Took Me By Surprise! - iPhone SE vs Pixel 6a

[@DionMedia]

What is most important to you when choosing a phone? 🤔

[@Aco747lyte]

Presently I'm waiting for the iPhone 14, then after waiting a few weeks, hope to get an iPhone 13 or the 'Pro for a lower monthly contract deal. Therefore for me, the most important is budgeting for one of the super 13's! By the way Dion, I take it that either phone will allow for E-book reading given the correct kindle app? BTW, great video presentation and many thanks! ~Wendi 🌻

[@stevennovakovich2525]

A smartphone's display matters to me but still less than speed, smoothness, taking videos and longevity of support. I would *never* trade my *gorgeous* 'midnight'-colored iPhone SE 2022 for a Pixel 6A because of these priorities. And since here in the U.S. the SE 3 is actually available for as little as *$349* .... well, you get the picture.

[@linearbox]

Design, durability and the release date

[@sitikhalijahbintimatkhir1574]

Camera & os update

[@GavGav2025]

Battery and Cameras.

[@kengreek625]

I just upgraded from an iPhone 8 to an iPhone SE and you said it best at 6:06 “iOS just works”.

[@Waingro808]

I was really hoping that would be the case, but after getting an iphone, I'm discovering apps sometimes need to be force-closed and reopened to work properly, just like android.

[@welshcraig1813]

The worst thing about the SE camera for me is a lack of night mode. It's dreadful in low light compared with the 6a.

[@mdzaid5925]

IOS is definitely more fluid but lack of features & customization is a deal breaker for me.

[@djarthurlooby]

Palm Pre had wireless charging and a plastic back. I still don't think anyone yet is doing wireless charging as good as palm Pre did.

[@EduardoHenrique-nd1ro]

Another amazing video, Dion! Thanks for sharing with us! Cheers from Brazil!

[@DionMedia]

Hi Eduardo, thanks! I hoped it was useful. Say hello to all my fans (if any :)) in Brazil

[@DariuszTech]

In my opinion pixel 6a is one of the best value for money phone's in 2022😃

[@meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowml]

Would appreciate it if you demonstrated more stuff to the camera, like the color shifting.

[@DionMedia]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion

[@MrIlovebmw86]

Hi Dion, I chose the pixel 6a and its on its way. Im coming from an iphone 7 that ive been using for five years. Do you think im gonna have a hard time with the switch? Btw i paid 300 for the 6a

[@DionMedia]

Good price! And the switch will be ok ✅

[@Kaiser187]

LCD not LED on SE.

[@danscott1788]

Fantastic video--even handed and accurate. Both are excellent phones for the price. Still, I am grieved that both phones have been slightly dumbed down to meet their respective niches--and with minimal or no cost savings. In particular, the Pixel 6a has no wireless charging and the iPhone SE has just too small a screen and no dark mode photography.

[@DionMedia]

Hi Dan, yes it seems that producers always leave out something:(

[@uthumanryan689]

In my opinion,l would go for the longevity iPhone SE 22 thanks for the outstanding performance

[@RealSteeleGaming]

I know this is old but when you got to performance you only mentioned ios optimisation you never mentioned that the a15 chip is also just a lot more powerful than tensor. It benchmarks over 30 percent higher and is better for 3d rendering and gaming in general, i dont even have an iphone but that seems an important point to make

[@SaabRobin05]

so what yearmodel is the se? like a 2020 or 2022? because i have a 2020 and i just bought a pixel 6a.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

Another excellent video, Dion. Your amazing comparisons of the Pixel 6A and the iPhone SE 3 are *spot-on.* It seems it's very, very close to a 'tie' for me, although as I think I've mentioned previously, I actually *prefer* LCD screens! I think the colors *'pop'* better and the overall warmness of the display in general looks very pleasing to the eye. It's all about what is important to the individual user as well as how much money one has to work with. I like *both* of these phones, but I could never part with my 'midnight'-colored SE 3.

[@DionMedia]

Hi Steven, thanks for the generous compliment. And thanks for sharing your view and experience, always good for others to read. And...no one will ask you to part with your midnight colored SE3:)

[@potholeinsurance]

4 months later and you sold it lol

[@jamesnelson9926]

actually you said plastic does allow wireless charging not true samsung has had phones with plastic backs and wireless charging. galaxy s20fe galaxy s21 and 21 fe were all plastic and they had wireless charging

[@ÆßV]

Hey man, I don't agree with your (false) notion of ios being more reliable or stable than Android. *Secondly,* It doesn't matter if the iPhone SE gets 5+ years of support, it already looks like a relic even today. Even the iPhone 13 would be quite outdated 5 years down the line just like how the iPhone 8 is now. On top of that, you never get newer fancy flagship features on older iOS devices. A simple Night-mode is still missing on the ultra-wide lens of iphone 11 and SE doesn't even have it, lol. *Lastly,* the reason why iOS is slightly more fluid is mostly due to Apples focus on less features, no real multi-tasking and almost no customisation. *Reviewers criticized Pixel 6A's 60Hz so badly but Apples omission of ultra-wide lens and no night-mode on SE 2022 with a 750p lcd display got an easy pass, a sad reality indeed.* Cheers.

