Apple announced the new iPhone SE (3rd generation model) at the “Peek Performance” event before dawn on March 9th.
The main advance from the conventional model is that it is the first SE to support 5G networks. The contents are the same A15 Bionic processor as last year’s iPhone 13 series, which is faster, and the new 16-core Neural Engine can be used, greatly improving camera performance such as noise reduction in dark environments. ..
The shape is the same as the iPhone 8 style, with the Home Button Touch ID. While the screen continues to be 4.7 inches, the front and back are improved in durability by adopting the same “smartphone highest strength glass” ceramic shield as the iPhone 13. In addition, we are steadily updating such as extending the battery drive time.
The camera is a 12MP wide-angle f / 1.8 single lens. Although the specifications of the lens are the same as the predecessor, the processor part that is as important as the optical system for Computational Photography, which extracts images by calculation, is the 16-core Neural Engine, which is twice as important as the predecessor, and the new image processing processor of A15 Bionic. Significantly strengthened. With the same Smart HDR 4 and portrait mode as the iPhone 13, and enhanced functions such as Deep Fusion that reduces noise and captures details even when the illumination is insufficient, Apple describes it as a “renewed camera system.”
Battery life is up to 15 hours for video playback, up to 10 hours for streaming video playback, and up to 50 hours for music playback. The second generation model was 13 hours, 8 hours and 40 hours respectively.
The storage configuration is 64GB / 128GB / 256GB. The minimum 64GB start hasn’t changed, but 256GB has been added above.
Wireless charging is Qi compatible as before. It was not compatible with MagSafe, which can be fast-charged by sticking firmly with a magnet.
The 4.7-inch 1334 x 750 pixels (326ppi) Retina HD display remains the same as the second generation. It has the same maximum brightness of 625 nits and the same 1400: 1 contrast ratio, and does not support ProMotion with high refresh rate display like the iPhone 13 and iPad Pro.
The waterproof and dustproof performance of IP67 remains unchanged.
There are three main body color variations: Midnight, Starlight, and (PRODUCT) RED.
Prices start at $ 429. In Japan, reservations will be accepted from 22:00 on March 11th (Friday) and will be on sale from March 18th.
The domestic price is 57,800 yen including tax for the 64GB model, 128GB 63,800 yen, and 256GB 76,800 yen.
The price does not change depending on the color, but the bright red (PRODUCT) RED includes a donation to the new coronavirus infection control of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund).