New hands-on experience of iPhone SE: more than 3,000 yuan can not retain the beauty of the first known | New iPhone | Processor_Sina Technology_Sina.com

[天极网手机频道]In early March, I wrote an article analyzing my opinion on the new iPhone SE (which a lot of people thought was called iPhone 9 at the time). At the time, my opinion was that the iPhone SE is unlikely to be below 3,000 yuan. Apple will no longer have that “conscience” and a Flag will be established if the new machine will immediately admit about 3,000.

Although I didn’t wait in early April, Apple came out to hit my face in mid-April. I actually got another 399 US dollars (about 2824 yuan), and the National Bank started with 3299 yuan, and it was a big grant on an e-commerce platform. The starting price is basically the same as the American version. So I couldn’t eat my words, I supported one and over-filled the Flag, and directly made a version of the official website for 3799 yuan. I got 3399 yuan. Don’t ask me how I did it. I get it. So today we are going to talk about this “little steel cannon” iPhone SE that has received a lot of attention recently.

The new iPhone SE is almost exactly the same as the iPhone 8. It makes people appear to have returned 5 years ago, and once again was met by the generous “forehead” and “chin”, “aircraft carrier frame” and the iconic start button.

Its front is a 4.7-inch non-full screen, the resolution is still 1334 * 750, it supports wide DCI-P3 color gamut and original color screen, and the maximum brightness can reach 625nit. It is estimated that many people will complain about this resolution, which is 9,102 years old, and it’s not even 1080P.

However, in terms of actual appearance, this display is very good in terms of color and delicate display. Even if it can’t be compared to current top-level displays, personally, this display still looks very comfortable. Of

The new iPhone SE supports Touch ID, which is something former Apple users are familiar with. Although I prefer the type of buttons that can be pressed, the familiar shock feedback provided by the Taptic Engine linear is still very comfortable. And during the current epidemic, everyone must wear a mask. Obviously, Touch ID is more useful and efficient than Face ID.

It should be said that the back of the new iPhone SE is the most different from the iPhone 8. One is the color scheme, which provides three colors: white, black, and red. At the time, the iPhone 8 provided silver, space gray, gold, and later released Red. In addition, the LOGO is also unified with the iPhone 11 series, English is removed, and then the LOGO is placed near the center.

I personally chose the white version. In fact, I didn’t realize that the front panel of the white version was black. I bought it. I also saw that many people on the Internet complain about this problem. very good

Actually, I personally think the “panda machine” is also pretty good. After all, this is also one of the rare “panda machines” at Apple. Previously it should be just iPhone 5C, iPhone XR, which seem to be cheap products. Forget it, don’t wash, just to save costs. And the black front panel will make the black edge of the screen fit the frame perfectly, saving money and looking good.

Next, let’s talk about the feeling of starting. As a user who has used a big screen Android phone in recent years and currently uses Xiaomi MIX3 (218g), the first feeling of getting this new iPhone SE is, WOW, why is it so light? Slim Many users of the company’s Android phones basically feel the same way first hand.

In fact, the thickness of 7.3mm, the weight of 148 grams, the slightly protruding rear lens, this feeling is familiar and unknown, and once again found the feeling of controlling everything with one hand, but the youth is gone.

Cough, let’s talk about it again. The smaller size and width really provide excellent operability to the iPhone SE. Swipe left and right to change again. When I hold it with my left hand, my thumb can reach the right corner of the screen. It is very familiar but strange to operate together. And it can be easily put in a pocket without the feeling of heaviness.

In fact, the new iPhone SE gave me some good impressions at the moment, but with the use of these two days, I gradually discovered some problems: the blowing process is complete and it’s time to puke.

First of all, because the screen is relatively small, its virtual keyboard is also very small. For me, a user who has always used a mobile phone with a screen of 6 inches or more, is a bit difficult to enter accurately, and I use 9-key and 26-key words. It is even smaller. However, this may be due more to my lack of habit and too thick fingers, which may not be a general problem.

