamental difference in quality. But I was quite ready for this. Another question is that the color reproduction quality of , for my taste, is better than both of the devices listed above. And I don’t believe in the harsh post-processing of photos from the phone, pulling out RAW "s in Lightroom", etc. - this kills the whole idea of mobile photography.
What do you miss in it?
From realistic Wishlist - quick launch camera by double-clicking a button, like on the Nexus 5X and Samsung. In summer, this is not very important, although it would still be more convenient, but in winter it allows you to keep your gloves on. Otherwise, everything fits perfectly into the concept of reasonable sufficiency. Of the slightly less realistic ones, it would be great to get moisture protection, but, probably, this is not so easy to do on the current chassis.
What features do you use often? What features do you use occasionally? What features do you not use at all?
A little dialer, mail, quite a lot of browser and instant messengers, all sorts of alarm clocks, calendars, calculators. Maps as needed, all sorts of transport applications. Camera, Yandex.Music. A little bit of reading, that's what the iPad is for. While Siri is not enough, it's hard for me to get used to talking to the phone. Maybe in time I'll buy a watch, I'll get used to it.
Has the device been repaired?
No. But there is one important plus here, the screen and glass are two different parts, respectively, the maintainability is higher, the cost is lower. Apple, however, seems to have begun to repair the screens in an official manner, but in any case, it is small, but additional. plus in favor of a conservative design.
What troubles happened with the device? What glitches were noticed?
Nothing yet.
Try to compare this device with other models that you have used.
It’s hard to compare with now, it was already a year and a half or two years ago. He did not slow down then, so there is no fundamental difference in this part, the camera has definitely become better and the battery life is much more pleasant. With the current price difference of three thousand (especially considering the difference of 16 GB versus 32 for SE, the fingerprint sensor is worse, and strong. On the iPhone, I have not yet had a single problem with operation, there was a constant war with Samsung "app finger right". But, we must pay tribute to Note 5 and Samsung - with the seventh Android, battery life has become better, and there are a little less problems with the fingerprint.
What else can you say?
In my opinion, the iPad 2017 are two great devices from Apple in terms of price and features. As I already said, I don’t understand whining about design reuse. What difference does it make how old this design is if you like it and are satisfied with it? Especially if it allows you to make the price much lower.
It must be understood that it is not a universal device and, for obvious reasons, will not suit everyone. But if this size / format suits you, then this is a great option for your money. In its niche, essentially the only one. With this in mind 10 points.
Igor
Which iPhone should you buy in 2017. Read about all these and other main materials of the past week in our final article.
Top news and content of the week
Before the start of summing up the results of the past week, a small announcement. We launched in our group "VKontakte" another draw! This time we are giving away a unique accessory HIPER SPIM-01, which allows you to make any iPhone dual SIM! It is enough to insert a SIM card into it and connect the gadget to an Apple smartphone via Bluetooth. Immediately after that, the iPhone will be able to receive calls and text messages from two SIM cards. No one has such a function. original iPhone. You can find a detailed review of HIPER SPIM-01.
The draw will take place in less than two weeks, on May 13th. Simple conditions for participation are available at this link. Good luck!
And now to the news and materials, of which there have been many over the past seven days. Let's start with fresh information about the upcoming flagship of Apple, the so-called iPhone 8. A week ago, the smartphone was predicted to be far from the most natural location of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner - on the back surface. Fortunately, these rumors were refuted, and not only with words.
The first to distinguish himself was the insider Veniamin Geskin, who published iPhone 8 layout photos, which he received from a Foxconn employee. The pictures confirmed most of the previous leaks, but only pleasant ones. The iPhone 8 layout has a bezel-less display, dual vertical cameras, and an elongated power button.
