is the iPhone SE still worth it?

[@NotNolanTEPM]

I have and am using the SE 3 to make this comment. (Midnight 256GB) And after half a year or so of ownership this is the best, phone I’ve owned yet in all my life. I plan to use it for as long as humanly possible. If you’re on a budget and I understand everyone’s financial situation are different so I really suggest the SE new or used. You can find them really cheap and they will have everything most people will want a phone for, really anything more is overkill in my opinion. And or if you want a home button and or Touch ID the SE 3 is the best of the best in that regard. :) I love my iPhone a lot. :3

[@iClassic]

Great point! Yes absolutely check for a used one on eBay!

[@NotNolanTEPM]

@@iClassic I’ve seen them on Swappa for under $300. 0.0 I think this will be the next SE 1 ware it’s a fully supported device you could find for $50, anyone remember that?

[@haoiliforyou]

the battery is horrible tho

[@NotNolanTEPM]

That is subjective. It can last me all day but others who may be “ chronically online “ may not. Plus a little over a half year later and the battery health just dropped from %100 to %99 so I’d say that’s pretty good. 😌

[@charliesretrocomputing]

@@NotNolanTEPMmy se 2’s battery is at 72% health, and it lasts for only about an hour or two of watching KZbin

[@RideOnTimePH]

My SE 1 is still very much capable. All the apps I use still works even if the OS is not the latest.

[@NotNolanTEPM]

I never owned it but it’s the best phone ever made, so I of all people will be far from the last one to tell you to “upgrade” haha. You’re not missing out on anything anyways, so please enjoy it for as long as you can! :D

[@not_autistic_336]

My SE finally died last year replaced the battery 3 times and the LCD once its running IOS 11 but some off my apps are not functional it was my best purchase so far

[@seanrife4168]

I just put a brand new battery and a new screen in my first gen SE and it is absolutely still worth it the 5 will always be my favorite design

[@ihavenoideasforahandle3]

Fellow iOS 15 user lol

[@ihavenoideasforahandle3]

@@not_autistic_33611?!

[@4bl0xx30]

Basically it's an iPhone 13 in an iPhone 8 Case. It's like the best combo when you don't want a phone in tablet size. If there would be an iPhone SE4 I would defently buy it. If there would be an iPhone 16, 17, 18 or whatever in a an iPhone 5 case (like the iPhone SE1) I would also defently buy it. I don't even care about the price but a 4" phone or rather die iPhone 5 case was like the best case ever.

[@lilzuplada1564]

iPhone SE4 will have the dimensions and screen of iPhone 14

[@4bl0xx30]

@@lilzuplada1564 That's ok for me too. Instead of crying or complaining I would just not buy it and still use my old SE.

[@Honkh]

I have a old iPhone SE. it was gifted to me by a friend, because I'm literally a starving artist. I LOVE IT! It is lightning fast, compared to my girlfriends very new Android device. It has a bit of a small display, but this is not really a thing. Yes, iPhone SE is a great thingie :)

[@EthanCantu24]

In the past few weeks, I’ve recently upgraded my iPhone SE second generation to an iPhone 14.😂love the better battery life an cameras 😅

[@D3great]

Same upgrade lol

[@robsawalker]

I bought an as-new reconditioned 2nd gen SE for £129 with 100% battery and I run iOS 18.1 on it. It's great! It's so tiny. The battery life isn't great compared to modern iPhones, but for a 'going to the pub' phone its brilliant, and you wouldnt care if you dropped it.

[@Luchon20082010]

Such a nice deal specially considering it came almost brand new 😱😱😱😱

[@RMN671]

Waiting for SE 4❤ I will keep it for years.