And this retro design is much worse in visual impact than current full screen products, be it watching videos, playing games, brushing Weibo, reading e-books, etc., especially for For users who have been using big screen phones before This gap is quite obvious.

Then let’s talk about the performance, presumably everyone knows that the biggest improvement of the new iPhone SE compared to the iPhone 8 is this A13 bionic chip, which is the same as that of the iPhone 11 series, and its performance should be understood by everyone. However, Ann Bunny had previously announced that the iPhone’s performance score was 490,000. There is a certain gap compared to the iPhone 11 series. At the time, they said they might be limited by a smaller size and smaller battery capacity. Apple is very good. This A13 bionic chip may have been adjusted more conservatively to compromise battery life and fever.

So after having my hands, I also got a lot of consecutive scores, but I couldn’t get the score they announced before, at most it was over 470,000, and there were also scores of 41-450,000 points. Some netizens even responded in the Antutu app.It can only run 390,000.

Then I switched to GeekBench 5. For testing. The highest single core is 1328 and the multi core is 3237, which is similar to the iPhone 11 series. However, although the single core score is about 1330, the multi core is only around 2600, which is comparable to the processor A12. It’s close, so I’m not going to wrap this up just yet. I personally prefer that Apple make certain adjustments to ensure battery life.

Regardless of whether it is castrated or not, the A13 Bionic processor is not a problem for these large-scale games. “Glory of the King”, “Peace Elite” and “Breakdown 3” play smoothly in the highest quality, and the next step is Grooving

Although the performance is enough to deal with these great mobile games, playing games on a small screen is really awkward like watching a video. For “Peace Elite”, firstly, because of the small screen, its field of view is smaller than the current full-screen mobile phone, then the buttons are a little small. Although they can be adjusted larger, the screen space is limited and too large to be realistic. Also, when you operate a finger on the screen, a large part of the screen is locked. I don’t feel very comfortable with this gaming experience. Without a high refresh rate display, you won’t be throwing up, after all, what iPhone do you have?

And the guy who has been using iPhone 7 before said it was very good, the image quality can be opened to the maximum, and it is very smooth, the operation feeling is still familiar with the taste, this experience is enough for him . When he finished saying this, I was silent. Perhaps this is the search for difference. After all, your iPhone 7 has been used so far, and I don’t have much experience in the pleasure of big screens and high frame rates. Also, due to the small size of the fuselage, when the game is played under HDR HD image quality setting and the number of limit frames, the part near the processor in the back will generate more heat. Properly reducing image quality will obviously be easier.

What follows are some of my personal complaints. Yes, it is the battery life. Many people will draw a big question mark about the battery life of the new iPhone SE A13 + 821821mAh bionic processor. I am not an exception. No stress test was done, but it was actually used as my main machine for a day.

My measured results are very general and even collapsed. I got up at 7:40 in the morning and went to work. Along the way, I mainly listened to music and brushed web pages and Weibo. I saw the video at noon. I saw that the power was less than 20% before work, which scared me listening to music. WeChat has been in the background, and dark mode has been activated most of the time. I feel very restricted. From the battery charge chart, I can also see that I haven’t used the phone or run great apps for a long time, but I got home at 9 o’clock at night. Only 4%, moderate use in one day is acceptable, intensive use, especially when playing, use while charging is recommended. Currently, the battery life of the new iPhone SE has increased my battery anxiety, plus there’s no super-fast charging like Android, so the battery has to be lower to think about charging.

I also contacted my friends who use Apple. The update of this iOS 13.4.1 system has the problem of rapid energy consumption, so the system carries half the boat and the other half the hardware. The above is my personal experience. Not necessarily a general problem. However, I suggest that the new machine take a hand instead of being as cheap as me and upgrade directly to the iOS 13.4.1 system, use it first. And the little friends that have been updated, I can only say wait and optimize. There’s not much to say about charging, although 18W fast charging is supported, the standard remains “five blessings and one security,” which is definitely a cost issue, and everyone knows speed. The lighting interface is still a slot. The two mobile phone chargers cannot be unified. Getting two chargers out is also a slot for all iPhones.

