iPhone SE Real User Review: Who want a smaller iPhone!

Having tried an iphone 6s, and owned nearly every version up through an iPhone 5s, I've concluded that the iPhone SE is my favorite iPhone. If, like me, you value portability and ease of operation with a single hand over larger screen viewing area, this phone may be what you're looking for.

The SE has the exact same form factor as the 5/5s. If you're familiar with it, you know what you're getting. If you're not, and only know the 6 series, then you'll find the SE is a half millimeter thicker, but considerably smaller in area. It also has a more squared off shape along the edges, in contrast to the rounded edges of the 6. Look carefully at the product photos for the distinction. I find that the harder edges of the SE give me a better grip on the phone than the rounded contours of the 6 series, and of course, being smaller, it will be easier to grip in any event. I like that I can use this phone with one hand. My hands are just large enough that I could use the 6s okay with one hand, but the SE is much more comfortable for this. The display is also the same as the one in the 5s. It's nothing special, but it's a good, solid display.
Okay, there has been a hype for about a few months now, and the new 4" iPhone is finally here. Some important points to take note of are that this phone has the exact same body as the iPhone 5 and 5s. Literally the exact same. Unlike the 6s that was slightly larger than the iPhone 6, this iPhone will fit each and every case and screen protector made for the iPhone 5 and 5s. Really the only difference is that this phone comes with matte edges instead of chrome, and the legal labels on the back are removed.

The next point was that this phone is better than the iPhone 6 (and much cheaper). Don't let the 4" screen fool you, this iPhone's stats are mostly on par or better than the iPhone 6 (and no, bigger screen is not better). Take the resolution. 326 ppi, same as iPhone 6. A9 chip, better and faster than the A8 in the iPhone 6. If pictures are your thing, there is a 12-megapixel iSight camera, better than the one in the iPhone 6. Don't forget Improved noise reduction, also better than the iPhone 6. Don't forget the panorama that features up to 63 megapixels, you guessed it, better than the iPhone 6's 43 megapixels. Oh, and I almost forgot (not really), 4K video is a blast. For selfies, the iPhone SE now features Retina flash, or flash from the screen. Battery life: the iPhone SE has the best battery life of all iPhone for sale today in terms of internet use time.

iPhone SE VS. iPhone 5S

So should you upgrade? I will start with those without a contract. If you hold any iPhone with a 4" screen or smaller, and you are free from any contracts, then yes you should upgrade. This includes current users of iPhone 1/3G/3GS/4/4S/5/5c/5s. Here's why. If you are without a contract, you probably paid more for your current phone than you will for this one. Given that you were able to afford a full price iPhone, you can definitely enjoy the features of this phone. The way I see it, this phone is the perfect way to enjoy an iPhone 6s without the huge cost (and the 3D touch).
iPhone 6 users, this one is a 50/50 call. You really should be happy with your phone, but, then again, I pretty much just trashed your phone in the specs throw down above. This one is a tough call, and one you and your wallet should decide.
The marriage of the SE's smaller size with the power of the 6s is the real advantage of this phone. Internally, it is for the most part an iPhone 6s, meaning an A9 processor, a full 2 GB of RAM, and most of the other bells and whistles that come with that added processing power, such as Touch ID. In actual operation, iOS 9.3 runs quickly and smoothly on the SE, and it's speed at performing tasks is indistinguishable from the 6s. The Touch ID on the SE is the version from the older iPhone 6, but I find it works just as well and about as fast as the newer Touch ID system on the 6s. Comparing to online videos of the 6s Touch ID speed, my SE is maybe just a tiny bit slower than the 6s, but it is also just a tiny bit faster than the 6. Graphics are also as fast as the 6s, in some cases measurably (but probably not noticeably) faster because of the lower power demands of the smaller screen. The rear camera is excellent, the very same 12 MP iSIght camera that's also on the 6s. It also takes Live Photos, as well as HDR photos, and can capture 4K video. Battery life is great. I can go for a day with calls, text, maybe thirty minutes of internet use, and an hour of gaming, and walk away with about 70% charge. Like the 6s, it also has Apple Pay, but I don't use it, so I have no comment about it. The WiFi specification has been upgraded from the 5s, and is now 802.11ac.

