The iPhone SE (2020) Review: A Reinvigorated Classic
by Andrei Frumusanu on April 24, 2020 6:30 AM EST- Posted in
- Mobile
- Apple
- Smartphones
- iPhone SE
- Apple A13
- iPhone SE 2020
Video Recording
The iPhone SE’s video recording is also taking advantage of the new power of the A13, notably improving the quality of the stream captured.
The biggest differences between the new iPhone SE and the iPhone 8 is the much-improved dynamic range of the video, as the new HDR implementation vastly surpasses the video quality we’ve seen on the older phone.
What’s also new the EIS that’s a lot more evident in the iPhone SE – actually I find it quite too evident as there’s some very noticeable judder and loss of detail every time the EIS repositions itself. There’s also some evident frame warping going on when the EIS tries to stabilize for tilt of the frame – the video here isn’t nearly as steady as the much superior OIS of the iPhone 11.
Lastly, the audio of the iPhone SE is again leagues ahead of the iPhone 8 simply due to the fact that this is now a stereo recording phone rather than mono. Clarity of the audio however again doesn’t quite match what the iPhone 11 is able to record.
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mandirabl - Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - link
Privacy, but you did know that, didn't you? Well: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/28/iphone-se...Pitape - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
I would be interested about audio and stereo speaker quality.Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
for what? a McIntosh audio system? Certainly not on a cell phone.Here's the verdict - McIntosh great - cell phone HORRIBLE
GL1zdA - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
Received mine yesterday. I was upgrading from a 2016 SE, which I liked very much, but I was using a 32 GB version for the last year and always needed more space. It will take some time before I get used to the new size. My hands are fairly large, but operating the phone with just one hand is a bit more difficult, especially if I have to hit something in the top left corner. I also preferred the old home button, this new one feels awkward, I never know "when" it will register the "press".Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
<pats the good little iSheep on the head>Featherinmycap - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Why are you commenting on an article about iPhones and patronizing users for their choice of operating system? Go iSheep yourself somewhere else. Its annoying to be on a tech site with a lot of very thoughtful commenters and then you come trolling along. You post all over the place repeatedly with nary an original thought to share.trparky - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
He's a rabid android fan, he can't help himself.Korguz - Sunday, May 3, 2020 - link
and a rabid intel fan as well.they guy cant get his own personal facts straight, let alone anything else. reply to him with sources that refute his claims, and he either runs away, and doesnt reply, or he just resorts to name calliing and insults.
trparky - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
Go away.Death666Angel - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
To the people here commenting that they like the size: I bought my mother-in-law the Galaxy A40 on sale for 150€ back in January. She likes that phone a lot. It has a nice 1080p Samsung screen, good-enough SoC, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, good battery life, headphone jack. It is 6mm taller and 2mm wider than the iPhone SE (2020). Is it that much of a difference to you? Or is it just that you actually want a cheaper and smaller iOS device? It really felt tiny to me, coming from 5.7" 16:9 and 6.5" 19:9 phones.And another thing: the iPhone SE (2020) is ca. 138x67 mm² and the LG G2 was ca. 138x70 mm², but had a 5.2" 1080p display. In 2013. I liked that phone a lot.