It is estimated that many people are also concerned about the signal problem. This iPhone SE is still the Intel baseband, so I don’t have much hope. From my real experience, it is not ideal. In many places where my Android machine is full of signals, its signal is only 1 to 2 squares. There are such problems in offices, buses and even on the road. This alone represents. Any similarities in the performance of this product are pure coincidence.

BTW, although this iPhone SE is not 5G compatible, but compared to iPhone 8 it still has WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0, praise it. I will not go into details about the fluidity and functions of the system. There is the A13 Bionic processor, which is smooth and easy to use.

Finally, when I take a photo, I feel like there is nothing to say after I get the phone. The iPhone 8 has the same 12-megapixel rear lens + 7-megapixel front lens. With the support of the A13 bionic processor, its camera level Better than the iPhone 8.

In a scene with good lighting conditions, there are no problems with the images, and the white balance and exposure are also well controlled. The color is close to real, and not as pleasing compared to bright colors optimized by scenes from other manufacturers. Also, portrait mode is still real, but there are several light effects to choose from, and it can still be played. The new iPhone SE doesn’t have a night view mode, so put up a sample night view, let’s feel it for yourself.

Outdoor testing

Portrait proofs

Night vision tests

Front, emmm. . . I have encountered several girls before and said that they took selfies with this iPhone SE, and they were basically rejected. They all told me who would take selfies with the iPhone’s native camera. I thought about it and accepted. In the end, there was still a girl who kindly helped me take some photos, otherwise everyone would only see my selfie, and the evidence still highlights the truth. Then the question comes, do you use a camera without others or a light camera?

Left: natural light Right: contour light

I don’t think anyone really expects the iPhone SE camera, right? It is not like this? Not well. No! In today’s mobile phone market, this camera can only be used at a usable level. Because the single camera function is also very small, daily life can be recorded, the demand is too high, there is no competition compared to the products with the same price Power, but if compared to other individual shots, I think which is quite strong.

Well, finally, let’s talk about whether this new iPhone SE is worth buying. I still remain in the previous point of view. For those who used iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, or even iPhone 8 and want to continue using small-screen iPhones, the new iPhone SE can provide a familiar feel, a familiar system, more solid Performance, affordable price, and other advantages and disadvantages that I have also shared previously. In general, you can consider starting with it. It is a relatively valuable iOS device. It is recommended to have more than 128 GB. In fact 64GB is a bit small. Plus, shop early and enjoy early, and enjoy discounts when you shop late. When the ecommerce platform leaves, there will be hundreds of discounts available.

For users who currently use big screen Android machines, it is good to have extra money to buy the first users with the iOS system, and it is definitely enough to be a backup machine. And if you really want to switch from a large-screen Android to a small-screen iPhone, let’s forget it. Although the first feeling is light and thin, this may be the beauty of the first time, but you will feel very uncomfortable to wear. This price is this year. The Android mobile phone market also has many 5G products to choose from. The Snapdragon 865 mobile phone has even been reduced to 2698 yuan. The camera settings and functions are more, there is a bigger screen and the high refresh rate can also be activated. They’re bigger and heavier, but they’re also great to use, so why choose a 4G mobile phone?

After all, the main consumer of this phone is still an old iPhone user, and the performance of the market should be good. After all, many people have waited for several years, but there should be very few people who have transferred from the Android camp and are not so attractive. . At least if you give me more than 3,000 yuan now, I will definitely choose an Android machine instead of this small-screen iPhone, but since I set Flag up before, I must say what I do. I will continue to use this iPhone SE as the main machine for a while, and will share it with you if I have any new experiences and feelings.

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