It was the most rumored rumor for at least a year, that Apple would bet on the four-inch again by launching a somewhat cheaper model, much more up-to-date from a technological point of view and that designs on the taste of those users who do not want one. large screen. And so it has been. Apple just introduced the iPhone SE.
iPhone SE, the new entry to Apple
As we have been recounting in Applelizados, the numerous rumors, leaks and forecasts from analysts such as the popular Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities have been mostly confirmed.
“The iPhone SE is an exciting new concept. We started with our iconic and admired design, reinventing it inside and out. The result is the world's most beautiful and powerful four-inch screen phone, ”says Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The iPhone SE comes with an impressive four-inch Retina display, the advanced 9-bit A64 chip with the M9 motion coprocessor, more autonomy, 12 megapixel iSight camera with True Tone flash, Live Photos, 4K video, 4G networks. Faster LTE and Wi-Fi and Touch ID with Apple Pay. Anyone looking for a smaller phone is going to fall in love with the iPhone SE. " (MANZANA)
The new iPhone SE has a design similar to the iPhone 5s; Ditch the 5c's plastic and opt for a metallic aluminum finish. Its screen is four diagonal inches with a resolution of 1136 × 640 ask them and a density of 326 pixels per inch, somewhat lower than that of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. It also has a thickness of 7.6mm and slightly curved corners, thus following the style marked by the iPhone 6.
The Activation / Sleep button is kept in the upper right, as in the previous iPhone 5s and 5c and is that, its smaller size than the sixth generation, does not invite the need to carry it to its side. It also keeps those round volume buttons on the left side and the mute button.
In the video and photography section, the iPhone SE It has a 12 megapixel iSight camera capable of recording video in 4K at 30fps and compatible with Live Photos.
And inside, the iPhone SE integrates an A9 chip with M9 motion coprocessor, 1GB of RAM and storage capacity of 16GB, 64GB and 128GB.
It also integrates an NFC chip that will work with Apple Pay, Touch ID, Bluetooth 4.2 and a larger battery that gives it a little more autonomy.
The new iPhone SE is three times faster than the iPhone 5S
Price and Availability
The new iPhone SE It will come with iOS 9.3 as standard in three finishes (black, white and gold), three storage options (16GB, 64G) and a price of $ 399 and $ 499 respectively (€ 489 in Spain) in Germany, Australia, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, US Virgin Islands, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Singapore and the US where it can be booked from Thursday, March 24, and will be available from Thursday, March 31.