Apple Just Launched Its Cheapest Smartphone Ever – iPhone SE

Kuwait Upto Date • March 21, 2016 • 0 Comments

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, March
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, March 31

BODY	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	113 g (3.99 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM
		– Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.0 inches (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

PLATFORM	OS	iOS 9.3
	Chipset	Apple A9
	CPU	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
	GPU	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/64 GB

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/3″ sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
	Secondary	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Radio	No
	USB	v2.0, reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Siri natural language commands and dictation – iCloud cloud service – iCloud Keychain – TV-out – Maps – Audio/video player/editor – Organizer – Document viewer/editor – Photo viewer/editor – Voice memo/dial/command – Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 1642 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h

MISC	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
	Price group	8/10

With the launch of the new 4-inch iPhone SE, Apple has done quite a bit to upend its “new, older, oldest” lineup strategy. For some time now, the newest iPhone has been on sale for $649 (before discounts) with last year’s model $100 less expensive and the one from the year before slotting in at $449. The SE breaks from tradition in two critical ways for Apple. First, it uses nearly the same hardware inside as the current year’s iPhone 6s. This isn’t just a phone for people looking to save money. Second, the starting price is $399 — where no iPhone has gone before. There’s a lot to unpack here about why this is so important for Apple and consumers, so let’s get to it.

Price… point

Which brings us to the new pricing. At $399, the iPhone SE is not cheap in a world where sub-$100 Android phones are available and strong products like the Moto G can be had for just $200. But it’s a bargain for Apple. This isn’t just a >10% price cut on Apple’s entry product, it’s that combined with a move to make the hardware essentially state of the art. With Apple itself expecting the current quarter to see lower iPhone sales year over year — for the first time ever — the move to lower pricing can only be interpreted one way: Apple is trying to increase market share.

Apple Just Launched Its Cheapest Smartphone Ever – iPhone SE was last modified: March 21st, 2016 by Kuwait Upto Date