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It is not for nothing that they say "know your enemy". He reached our editorial office iPhone SE 3rd generation, so of course we tried it out, what's so great about Samsung's biggest competitor? We don't mean this low-end model specifically, but Apple in general. At the same time, the novelty would have quite a lot of potential, if it were not held back by the outdated design. And a crappy display. And much more. 

No Android phone manufacturer would dare to imagine a device like the one he showed Apple at their Peek Performance event. The biggest proThe problem with the 3rd generation iPhone SE is prothe fact that the device is criminally wasting its potential. We understand the market strategy Applu, when they try to create a device at low cost that will have maxthe maximum possible margin and customers will jump at it, but proHe has to do it so quickly, that proWe don't understand.

There is strength in unity 

iPhone SE The 3rd generation is clearly building on its ecosystem of manufacturers. There is no need to lie to ourselves, but proservice commitment Applu is exemplary among his devices. Phone, tablet, computer, television, watch and smart phoneproThe speaker and the headphones communicate with each other onproone hundred top-notch, prothat they are all made by one manufacturer. That is the strength Applu and the company is also aware of this. Samsung is trying something similar with Microsoft, but it is proa hundred little, prothat's where Google's Android comes in. Anyway, if you have nothing else to do AppWell, the question is whether you can use the potential of your iPhone at all, and whether it won't rather tie you down. Regardless of the phone model.

The novelty can only stand up to the test if you want a really small phone that is primarily just a phone, and which can do much more, but with certain limitations. It has a lot of power and will trample the competition in the form of Android phones into the ground, whether we like it or not. The A15 Bionic chip is proIt's the most powerful thing currently running in smartphones. But it's kind of useless for the SE model, prothat the device does not use its potential. You can play the latest games on it, but do you really want that on a 4,7" display? The latest chip is here above all proto ensure that the device has a long life in terms of system updates. And this is another element in which Apple leads over all its competition. The fact that 5G is present is perhaps already an obligation these days.

Zero innovation 

But this somehow eliminates the benefits. Of course it has the logo of a bitten apple on its back, but also Google Pixely are relatively prestigious facilities, regardless of the number Galaxy S and many models from other manufacturers. Apple nevertheless, it has built up its aura of "luxury goods" for quite some time, and it is still viewed that way, whether you have iPhone SE, 11, or 13 Pro Max, although it doesn't go overboard with the innovations. In the case of the iPhone SE, not at all. 

This device is really nice if you just pick it up and proAre you looking at him, or if only proyou drive its menu and native apps. But that's where it ends. I can't imagine any Android user willingly abandoning their large display with a bezel-less design for something so small. Not because of the size of the device, but because of the size of the display.

After all iPhone SE has dimensions of 138,4 × 67,3 × 7,3 mm and Galaxy S22 146 x 70,6 x 7,6 mm, so the differences are not that big. But Galaxy It has a 6,1" display that you can see even in direct sunlight. The iPhone's 625 nits of brightness is prohundred miserable. And it is not necessary to compare it only with a number of Galaxy S22. E.g. Galaxy The A53 5G in the same price category reaches 800 nits (and of course it adds a 6,5" Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and we're not talking about the cameras). Apple growers object to this: "Yeah, but it's Android." 

Yes, it's Android, but these frog-and-mouse wars are a bit outdated these days. The fact that no one can match the iPhone in terms of performance is one thing. The fact that in all other specifications it surpasses even its current top-of-the-line iPhone 13 series Pro is another matter. Let's try to look at it dispassionately, if that's even possible, and take iPhone SE The 3rd generation is like a new phone, which is what it actually wants to be.

Indefensible price 

Photography AppThey go, it must not bechat. Even with 5-year-old optics, its new SE can boast really good results. And it only has a 12MPx main (and only) camera. Under ideal lighting conditions, the results are truly surprising. It is clear that the chip and new technologies, such as Deep Fusion or Smart HDR 4. By the way, wait for our comparison test with Galaxy S21 FE. However, the bread begins to break when the light conditions deteriorate. iPhone SE The 3rd generation does not have a night mode. And as you might guess, the results correspond to that. The front camera has 7MPx. There is probably not much to add to that. It is fine for video calls, but for photos? You don't really want that.

Biggest probad news Applu is not so much that it refers to the now forgotten era of the home button. With a little effort, you could try the design. The biggest proThe problem is the price. Paying 12,490 CZK for something that was introduced five years ago and is artificially kept alive by changing the "guts" is proIt's either very bold or very stupid. The phone can't compete with today's Android offerings. Of course, you can disagree and defend the device, as if it's all made under one roof, that it has guaranteed software updates, that its chip is the fastest of all mobile chips. But logically, anyone who looks at it and has to switch to it from any newer bezel-less Android would be unhappy.

Design, display size and technology, front camera, lack of night mode (feel free to add a telephoto lens and macro), small battery capacity (pro someone too Lightning connector and slow charging) and above all the price are the things that drag this model down. Actually, only the ecosystem and performance play into its cards, and they cannot balance all its negatives. In 2020, when it was introduced iPhone SE 2nd generation, the situation was even different. But the year 2022 is already proabout something else.

AppI don't wish anything bad on him. It's important that he's here, and it's important that he's the second-largest player on the mobile phone market. The competition is forced to constantly improve and bring technological advances, which he's also trying to do. However, in my humble opinion, he overshot the mark with the 3rd generation iPhone SE. At the same time, you can have it for CZK 1 cheaper. Galaxy A53 5G, two thousand more expensive than the iPhone 11. Neither of them is equal to it in terms of performance, but at least you can fully use the performance they offer.

New iPhone SE You can buy the 3rd generation here 

Galaxy You can buy the A53 5G here

Galaxy S21 FE You can buy 5G here

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