[@pinroshan020]

Lmao! Why not just buy traditional iphone line up instead of their overpriced budget iphone se

[@RMN671]

@@pinroshan020 lmo overpriced the se 3 its 150 dollars at Walmart how overpriced

[@NenadTrajkovic]

Here is a very satisfied iPhone SE 2022 user, the phone does everything it needs to, it's fine with me. It actually works very well (I have a Samsung, so I can compare, the Samsung only has a big OLED screen and nothing more)

[@hahaxd-yy1122]

And a whole lot bigger battery

[@w32211]

I love the iPhone SE. I have the 3rd generation in Midnight. I have the 64gb model and I don’t mind since I don’t really have much things on this phone. It’s an awesome sized phone and performance is great. I don’t mind the small screen and 720p. I barely notice the difference between screens. After a year and a half, I have 88% battery health. It still lasts me many hours. If you need a really good iPhone but on a budget, get this phone but not from Apple, just get it from retailers.

[@Lucky_Pony1]

One of the best iPhone designs

[@_daniel.rad_]

I had product Red iphone SE 2022, and it was so good. Yeah it was 720p but never noticed it that much cause it's a small phone anyway. This phone was so cute.

[@NotNolanTEPM]

What do you mean by 720P? Do you mean the camera? I’m not sure about the selfie but the back camera can do 4K 60fps. Or do you mean the display?

[@_daniel.rad_]

@@NotNolanTEPM display

[@NotNolanTEPM]

@@_daniel.rad_ Gotcha.

[@john_scott]

It's actually 750p (1334x750), so slightly more pixels than 720p (~80k more pixels). But the real resolution is 326 dpi because of the small screen, so it's still a cutting edge smooth display, bettered only by the newer 400+ dpi screens. And the backlight LEDs are still of higher end quality than on even more expensive phones that are natively more bluish (high-end OLEDs are incredibly expensive). These SE displays are top quality backlit screens if you ask me. EDIT: And it's P3 wide colour, high contrast ratio, pretty impressive.

[@_daniel.rad_]

@@john_scott God I know! I said 720p cause it's most common and understable.

[@ihavenoideasforahandle3]

As a 7 Plus user, I’d actually get this considering how expensive iPhones are in my country, I’d only have complaints about the lack of cameras, I just watch KZbin on my phone, text, call and even light gaming sometimes which is like 1% of the time I think, I really don’t care about the design and the display, I just need the latest iOS and I like smaller phones for some strange reason

[@peporgan]

The SE 1 is the perfect phone. And it still works excellent today.

[@pinroshan020]

Maybe in 2016-2017 but this is year 2024

[@peporgan]

@@pinroshan020 Then why does it still work perfectly for me?

[@Melodyixo]

Works really well for me, too. I use it as a second device.

[@HuseynMemmedov]

I use SE just for Home button. Other iPhones are too complicated and big for me…

[@SamCoder.]

Same Actually!! The Touch ID >>> Face ID

[@HuseynMemmedov]

@@SamCoder. Actually, some people are jealous of me typing with one finger due to even SE 2020 is smaller than current phones.

[@SamCoder.]

@@HuseynMemmedov yo what! That's honestly a good flex to do... typing well with 1 finger while others struggle to do so even with 2 fingers

[@nurohim9465]

I’m user iPhone SE 2020 and i fun with SE 2’nd gen.🥳

[@waldfink_]

I‘m using a 3rd gen SE for the past 2 years, works perfectly fine for me needs: a small iPhone

[@TheKRAKEN163]

I got my iPhone SE 3rd Gen Starlight 256GB and love it! Many people said battery life is horrible but it doesn't bother me since I have 2 iPhones right now I also have 14 Pro Max so Face ID and Touch ID for me to experience. Using only Face ID is boring 😂😂

[@adrontisin]

This phone has a lot of potential

[@phillipsesate1364]

Thanks for this video! I Love my SE 3 unfortunately i did pay the apple price for the 128 gig version. But I absolutely love it, I actually upgraded to this one from my iPhone 8 just for the home button function.

[@iClassic]

That's completely fair! Definitely hold onto this device as it may very well be the last iPhone to have a home button.

[@thevacdude]

I bought a 3rd gen in March of this year, to replace an iPhone 11. Still waiting for the 4th generation. Here's to hoping they start at least 128GB.

