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0 pointssequoia6y ago0 comments

According to this: https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?device1=iphoneSE2ndgen...

This looks like basically the same phone as the 8 & the 6s. I own a 6s, I'm wondering what the advantage is to buying this phone rather than replacing the battery on my current phone.

Hilariously, some of the changes between models seem to be mostly renaming features.

    6s: HDR for photos
     8: Auto HDR for photos
    SE: Next-generation Smart HDR for photos

Looks like this one "goes to 11"

Also funny is battery life:

    SE: Lasts about the same as iPhone 8
     8: Lasts about the same as iPhone 7
     7: Lasts up to 2 hours longer than iPhone 6s
    6s: —

So the new SE lasts about the same as two hours longer than "—" Got it!

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OberstKrueger6y ago

The A13 chip will be a huge upgrade and guarantee OS support for quite a while, even if a lot of the other specs are the same. If the 6S manages to survive getting OS updates this year, it probably won't next year.

And Apple usually goes for a target battery life that stays fairly consistent across generations. It creeps up slowly over time, but very slowly.

harunurhan6y ago

Well, camera is going to be a lot better than 6s, so as the chip. I think overall it's a good upgrade from 6s, but probably I wouldn't go for it to replace my 8.

AnonC6y ago

> I own a 6s, I'm wondering what the advantage is to buying this phone rather than replacing the battery on my current phone.

Your phone model has already gotten OS updates for about five years since launch. It’s possible that iOS 14 may not support iPhone 6S. If that happens to be the case, then getting a new phone makes sense just to have software support for the next five (or more) years.

nbardy6y ago

Next generation smart HDR is a big upgrade. The new chip will be able to run the new image processing algorithms based on deep learning which gives you photo quality bump similar to a better camera

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