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Question: Q: Would anyone like to point out the major difference's that could be missed out on by not upgrading to an iPhone mini and staying with an SE 1st generation iPhone. Also have just purchased a iPad Air Wi-Fi w/ cellular 256GB. [Re-Titled by Host]
Posted on Dec 20, 2020 8:54 AM
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The iPhone SE is basically a 6s in a smaller package.
The processor is now 5 generations behind what's in the 12 mini.
The 12 mini also has a much better camera, a much better display, and of course, Face ID.
Yes, the SE will run iOS 14. If your SE does what you want, and you're not concerned about the updates, then there's no sense in spending the money.
Given the age of the SE, however, your battery may be approaching the end of useful life. I would hesitate before sinking any money into replacing the battery on a device that old.
Posted on Dec 20, 2020 9:04 AM
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Dec 20, 2020 9:04 AM in response to Oldschoolappleuser In response to Oldschoolappleuser
The iPhone SE is basically a 6s in a smaller package.
The processor is now 5 generations behind what's in the 12 mini.
The 12 mini also has a much better camera, a much better display, and of course, Face ID.
Yes, the SE will run iOS 14. If your SE does what you want, and you're not concerned about the updates, then there's no sense in spending the money.
Given the age of the SE, however, your battery may be approaching the end of useful life. I would hesitate before sinking any money into replacing the battery on a device that old.
Dec 20, 2020 9:04 AM
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Question: Q: iPhone SE 1st generation vs iPhone 12 mini
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Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 | CDMA 800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA | |
3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA | |
TD‑SCDMA - A1723 | |||
4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 - A1662 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1723 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2399, A2400 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA | |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2398 | |||
5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 | ||
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400 | |||
Speed | HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps |
Announced | 2016, March 21. Released 2016, March 31 | 2020, October 13 | 2019, February 20 |
Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2020, November 13 | Available. Released 2019, March 08 |
Dimensions | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) | 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in) | 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) |
Weight | 113 g (3.99 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) | 150 g (5.29 oz) |
Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
SIM | Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
Type | IPS LCD | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) | Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+ |
Size | 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density) | 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~438 ppi density) |
Protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Always-on display |
OS | iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 15.7 | iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 16.0.3 | Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1 |
Chipset | Apple A9 (14 nm) | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China |
CPU | Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister | Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China |
GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China |
Card slot | No | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only |
Internal | 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
NVMe | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Modules | 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6" | 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video |
Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
Modules | 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF |
Features | Face detection, HDR, panorama | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
Video | 720p@30fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
3.5mm jack | Yes | No | Yes |
16-bit/44.1kHz audio | 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
NFC | Yes (Apple Pay only) | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No | No |
Radio | No | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.1 |
Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Type | Li-Po 1624 mAh, non-removable (6.21 Wh) | Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 Wh) | Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable |
Charging | Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W Qi wireless charging 7.5W | Fast charging 15W USB Power Delivery 2.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W | |
Stand-by | Up to 240 h (3G) | ||
Talk time | Up to 14 h (3G) |
Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink |
SAR | 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) | 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) | |
SAR EU | 0.72 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) | 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) | 0.58 W/kg (head) 1.57 W/kg (body) |
Models | A1662, A1723, A1724, iPhone8,4 | A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1 | SM-G970F, SM-G970U, SM-G970W, SM-G9700, SM-G970U1, SM-G970N, SM-G970X |
Price | About 140 EUR | $ 392.99 / € 634.99 / £ 479.99 / Rp 10,285,000 | $ 170.57 / € 381.90 / £ 328.00 / C$ 559.99 / Rp 2,659,300 |