So, what are the tradeoffs? The 6 series, of course, has bigger screens than the SE, and in the case of the 6s+ the resolution is higher. The 6s screen did look better and appeared brighter to me. Likewise, normal two-handed typing is also easier on the 6s. I have to pay more attention while typing on the SE. Also, the SE does not support 3D Touch. For those unfamiliar with it, 3D Touch is a pressure sensitive screen input system that allows you to perform certain actions by the intensity of a touch on the screen. I personally didn't find it very useful, but others are quite happy with it. The front-facing camera on the 6s is quite a bit better than the one included on the SE; selfie artists and Face Time users should take note of this. The maximum storage for the SE is 64 GB, so anyone needing more will have to look to the 6 line. Evidently, the SE's modem does not include support for as many LTE bands as the 6s, and this may be in issue if you plan to use the phone in some foreign countries. Also, the 6s has MIMO WiFi so it should have faster maximum throughput than the SE.

Bottom line: this is a compact, easy-to-handle, yet really powerful phone. It's a big performance step up from my 5s. I prefer a phone I can keep for at least 3 years, and I think the SE has enough power that it will be able to run future iOS versions well enough for me to do that - time will tell. At least until iPhone 7 is released, the SE will give me a phone that's nearly as powerful as Apple's top of the line, but which I can easily put into my front jeans pocket (well, more easily than the 6s, anyway) and that's exactly what I was looking for.

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iPhone 6S Review: Stronger glass, Live Photos, fast processor and rose gold!

iPhone 6S

I'll start by saying that the rose gold 6S is very much pink color. It's not a yellow-pink color as the name rose gold would suggest. It's a dusty rose pink. Today everyone I've talked to has asked me if the pink 6S was actually a pretty pink color, or a yellowish-pink shade. Yep, it's pink!

The timing couldn't have been more perfect for me this year, with the announcement of the new iPhone 6S. I got my 4S a few years back, just months before the iPhone 5 was announced. I've loved my little 4S, and up until recently, I had not really been planing on upgrading to a newer model. I'm on an endless mission to lower my family's ever growing cell phone bill, not raise it. So the added length of the 5 models weren't enough of a size difference to make me want to upgrade. Then when the new larger size of the iPhone 6 came out, my first reaction was that I wanted it.

However there was a bit of a concern last year with how bendable the iPhone 6 was, and also that Apple had not included a more durable glass that some had originally thought they might. This stronger glass was a feature I had been looking forward to. My husband and teenage son both use ruggedized smartphones by Casio and Kyocera, and I've seen what those phones can survive. My husband has dropped his phone in a lake while fishing, tosses his phone anywhere without the slightest concern for the glass, and my son drops his phone on every hard surface possible, and the screens not only stay in one piece, but without a scratch on them and work just fine even after being completely under water.

While I didn't need the extreme toughness of being waterproof, years of seeing my friend's iPhones with spider web cracks covering their screens made me want to hold out a little longer. My 4S was still small enough and thick/bulky enough that I hadn't damaged the screen. Rumors of an iPhone with a stronger glass made me want to hold out just a little longer.

Then last month my old 4S started acting up. I stopped getting notifications of any kind, my phone would drop calls and the internet was getting painfully slow. I knew it was time. I thought maybe when Apple released their new phones, I could pick up last years model a bit cheaper. Then I saw it. ROSE GOLD.

That was the shiny bait that made me look closer. What a beautiful color. And then I saw the words I had been waiting for. That the glass on the iPhone 6S is made using a process that makes it stronger and the most durable in the smartphone industry. The best of both worlds, large phone/screen and strong glass. And of course....pink.

So I pre-ordered it and from the moment I received it, have been blown away by the features. The screen resolution is stunning, the photos it takes are beautiful and the processor works FAST. The Live Photos feature surprised me the first time I was looking through my pictures. I took a photo of one of our dogs to send to my daughter via a text and when I went to select it, my dog's tail was wagging! Describing it, it sounds like it's just a clip of a short video, but it really is a little different. When you're scrolling through photos and each one has a second of movement to it, it's wild. It's almost like looking through a living photo album.

