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hey guys this is Austin is the iPhone se worth it the unboxing experience is just like any other iPhone pop open the box and you'll find the SE itself along with the Apple earpods lightning cable for charging and syncing along with the five watt power adapter first things first this looks just like the nearly four year old iPhone 5 this isn't necessarily a bad thing the metal and glass build has held up well over the last few years well I can't exactly congratulate Apple on recycling an old design there's not what I would change today the chamfered I just feel good in the hand I feel like I've got a solid grip unlike the 6 and 6s which have always felt a little slippery the same goes for the glass of metal back it's just a nicer look than the plastic antenna lines on the newer iPhone yes he also lacks a camera hump which not only looks cleaner but keeps it from rocking when laid flat on a table it's a classic design that fits in just fine in 2016 one thing that does feel out of place these days though is a four inch screen this is absolutely a preference thing but as someone who's been using bigger phones for the last few years it takes some getting used to to go back to a smaller phone there are advantages like being able to easily use the su with one hand and if you're coming from a 5s or 5c this will be an easy upgrade but I feel like you've got to be committed to wanting a small phone the keyboard is downright tiny though and you end up doing a lot more scrolling there's just less on screen compared to most phones out there it's especially noticeable when it comes to video paired with the mediocre speaker it can't touch the experience of using a higher-end phone the display itself is fine but nothing special these days it's unchanged from the 5s making it sharp enough but it's not in the same league is samsung's latest AMOLED displays don't get me wrong having a solid option for a 4-inch phone is nice but I think for most people something closer to a five-inch screen is the ideal home size well it might look like an iPhone 5 on the outside it's all to date on the inside it's rocking the same Apple a9 as the iPhone 6s hit with 2 gigabytes of memory on paper it's nothing crazy compared to newer phones or even the iPhone 5s but in real world use it's one of the fastest phones out there the a9 is no slouch and when paired with the small screen it absolutely flies this might be a small phone but there's nothing small about the performance zing it works well for gaming too although the display size does mean you've got less room to work with when it comes to benchmarks it's basically identical to the iPhone 6s the biggest difference is in the graphics side where the low resolution screen gives it a slight edge while iOS 9.3 is essentially the same as it is on the iPhone 5 and 5s there are some new features for the SE one of the biggest upgrade is the addition of a poppy well it's still in everywhere it's become a legitimately useful feature from you over the last year so it's also locking the upgrade LTE and Wi-Fi which is a small but appreciated change you're not getting a perfect replacement for the success however while you'll find the touch ID fingerprint sensor onboard it's the older version which is a bit slower than what you'll find on the newest phones there's also no 3d touch on the SE this is a somewhat useful feature on the 6s that gives you a pressure-sensitive display to let you pull up shortcuts and apps preview content before opening it and most useful for me turn the keyboard into a small try pad with a cursor only some have to take advantage of this though so it's not a huge loss and others like live photos just replace the 3d touch with a long press what is share with the latest iPhones is the 12 megapixel camera you're working with a slightly smaller aperture but you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference it's a rock-solid performer that you can trust to get good results in most conditions it does like the optical image stabilization of the 6s plus but it's not a huge problem while the galaxy s7 camera is a step up over the iPhone right now there's really not much to complain about with the SE the same holds true for video you're going to record up to 4k and not only does it look nice but Apple does a good job of tuning the digital stabilization something that's lacking in most other smart phones that shoot 4k it also has solid slow motion options with AP video at 120 frames and 720 240 FPS I prefer the cleaner look of the 1080p video but it's all usable one thing that definitely wasn't upgraded is the front-facing camera 720p video from the SE is not too impressive with 1.2 megapixels it's fine but it really can't hold up with newer iPhones much less the best Android phones you will find the retina flash that measures the light and flashes the screen which actually does work reasonably well but this is one of the clearest downsides to the lower price of the SE and that price is a big selling point if $400 it's significantly cheaper than the $650 success when you consider that that works out to about $13 a month it's a pretty strong sell you're only going to find 16 gigabytes of storage on the base model however to upgrade it'll run you an extra $100 to make the jump to 64 gigs which is probably a smart move unless you heavily rely on cloud services battery life is also surprisingly solid thanks to that smaller screen it's actually a bit better than the success and should last you through a full day of use if you prefer a smaller phone the iPhone se is one of the best options out there and as a budget iPhone you're not giving up much although you do need to be committed to a smaller size so what do you guys think about the iPhone se let me know in the comments below and if you enjoyed this video and you want to see more like this definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel anyway guys thank you so much for watching and I will catch you in the next one