iPhone 7 or iPhone SE?

Hey, what's up guys, Stephen Colt of Mac here, and in this video I'm going to answer

the question I've had the most over the last week. I'm by keeping the iPhone 7 and ditching the iPhone SE

Well, let's get started. So in case you've not followed the story so far, I was using the iPhone 6 Plus for a year and

until the release of the iPhone SE, which I instantly fell in love with

I did a whole video on it which I'll make sure to leave a link in the description down below, but basically I loved the size of the SE after using the Giant 6 Plus, being able

to reach the top and the bottom of the screen, it has a great camera and it's speedy enough

for everything that I needed. It's also one of my favourite iPhone designs, so I wasn't too bothered about it looking

identical to the 5 and 5S. So as usual, I picked up the iPhone 7 on release day, pure

purely for the purpose of reviewing and then returning it back to Apple once I was done

Before I got my hands on it, I wasn't particularly excited about any of the upgrades

there was nothing there that I thought was essential to myself, or anything that I got overly excited about

But that began to change after using it for a few days. The main reason I switched to the iPhone SE from the 6 plus was for the size difference

I can fit the SE in my pocket with no problem, I can hold it in one hand and so on

And due to running this channel, I always try and make sure I've got as many Apple devices as possible

possible. So my fiance has always had the iPhone 6 and 6S. So I've had both sizes to create

videos with and whilst I had the SE, I thought the size of the 6S was still a little

bit too big So I been using the iPhone 7 for almost two weeks now and the size is something that I got used to in the first two or three days It still small enough to do everything I wanted to do with my SE It fits into my pocket no problem I can still use it in one hand whilst texting and

still reach the top and bottom of the screen without struggling. If it was any bigger though, I'd still prefer using the SE

But having that bigger iPhone 7 screen means all of the videos that I watch online are bigger

and clearer to see. I know it's got that wide colour display now but if you compare it to something like the iPhone 6S

I can't really see much of a difference there in terms of quality. Comparing it to something like the iPhone SE though, and the screen looks visually sharper

with a much higher contrast ratio, and it's also a little bit brighter

So that's definitely another win to the 7. Speaking of watching videos on the iPhone 7, the speakers are massively improved over the 6S

and SE. So when I'm watching videos on YouTube, they can go nice and loud when I need it, or when I'm

in the shower and playing music, it's finally loud enough for me to hear without using a Bluetooth speaker

It's by no means louder than your standard Bluetooth speaker, but I'm finding myself

connect to one a lot less frequently. Obviously, the big divide for everyone at the moment is the removal of the headphone jack

Personally for me, it's not a big deal, as I don't use headphones all too often

But when I do, I'll use the Apple ear pods when I'm out and about, as I think they're really

comfortable and sound just fine. Or I'll use my Bluetooth para zix when I'm at home

So there's no loss there thanks to the new lightning earpods that I provided

I take a bigger battery, waterproofing and the bigger tactic engine over a headphone jack any day

I also think from a design standpoint it looks so much better without that gaping hole at the bottom

One of the other things I love about the iPhone 7 is its camera. Now both the iPhone SE and 7 have 12 megapixel cameras but the quality of the low light pictures from the iPhone 7 is a massive step up over the SE I taken some example pictures here and as you can see the images are a lot sharper

and the colors are more accurate. I've also got the optical image stabilization back from my 6 plus days, which is essential

for my recording videos and helps in low-light photography. Also, I'm not an average selfie-taker, but the improved 7 megapixel front-facing camera

on the iPhone 7 is a nice improvement. You know, for those rare occasions and FaceTime calls

In terms of speed, there's not much of a difference that I can physically feel with day-to-day use

Of course, the A-10 in the iPhone 7 will be faster and more powerful when it comes to benchmark tests

But with everyday use, I don't see much, if any difference at all

Graphic heavy games definitely play smoother on the iPhone 7, but overall, there's not

much of a reason to upgrade from the iPhone SE or success in terms of speed

I also love the new Taptic Home button on the 7, which isn't a physical button at all this

time around. Instead, the button is completely static and provides tactic feedback to give

you the feeling of a button being pressed in. This again is something that people

are either loving or hating. Personally, I love it. It only took a few hours to get used

to and it and feels a lot quicker and smoother when using it. Also with the Taptic

centre being in there, you get little vibrations for certain tasks that you do

like when deleting emails or sliding up control centre. It's a really simple feature

but it's one I really like. It just adds another level to the user experience. Battery

The actual life of the iPhone 7 compared to the SE is pretty much the same

I can get through a majority of my day and have about 10% left by around 9pm

I don play too many games so it mainly web browsing watching videos and playing music One thing that I only recently began panning for my iPhone is for it to be waterproof Not to go swimming with it or anything like that but having two year old around the house means it bound to get wet

My daughter managed to completely cover my iPad Pro recently, which came out unscathed luckily

but it's nice to have that peace of mind. I've read a few comments with people saying the iPhone SE was already unofficially

waterproof thanks to numerous YouTube videos putting it to the test. But that's not quite true, as I found out recently when testing a waterproof case for the

iPhone SE, I forgot to tighten the seal around the headphone jack which resulted in me replacing it

Finally, there's the storage. I usually only go with 16 gig for all of my iPhones, which I've always been okay with

as I would back up my images every month or so. But as that was unavailable when I was pre-ordering, I had to go for the 128 gig version

Because of that, I found a new sense of relief, not worrying about the storage warning coming

up anytime soon, whereas the iPhone SE are only available in 16 and 64 gig sizes

So for all of those reasons, I'm going to be keeping the iPhone 7 and selling on my almost

new SE. If you're thinking of upgrading from the 6S or the SE, it's not really going to be worth

it for most people unless you're desperate for that water resistance, improved speakers

and better low-light photos. If you've got an iPhone 6 or earlier, upgrading to the 7 would definitely be worth it

Well, there you have it, there's all my reasons for upgrading to the iPhone 7 from the

iPhone SE. But let me know in the comments section down below if you've upgraded to the iPhone 7

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