The layout points to a lot of the features of the anniversary iPhone, but the main thing is that on its back there is nothing but a double vertical camera (still sticking out of the body). This means that Apple engineers have managed to place the Touch ID fingerprint scanner elsewhere. The layout does not show its exact location, but makes hints. So, the extension of the Power button could well be needed to accommodate the same scanner in it. According to the experience of Sony, which has long installed a fingerprint scanner in the side power button, this decision will turn out to be quite successful.
Confirmed such plans by Apple and an anonymous "drain" in the Chinese social network Weibo. A man who claimed to have ties to employees of Apple's key manufacturing partners posted on social media iPhone 8 schematic. It does not tell anything new - the smartphone has an elongated shape and a vertical dual camera. However, the Touch ID scanner was not seen on the back cover, which is additional confirmation of Apple's refusal from such a controversial decision. Note that the owners of the new Samsung flagship, Galaxy S8, called the placement of the fingerprint scanner on the back, right next to the camera lens, a poor engineering decision by the South Korean company. Apple better not do that.
Touch ID didn't show up on the back of the iPhone 8 or smartphone case photo which leaked to the Internet. The picture further convinced everyone of Apple's intentions to equip the anniversary iPhone with a vertical double cam and an extended power button. These features seem to be really worth the wait. This is hinted at by the experience of previous years, in which the main chips new iPhones thanks to leaks, they became known long before the presentation.
Benjamin Geskin, mentioned above, was later marked by another "drain". Still referring to a Foxconn worker, he published a schematic component image anniversary iPhone. According to the illustration, the iPhone 8 will have a double L-shaped battery that will make latest smartphone Apple's most autonomous on the market. The image shows that a significant portion of the space inside the iPhone 8 is occupied by batteries. The smartphone has two of them, as other analysts predicted before. It is assumed that the combined battery capacity will be 2700 mAh.
Finishing about the iPhone 8, we want to recommend chic concept Apple's next flagship. ConceptsiPhone designers showed what the iPhone 8 (aka iPhone X or iPhone Edition) might look like in white. It turned out great, everyone is waiting for such an iPhone.
Last week, Apple released two beta versions of iOS 10.3. fourth And fifth by account. Both updates brought only bug fixes, especially iOS 10.3.2 beta 4 ( what's new). True, all the removed errors were minor - serious problems, to the delight of users, it was not noticed in iOS 10.3 and iOS 10.3.1.
Meanwhile, users found in iOS 10 another weird bug. It doesn't take long to use a new bug. All that is needed is to open the Control Center, and then simultaneously tap three buttons: Night Shift, AirDrop and one of the three presented in the bottom row (calculator, camera or timer). Immediately after this iPhone or iPad, even running the latest beta iOS versions 10.3.2 will hang. It will help bring the device back to life only forced reboot. It is noteworthy that the error was not fixed in the latest beta versions of iOS 10.3.2. It is likely that she will get to final version systems.
The lull in the jailbreak world has been broken. The Chinese hacker group Pangu, known for hacking several versions of iOS, managed to carry out jailbreak iOS 10.3.1 on the iPhone 7. The developers showed the result of their work at the conference on mobile security, which was held in China. Best of all, the hackers have clarified that they have plans to release a public jailbreak tool. In other words, iPhone and iPad users may soon be able to "hack" their devices again.
Before the conference WWDC 2017 there's just over a month left, and there's very little verified information about iOS 11. Head of Apple Music Jimmy Iovine decided not to rely on insiders, and he himself revealed one of the main iOS 11 innovations. He said that the Music app and the Apple Music music service in iOS 11 are waiting for major changes. In particular, it will include more videos- original TV shows and various programs from Apple and her partners.
Apple services are evolving now. April 25 Sberbank Visa card carriers got the opportunity use payment Apple service pay. The influx of new Apple Pay users is expected to be serious, since earlier Sberbank only had support for Mastercard cards. Learn more about what Apple Pay is, how to set up the service, and which devices it supports. this article .
In the future, Apple Pay will seriously expand its functionality. A new leak indicated that the company is in talks with banks and payment systems to launch its own