The fingerprint touch ID to unlock the phone and order iTunes music works really well. I was a bit concerned at first I was adding even more steps to unlock my phone each time I wanted to do some small task, like check the time. But using the fingerprint ID gets me in even faster, since I'm not swiping my finger across the screen to unlock it any longer.

For me, the most disappointing feature of the phone was putting a case on it! Having to cover the beautiful rose gold color. However I've ordered a new clear case to help with that. Extra protection and I can still see the gorgeous phone color. Upgrading to this new 6S has been worth every penny. With the super fast processor, beautiful rose gold color, Live Pictures and stronger glass, I'm so glad I waited the extra year. Loving everything about it.
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iPhone 6S Plus Review: A home run by Apple

I have been using iPhones for several generations and when the 6 plus became available I was intrigued by the larger screen. I normally carry my iPhone in a suitcoat pocket, and when I realized that the 6 plus fits very nicely in such pockets, I was sold. I use my iPhone as much for email and web browsing as I do for telephone calls so for me the larger size is a very significant advantage. Especially since many of the emails I read have PDF or Word documents attached.
After a month of use, I can truly say that this size of iPhone seems "normal" to me. Sure, you can't text with one hand, but then again I couldn't do that before anyway! I bought the 128GB version because I store very large amounts of music and videos on my iPhone for boat trips and vacations. So the storage is a big advantage for me as well.
The white-gold iPhone is absolutely gorgeous. I bought both the 6 plus and my new iPad Air 2 in this color, and I can absolutely recommend it.
The fingerprint reader on this iPhone (and the iPad Air 2) works first time, every time once you have registered your fingerprint with the phone, which is quick, easy, and elegant to do. It is great to be able to open my iPhone without typing in the 4 digit code. I love using Apple Pay for its speed and security and I look forward to the day that I can do most or all of my transactions this way -- not having to put my actual credit card numbers "out there."
I bought the iPhone 6 Plus not just for its larger screen size and faster processor, but Mostly for the extended battery life.
I was NOT Disappointed at all. My last phone was an iPhone 5 (regular, before they had 5c and 5s types). Every iPhone I've ever had has been perfectly functional and so why change brands to potentially save money but find out I'd made a huge mistake. (I have 2 friends who got Samsung's because they seemed to have all the same stuff, for less money, but later said they wished they gotten iPhones.)
BATTERY LIFE is Amazing ! ! !
I frequently drive to see patients and sometimes the GPS doesn't get me to the right place and I have to get turn by turn directions from the patient themselves, thus burning up a lot of batter power. The phone usage burns the battery Much faster than listening to songs or audiobooks does.
With my iPhone 5 I occasionally got down to a 20% battery charge towards the end of the day and was sweating whether or not I'd have enough to get me to the last patient, or maybe not allow me to call my wife when I was on the way home.
I got the iPhone 6 Plus, and it is a monster, esp. after I put the protective case over it, very large for a shirt pocket, but still manages to fit.
After using it for 4 or 5 days, at the end of each day I'd check the battery charge remaining level and got results like this: 93% ; 87% ; 91% ; 78% ; 89%. Needless to say, I was OVERJOYED!! I'll never have to worry about the battery running out on a single day, unless I don't plug it in
overnight, and even then, not so much.
Overnight not plugged in test: end of day results: 75% ; 67% ; 82% ; 76%.
So, I pushed the experiment: I left it unplugged for FOUR DAYS: 56% ; 73% ; 67%. And this was still with using it during the day, making some calls, and almost always listening to an audio book from Audible.com (subsidiary of Amazon - Apple screwed up and should have bought Audible before Amazon, because to me the combination of an iPod or iPhone and audiblebooks is the greatest educational enhancement technique in the last 2,000 plus years!!!)
Now my only worry is I might get lazy and not plug it in for a week just because I get used to not having to plug it in every day!
If battery life is a big thing for you, the answer is Apple's iPhone 6 Plus ! !
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