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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yeeeeman - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
This phone is LAME. Other than the chipset, everything is just 2016 at best...Screen is pathetic. My 100$ chinese phone has better resolution. Also it is oled.
The battery is just laughable. My Sony erricson from 2011 has a 1700mah battery lol.
It is just amazing how little iphone users are willing to get for their money.
toyeboy89 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
I think 5 years of updates and excellent performance more than make up for some of it's shortcomings.justareader - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Who uses a phone for 5 years? You are suggesting someone will still be using this retro phone in 2026. No way they will have cracked the screen way before 5 years go by. Updates are not that important unless they lock out features. I have old devices sitting in drawers and they aren't getting hacked.Tilmitt - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Phones last longer now as CPU progress has slowed. I went 4S -> 5S -> 6S and only plan on upgrading my 6S when the next generation comes out, so that'll be 5 years on a 6S.FakThisShttyGame - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Dude I literally used my 6S for 5 years and iPad Air 2 for 6 years...You hurt my feelings :(toyeboy89 - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Yes, someone could very well use this phone until 2026 with a couple of battery replacements along the way (like any phone)Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
who the hell keeps a phone for 5 years? 1 year and it's in the junk drawertrparky - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
I had an iPhone 7 Plus for three years and it was still fast as the day I bought it. Those of us who don't have bottomless money pit hang onto our phones longer.ThreeDee912 - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Every time somebody brings up resolution and OLED, I bring up this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcFXEXJicgc
The old iPhone XR uses LCD and is only 828p but everyone prefers it over the 1080p budget OLED.
trparky - Friday, May 1, 2020 - link
Chinese phone? How do you like the fact that everything that you have on your phone is being transmitted back to China?Not only is Android spying on you but when you add China to the mix it becomes even more of a toxic hellstew of spying.