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

It's because it's ios. You can tell he's an apple fanboy from this vid.

[@CMC007]

ios is more reliable than android tho.

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

@@CMC007 i must be lucky. I've had great luck with no lag and very few bugs on android.

[@ÆßV]

@@CMC007 In what sense more reliable? Be specific...

[@CMC007]

@@ÆßV how about the fact that Apple supports their phones longer than 3 years with software updates, and not to mention lot more risqué apps on the Google Play store than App store you’re more prone to viruses

[@eamonob84]

Plastic does not remove the ability for wireless charging. Samsung phones had wireless charging back when they were made out of plastic. Google just choose not to include wireless charging.

[@DionMedia]

Correct

[@OurNotSoSeriousLife]

Ive been using my 6a for a year and im tempted to go with a 12 mini 64gig.

[@CMC007]

I value easy software, I am a minimalist so I don’t need to the latest and greatest. Apple does a good job at keeping your phone alive for the next 10+ years so software updates > hardware updates

[@Zenguy89]

Apple doesn’t do 10 years of updates

[@CMC007]

@@Zenguy89 close enough. iPhone 5S lasted up till iOS13

[@real_andrii]

What I found out from this video: iPhone SE will last you for years, even though it can't last a full day (brand new).

[@DionMedia]

:)

[@dinojay1335]

🤣

[@gmailuser699]

Only the pro maxs last a full day probably. No other sheeple phone would last more than a half day

[@Druze_Tito]

The fingerprint reader on the Pixel is terribly unreliable.

[@serenadm6619]

I love my SE :)

[@AmanSingh-qi8yc]

Me too

[@fullbass1426]

Frankly one of them cannot be considered “best budget”. Yes im talking about the se. Its a budget one, but can hardly be called best.

[@DionMedia]

Which one is best in your view?

[@fullbass1426]

@@DionMedia 6a hands down the better overall package. And im not even an android fanboy. I recently upgraded from the iphone 12 to the 14promax. I gave the 12 to my wife and I sold her old XR and brought the pixel 6a as my 2nd phone. In my experience, the 6a is as good as my iphone 12 back when it was new, if not even better.

[@DionMedia]

Thanks!

[@CURT7714]

6A all day!

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

The 6a is made for adults, the se is made for kids. Your ios bias really came out in this vid. Google and Samsung offer such good trade in values, the resale advantage is misleading. I got my 6a for 150 after trade in plus free pixel earbuds.

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

@JESUS IS COMING SOON (REPENT) no thanks, i like it hot.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

The SE 3 has a definite place with a lot of older folks like myself. We don't need battery life to last for 6.5 straight hours each day. We don't care about bezels and we like TouchID and Home buttons. The SE 3 is a *great* phone, as is the Pixel 6A. Why slam one over the other? It serves no purpose. It all depends on what the user wants in 'plus' versus 'minuses' for *them* . I recently got an iPhone 13 mini *FOR FREE* and I *love* it, especially in Apple's gorgeous 'midnight' color. It fit my miserly budget!

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

@@stevennovakovich2525 it's about not having any bias when making a video. The SE might work for you, but it doesn't compare to the 6a considering the price point. It's not really close either.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

@@iLuseMy1v1s Ok, now who sounds biased? "Doesn't compare". Really?

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

@@stevennovakovich2525 feature vs feature it doesn't not compare considering they are close in price.

[@AmazinMusicNYC]

I have the same key ring - Keychain 00:6

[@ionca3478]

show me a nice unboxing of the iphone 14 black color

[@DionMedia]

Will be midnight

[@bheem2480]

Good video

[@DionMedia]

Thanks!

[@jevonsims900]

The biggest difference imo is SE is an upgraded iPhone 8 while Pixel 6a is a downgraded Pixel 6. Apple just offers more.

[@jamesnelson9926]

and just to let you know the google pixel 3 years of updates is not the best. samsung is doing 4 years on the s22 series and folding series. and hearing 5 years for s23 series but we will see

[@abubakar_gujjar]

❤️❤️

[@DionMedia]

Thanks Abu!

[@abubakar_gujjar]

@@DionMedia 🥰

[@zajebanosaurus]

No clear winner? wft man, wtf!!!

[@Cowidk772]

FIRST

[@kavin1571]

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[@jakasep8848]

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