Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “iPhone SE: Should You Buy An iPhone 8 Instead?”.
Okay, I feel like I’ve done this before, but have you ever heard of Betteridge’s Law? It’S a journalism maxim which states that “ Any headline that ends in a question mark “ can be answered by the word: no.” (, slow, electronic music ), I’m Mr. Mobile and the iPhone SE which I’ve had in my hands for the past few hours is not Just a rebranded iPhone 8., Even though it might look like one.. Let’S see all the ways that Betteridge’s Law holds true in this first look. ( upbeat electronic music, ). Okay, as with all new iPhones, I started with restoring from my prior iPhone’s backup.
A process. That’S normally almost magical in its simplicity and reliability, but as you know, if you’re a subscriber Apple’s cloud backups and I don’t always get along. Yeah, apparently my iPhone 11 Pro Max ran out of storage during the restore, Even though or perhaps because I just restored an Iphone 8 from the same device moments before Anyway, I deleted some apps. I never use, though Apple was wrong about this again.
Instagram, never used. Yeah. I don’t think that’s true iPhone. ( man laughing ).
Anyway. Eventually, I had a working SE., Putting the SE alongside the iPhone 8. We see our first no they’re, not the same in the aesthetics category. See, starting with the iPhone 4 Apple, got into the habit of giving its white phones white faceplates., But because the LCD panels it uses can’t be made anything but black when off.
I’Ve always thought it looked goofy., So I’m very glad to see the SE bring back the black front glass to the white version., Combined with the brighter white finish the centered logo and deleted watermark, the iPhone SE, I think, wins the looks contest unless you want gold. On the SE that colorway has been replaced by the Product RED version., Now, a portion of whose profits contribute to COVID-19 relief, nice., Here’s the second no internals.. No, I’m not talking about the processor, though we’ll come back to that. In a second, I mean the available Dual SIM support on the iPhone SE..
That means you can have two numbers on the same phone or you can use two carriers when you travel for more competitive data rates., The iPhone 8 can’t do this.. The third, no is not a surprise, but it’s also kind of a shame. 3D Touch is gone. When Apple debuted it five years ago.
I was stoked because this was a totally new model for interacting with a touchscreen.. You didn’t just tap or swipe or hold. Now you could press hard for a whole other layer of interaction., But Apple eliminated this from the iPhone 11 family and now the SE as well.. You can still get contact sensitive menus by holding for longer, but the added versatility of force touching is no more..
That’S still no reason to hold onto the 8, though, because the next big, no is the camera., Those portrait mode, shots that are occasionally fun. The iPhone SE has’em. Complete with portrait lighting effects, but the 8 does not. Same with Smart HDR, red eye compensation, more stabilization and dynamic range options when you’re shooting video..
Even after an hour, I can tell you the SE, has a much better camera.. We’Ve got a life form reading in here., ( scanner, beeping ) Whew looks like a fruit bat.. We don’t want any of those. ( woman laughing ).
This is why you care about the new A13 processor in the SE versus the older silicon in the iPhone 8 folks., It’s not about smoothness or raw numbers. It’S about the features that new processor, enables. I’ll, have more camera samples in my full iPhone SE review.. Now the last big, no is a twofer and on our way there, let’s check out my sponsored dbrand for a smart way to protect your new iPhone SE., See just like the iPhone 8.
The SE has a glass back. Great for wireless charging, bad for durability., So skin it up with a dbrand vinyl skin, either right on the device or go for double durability, with a dbrand grip, case. Itself as customizable as you’ll ever need. Links to dbrand in the Description. That final twofer of a Betteridge no price and support. That used iPhone 8, I scored on Amazon for $ 258, is substantially cheaper than the iPhone SE’s starting price of around $ 400 yes.. But folks, the iPhone 8 is two and a half years old.. If you buy the SE instead Apple has a really great track.
Record. You’ll probably get iOS updates for 5 years from today.. That’S not nothin’.. That’S one of the big reasons I usually advocate buying new devices versus reduced price old ones. And when you fold in the camera and feature improvements, the SE is the better buy in the long run.. Even though yes, it is more expensive.. Let me know what you wan na know about the iPhone SE. Drop your questions in the comments and be sure you’re subscribed to the MrMobile on YouTube, so you don’t miss that full review coming soon. In the meantime, Lory Gil has a great review up at iMore.. I will link that in the description. Until next time., Thanks for watching stay safe at home and in spirit anyway stay mobile. My friends .