[@AnimeRealm-23]

Great info on iphone SE great video ❤

[@mihailoaleksic3330]

I own a SE 1 (not main phone, locked to a carrier I'm not using) and I could use it as a daily driver if it wasn't locked. If I really wanted to, I could just buy a SIM card from the carrier, register and use it.

[@mrcross78]

I’m rocking the 2016 SE 😎

[@segakn98]

I got SE2022 as a daily driver. Calls, web serfing, messages, videos - it does all of that and battery life is OK for me. Got same "night blue" version with 128Gb memory capacity. Bought it slightly used with IOS 15.4 (first owner hasn't updated it) so i got it jailbroken. A nice replacement for my SE 2016.

[@SamCoder.]

I love how the SE Feels and will buy one in the future... specifically the 3rd Gen... As it has a Touch ID and Lightning Port... Much better in my opinion than the Face ID and the USB-C Port...

[@jonny11bonk]

The USB-C port is literally the best port for everything. Sure, there are millions of different standards. But as long as you have a power delivery and fast transfer speeds, that's all you need.

[@SamCoder.]

@@jonny11bonk Agreed, but the lightning port gave some luxury as being a proprietary port only for the "Apple Owners"... USB-C Just cancells it...

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

@@SamCoder. bruh!

[@jonny11bonk]

@@SamCoder. I think this is clearly the Apple's problem as they're now forced to adapt to the USB-C. They should've switched right when they started using them on their MacBook Pro models. Nobody likes proprietary connectors as they're not available from the 3rd parties.

[@MikeSparksMusic]

I like the fact that you mentioned we could purchase this phone through Walmart for $189 locked and with a plan. I feel like not a lot of people would know that. It does make it a little more enticing but Apple should at least get rid of the 64GB model and sell the 128GB model for $429 or maybe $379 at this point and sell the 256GB model for $50 more.

[@ALROD]

I wish they released a new SE that looked like the 8 Plus, but I don't think that would happen. It's been a very long time without buttons and big bezels for Apple to risk it; people are used to a different form factor which is the current one

[@readybear64]

I was able to get my iPhone SE from my carrier for $200, still use and love it to this day.

[@iClassic]

That's a great deal

[@spec8888]

before even watching the video, i gotta say, its not worth $429. i got mine for $125, and i would say it's worth $180-$200 at most. it's wicked fast, and I love the design, but it feels really old with a case on, and while i love the size, just get a 13 mini instead, because a 13 mini is less than $429, and way better. Biggest issue I have with the SE is the LCD screen, I just actually hate using that screen, even though the rest of the phone is SO AMAZING. I would love to see a home button iPhone with OLED, I would love it so much. Especially on iOS 18 with large icons also, you can tell how bad the resolution is, as well on the XR. Love everything about the SE except for the low resolution, LCD panel. When the screen is still that dark navy color even when its 0 0 0 black, seeing that the screen is still on is so annoying for me, I'm weird about stuff like that though, not everyone would notice it, but I'm sure all the iPhone nerds in this comment section will notice 😂

[@97nelsn]

You and 91 Tech both released videos about the iPhone SE 3. What a coincidence 🤔

[@iClassic]

Very weird coincidence lol, have never talked to them at all before

[@amplifiedpoop]

I was also thinking of the iPhone SE at the same time as them. What a coincidence 🤔🤔😺

[@Steve2x]

I purchased my SE (3rd generation) last November at a discounted price of $50 from Straight Talk during their Black Friday sale. I honestly don't know what to use it for. My main device is the iPhone 15 Pro btw.

[@inemokpon9656]

You may give it to me since you have no use of it. 😉

[@MRTECHZ-b8o]

Forget the SE3. My SE2s still standing on iOS 18!!

[@bennolanswaggerdiaperteenbaby]

Can you make a video of you doing the eSIM transfer on a locked phone from a unlocked phone

[@somefnafenjoyer]

peak apple

[@NotNolanTEPM]

It really is in my opinion.

[@mikekelly702]

I quit using iPhones after the 12, and recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra...for under 300 dollars..it's an amazing phone, but I'll probably get the SE 4 when it's released because it'll be different the price for the SE 3 is much too high.

