A mid-range Apple phone has always been a bit of a lovable niche when it comes to design and specs, balancing out the latest hardware that’s often found in their flagships while still retaining the shape of its predecessors, and the first iPhone SE, which resembled the iPhone 5 proved to be a popular hit, mostly because people missed the form factor before Apple enlarged it with the iPhone 6.
Now, continuing in the same vein, Apple has just introduced the 2nd Generation of the iPhone SE, which now looks like an iPhone 8 (same aluminium and glass construction), but includes the same A13 Bionic chipset as the iPhone 11, and as many users will have or eventually noticed, only a single camera in an age where mobile phones now have more lenses than your average camera man.
A 4.7″ Retina IPS Display makes the bulk of the front, ensuring true colour reproduction as well as sharp contrast, while the internal memory is served by way of 3 options: 64gb, 128gb, and 256gb. But now we come to the real star of the show, and that’s the camera.
Now, even though it may seems a bit paleolithical of Apple to retain just one 12 megapixel camera and a 7 megapixel front facing camera, it doesn’t sacrifice any of the features found in the higher spec models. Portrait Mode is still the highlight of any iPhone camera, still containing the same features such as depth control, and Portrait Lighting for a faux-professional studio shot. Smart HDR has not lost any of its IQ, being able to detect a face, and intelligently captures more natural-looking contours and skin tones, while finessing highlights and shadow details in the background.
Video recording is capable of shooting 4K at 60 FPS, while the extended dynamic range feature is available but only at 30 FPS.
Now we come to pricing, and surprise surprise, it doesn’t break the bank. The 64gb model starts of at RM 1,999, 128gb at RM 2,199, and the 256gb topping off at RM 2,699.
Interested? The phone is set to launch on the 24th of April, but in the meantime, have a look at the website and oodle at the pictures. Will you be getting one?
