Apple just changed the budget phone game
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The new iPhone SE is here. And it looks just like an iPhone 8. Boring, right?
Except that it’s not: the iPhone 8 is a $400 phone that features the world’s fastest processor, something that we have NEVER seen on a budget phone. Well, maybe in the good old days when OnePlus was making $400 phones, but now the cheapest phone that OnePlus makes starts at $700 and that company has conveniently forgotten about its roots and ideals. Talk about “flagship killers”.
This means a couple of things: first and foremost, it means that this phone that nobody had any big expectations for just became the best budget camera phone too. Heck, it’s right there with the $1,000 phones except for the lack of ultra-wide and telephoto cameras. Just like that, without even an event for it. Released with a press release, in a snap.
Captured on the $400 iPhone SE
I am not talking just photos: other $400 phones can’t even record 4K video. And when they do, it’s intentionally crippled: it lacks stabilization, the dynamic range is usually poor, sound recording is often times compromised, and the list goes on. The iPhone SE on the other hand handles 4K video at the incredible 60 frames per second, and with regular 4K30 capture it also offers industry-leading video stabilization. We have no reason to doubt it will be right there with the latest iPhones in video quality. That is, it will be at the top.
Fastest budget phone. Best camera. Best for video. $400.
And you might underestimate it for its conservative looks, but this little phone is a beast on the inside unlike any other budget phone out there.
Apple might have just released the phone of the year
The question now is… what do Android phone makers have to fight that.