[@RWSecurityServices]

Relax it’s the iPhone Sleeper Edition!

[@Mshi-]

It's definitely better than most affordable Android phones

[@Pesa_BG]

I use an iPhone SE 1st gen. but I'm wondering which iPhone to buy. For now, I've decided on an iPhone SE 2 or an iPhone XR.

[@Garrettdx1988]

Hey Apple, Give us a refresh of that design with the A18 Pro, 8gb of ram, 120 hz, and USB C 3.2. K thanks!

[@thedeelaw9977]

I have the iPhone se third gen. Horrible battery life after it drops below 90% health. And unfortunately, in any hot environments, the battery will degrade very fast. I am at 84% in 11 months. Yes, 84%. The battery is very tiny that any minor degradation to the battery would considerably effect the battery life unlike the iphone with bigger batteries with the same amount of environmental stressors.

[@TheSamMaps]

Although I use iPhone models, I still want to buy it

[@jo100]

My First IPhone was the IPhone 5c in 2013, Before That, I was using the Blackberry Phone.

[@iCrab]

No. More than 500 bucks only for 64GB, small LCD screen, 3-4 hours battery especially gaming, extremely slow charging speed, 60hz refresh rate.

[@nirian42]

I realize they're probably going to go with a design similar to the iPhone XR or 11 for the next SE, but I would love if apple just based it off of the iPhone 12/13 mini design instead.

[@MikeSparksMusic]

Having an SE based off of 12/13 mini would be the dream!

[@6891s]

Im planning on upgrade from my 7 plus to SE 3 cuz i need more storage, performance, small form factor and i still want jailbreak (and also i don’t want a notch)

[@dkracingfan2503]

I managed to get a iphone se (3rd gen) for $105! I broke my iPhone 14s screen so I'm using this as a backup until I get a new phone

[@m2chip]

I currently have an se 2022, got it 2 months after launch and it’s been a good phone but of course the battery got worse over time and next month I’m upgrading to a 15 pro as some places still have stock

[@iPhoneOS_]

Its a great fast worry free phone which will still work for the years to come

[@shmupmup01]

I’m currently using a coolpad flip while my screen is getting repaired 😂

[@Sb129]

I still use an iPhone X as my iPhone along side my Pixel 7 Pro. I am a bit curious what the next SE variant will be though, will be be the same as the last ones? New HW in an iPhone 8 case? Or will we get anything different. The SE seems to sell well enough for them to keep it around at least.

[@hahaxd-yy1122]

New ones will look like x

I have the red

[@Muddyplays]

I use a iPhone SE 2

[@FadingBulb57227]

and you can activate it on their network and after 2 months of it being activated it can be unlocked

[@angelking07]

I love my iPhone SE but I can’t track anymore. Unfortunately the strava app requires ios 16

[@prati8801]

Anker really said…one charger for all your iPhones LOL

[@classicnoob69]

Watching in iphone se2😅

[@insanevloggers3502]

how"s the battery backup bro and whats your battery health rn?

[@classicnoob69]

77% after 2 yr of usage🙃

[@synians]

@@classicnoob69 mines at 78%

[@insanevloggers3502]

@@classicnoob69 mine 78 percent !! and its giving almost 3 hours 30 mins of screen on time

[@insanevloggers3502]

@@synians same !! how much battery backup does it give in yours ??

[@marksouthwell4490]

I have one. Great little phone let down by an abysmal battery life

[@farv7596]

Me who still has 8 plus and hesitates to upgrade to SE3

[@numberblue1781]

SE has flasghip power but old looks, I think its still amazing (fist comment maybe?)

