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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JCheng - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
I just tried it and the two options I get are Settings and Cancel, and Cancel does not enable it.Oxford Guy - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
You just tried the random pop-up? How does one go about summoning it?Apple must have changed the behavior if that's the case.
cha0z_ - Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - link
Learn how to use and configure your phone before you go on some articles comment section to type bs. ;)sprockkets - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Wow, totally deep there.Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Not true - the whole reason for the iPhone is the undying slobbering subservience of the iSheep.star-affinity - Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - link
I thought it was the many superior audio apps available, such as the stuff from Moog and Reason Studios. At least that makes it for me. :)The Moog Model 15 app is just wow in my opinion:
https://www.moogmusic.com/products/model-15-modula...
Spunjji - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
I think the world-class hardware design and unmatched network of stores providing on-site support are pretty big reasons too, tbh... especially given that Android is comparable or better in many UX regards these days.melgross - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Jeeze, every so often I read something like this. People don’t buy iPhones to put Android on them, though some have tried to put iOS on a crappy Android phone. I don’t know which idea is worse.We know Apple doesn’t cheat on these tests. It’s just manufacturers with slower chips that feel they need to do that.
sonny73n - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
What to be impressed about? It’s just a freaking phone with outdated design combined with a spy OS.Oxford Guy - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
You get the spyware feature no matter what device you choose.Both in hardware and in software.