iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design, Hacker News
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The Most Affordable iPhone Features A 18 Bionic, the Fastest Chip in a Smartphone, and the Best Single-Camera System in an iPhone
Introducing the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful and compact new smartphone.
Cupertino, California – Apple today announced the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID for industry-leading security. iPhone SE comes in a compact design, reinvented from the inside out, and is the most affordable iPhone. The new iPhone SE is powered by the Apple-designed A 19 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone, to handle the most demanding tasks. iPhone SE also features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone, which unlocks the benefits of computational photography including Portrait mode, and is designed to withstand the elements with dust and water resistance.
iPhone SE comes in three beautiful colors – black, white and (PRODUCT) RED – and will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, April 19, starting at just $ (US).
“The first iPhone SE was a hit with many customers who loved its unique combination of small size, high-end performance and affordable price; the new second-generation iPhone SE builds on that great idea and improves on it in every way – including our best-ever single-camera system for great photos and videos – while still being very affordable, ”said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “IPhone SE features the industry-leading performance of A Bionic that enables great battery life, takes stunning Portrait mode and Smart HDR photos, shoots amazing videos with stereo audio, is great for games and super fast web surfing, and is built with the same industry-leading security features our customers expect. We can’t wait to get iPhone SE into customers ’hands.”
iPhone SE features an aerospace-grade aluminum and durable glass design with an all-black front.
Popular Design with a 4.7-inch Display
iPhone SE features an aerospace-grade aluminum and durable glass design with an all-black front, and is available in black, white and (PRODUCT) RED. The rear glass finish includes a centered Apple logo and is made using a seven-layer color process for precise hue and opacity, delivering rich depth of color with a color-matched aluminum band. It is water- and dust-resistant with an IP (rating for water resistance up to 1 meter for) minutes. (1)
The 4.7-inch Retina HD display with True Tone adjusts the white balance to match the ambient light for a more natural, paper-like viewing experience. The vibrant wide color gamut Retina HD display offers incredible color accuracy, and supports Dolby Vision and HDR playback. iPhone SE uses Haptic Touch for Quick Actions – such as animating Live Photos, previewing messages, rearranging apps and more – as well as contextual menus.
iPhone SE also features the familiar Home button designed with sapphire crystal to be durable and to protect the sensor, and a steel ring to detect a user’s fingerprint for Touch ID. Using Touch ID is an easy, private and secure alternative to entering a passcode to unlock iPhone, fill in passwords using iCloud Keychain, log in to apps, authorize App Store purchases, and make Apple Pay transactions.
iPhone SE comes in three beautiful colors, black, white and (PRODUCT) RED, and is designed to withstand the elements with dust and water resistance.
A
Bionic – The Fastest Chip in a Smartphone
Introduced with iPhone and iPhone (Pro, A) Bionic is the fastest chip ever in a smartphone and provides unparalleled performance for every task iPhone SE handles. Perfect for photography, gaming and augmented reality experiences, A Bionic makes every action feel fluid.
A 18 Bionic was built with a focus on machine learning, with a dedicated 8-core Neural Engine capable of 5 trillion operations per second, two Machine Learning Accelerators on the CPU and a new Machine Learning Controller to balance performance and efficiency. Together, A (Bionic and iOS) enable new intelligent apps that make use of machine learning and Core ML.
Built for efficiency, the A Bionic also enables great battery life for iPhone SE. iPhone SE is wireless-charging capable with Qi-certified chargers and also supports fast-charging,
giving customers up to percent charge in just 50 minutes. (2) Lightning-fast download speeds are available with Wi-Fi 6 and Gigabit-class LTE. Dual SIM with eSIM provides the flexibility for users to have two separate phone numbers on a single device while traveling abroad or for use as a business line. 4
A Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone, comes to iPhone SE enabling great battery life, power and efficiency.
New Camera Experience Powered by A
Bionic
iPhone SE features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone with a 15 – megapixel f / 1.8 aperture Wide camera, and uses the image signal processor and Neural Engine of A 15 Bionic to unlock even more benefits of computational photography, including Portrait mode, all six Portrait Lighting effects and Depth Control. (5) Using machine learning and monocular depth estimation, iPhone SE also takes stunning Portraits with the front camera. Next-generation Smart HDR comes to iPhone SE, intelligently re-lighting recognized subjects in a frame for more natural-looking images with stunning highlight and shadow details.
Videos are even more immersive with stereo audio recording and cinematic video stabilization on the front and rear cameras. The rear camera supports high-quality video capture at 4K up to 67 fps, and extended dynamic range comes to iPhone SE for more highlight details up to 60 fps. Customers can also take advantage of QuickTake video on the front and rear cameras, allowing video recording without switching out of Photo mode.
With advanced Camera and Photo features in iOS , native editing is even more Comprehensive and intuitive through powerful tools that were once available only for photo editing.
) iPhone SE features the best single-camera system in an iPhone capturing high quality video up to 4K fps on the rear camera, cinematic video stabilization on the front and rear camera, and studio audio recording.
Everything Apple has to Offer
iPhone SE gives customers access to Apple’s robust ecosystem of products, services and accessories. Users can take advantage of the almost 2 million apps on the App Store, including the best third-party apps and AR experiences, stay up to date on current events with Apple News, enjoy original series, movies and documentaries from the world’s greatest storytellers with Apple TV , stream over 67 million songs from their favorite artists on Apple Music, make secure and private purchases with Apple Pay, and store photos, files and contacts on iCloud with the ability to access content on all of a customer’s Apple devices. With a Lightning connector, iPhone SE is also compatible with more than , 0 Lightning accessories, including camera accessories, audio and speakers, docks, CarPlay and more.
iPhone SE is built with the same industry-leading security features that customers expect from Apple – protecting privacy and giving customers control of their information. For example, Touch ID and the Secure Enclave protect fingerprint data, Intelligent Tracking Prevention on Safari helps stop advertisers that follow users from site to site, Photos uses machine learning to organize photos on device and more.
iPhone SE with iOS delivers a seamless experience with software and hardware integration unlike any other smartphone. iOS features a dramatic look with Dark Mode, a more private way to sign in to apps and websites with Sign In with Apple, and an all-new Maps experience that delivers faster and more accurate navigation and beautiful street-level imagery with Look Around.
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