[@DavidEmil_]

you could probably buy an imei unlock for not that much money online, I’ve done it before

[@thunderx479]

every iphone model worth it 😇

[@Arctis34]

That price is blasphemous

[@bennolanswaggerdiaperteenbaby]

I have the se third generation. But I have a question about it. What will happen if you try to add your eSIM from one carrier to another carrier that’s locked to that carrier

[@vijayshow739]

My mom still has an iPhone se 2nd gen not third generation. running ios 16.6 when I am commenting. But she may update to 18 or 17 but today It is in 16.6

[@cartechaddict6079]

I bought it for 250euros mint with 128gb product red

[@hahaxd-yy1122]

Only if it had a little big battery

[@I_cap]

I want the curved edges back

[@julianbonskilzz]

😭why no new SE this year

[@VANSbeingused]

No it is not worhy buy. A friend of mine has it and he suffers a lot because of the terrible battery life. His phone is constantly connected on charger. But he is iSheep and he says it is not a big deal. For me this phone is suitable only for adult people who use it only for calls and occasional messaging

[@Sakuyushi]

the SE is a no-brainer for my parents

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

bro, trollstore that shit 🤣

[@john_scott]

No notch display is still a 'killer app' of iPhone SE. I can't believe how Apple conditioned its users (or perhaps cult members?) to the notch, which to me (who am not having a notch on any of my screens) is a horrible distraction. Who needs to be looked at and their face scanned constantly by a mobile device in their hands anyway? Apple convinced people to believe in a lie that a face scan is 'private and secure'. Not at all, still the most secure measure is to use an internal passphrase (the one that is in your head). Notice how Apple does not offer a password manager app, which to me is as necessary to have as Reminders, Timer or Calculator, etc. They don't want you to use secure passphrases, becuse they want to scan your face constantly, so that AI algorithms can learn your face over the years and years of scanning, so that they can recognise your hidden ilnesses in the future in order to i.e. profile your life expectancy accordingly, so that you are permitted to use only so much of the resources (water, food, etc.). A smart way to smartslavery that most won't even want to notice, just like they learned to not notice the notch.

[@mrs20255]

iphone 13 is peak

[@cherkas009]

don't buy the iPhone 14 pro refurbished that's too much money and it's too heavy a device

[@Agaubruder59]

The iPhone SE 3 is a shame for Apple and overpriced.

[@Pressbutan]

Buying one used is a good value. Buying it new is crazy. Can’t recommend.

[@IAmJe]

6:50 - or Apple can stop being greedy and reusing unsold stock and make the SE its own brand - and keep touch ID - the NOTCh and Face ID have never appealed to me. They can keep the home button or embeed in power button - but no because its Apple and they are greedy - and people still buy so they dont change -

[@douglasbrittain7018]

Apple is a business and they are going to price these things at market value. They know there is a market for this type of customer who just wants the basics and they don’t like being glued to a mobile device. In that case it’s perfect. A lot of people out there notice they don’t want to spend their entire day on a phone and even think about going to a flip phone. This phone is perfect for that.

[@needleontherecord]

No

[@mrs20255]

no

[@ggwillie7]

me getting SE 2 FOR 50$

[@tomanderson2006]

ebay?

[@dedel6954]

It wasn't worth it even when it just launched

[@Sykxezn]

Call me a android boot licker, but a samsung galaxy s21 ultra is 287 usd refurbished, and a iphone se 3 may be 180, but will it be an experince you will like?

[@classicnoob69]

Still better than most android phones🗿

[@Bc232klm]

Not really

[@jonny11bonk]

Not at all. It depends on what price range you're talking about. I've never had any issues with the Google Pixel phones. Apple will always try to suck the last cent out of you with the marketing bs and being behind the more modern standards.

[@adeptiworks]

nah it's worse than all android phones, even worse than $80 android phones.

[@jonny11bonk]

@@adeptiworks My friend has such SE model and it literally throttles up on anything. Even my old Xioami phone with like a chipset from a flip phone felt more responsive and faster in all daily tasks.

[@linsshow]

Keep android out of this 😂

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

not worth it!

[@andrediego6131]

Short answer: hell no, buy a used 13 in perfect condition for the same price

[@MohamoudOsman-ng2gv]

Are u stalking me? Im using an iphone se?

[@MalekAbunnadi]

true android are rubbish

[@RSX007]

Lmao it’s the best iPhone out there. Until the new one comes out. Have it right now midnight. Have fun paying 1k for a crappy glass 3 uselss camera 14 15 16