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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: People ask if the overpriced underpowered iPhone SE can compete
 with Android
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 16:18:49 -0700
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On 2024-07-09 16:15, Andrew wrote:
> Given this $200 Android phone has far greater capabilities, power &
> functionality than any iPhone ever sold, the article realistically asks how
> a chronically underpowered less functional overpriced SE can compete.
> 
> As Nothing launches its $199 budget Android phone with tons of RAM and a
> 120Hz display, it's high time Apple's iPhone SE found a way to compete

Why don't we wait until the benchmarks come out?

> 
> https://www.imore.com/iphone/as-nothing-launches-its-dollar199-budget-android-phone-with-tons-of-ram-and-a-120hz-display-its-high-time-apples-iphone-se-found-a-way-to-compete
>   "The iPhone SE is looking older by the day"
> 
> "The display is a huge 6.67-inch Super AMOLED offering that has a 2,000-nit
> peak brightness and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. That's iPhone 15
> Pro-like buttery-smooth and a huge improvement over anything the iPhone SE
> could even dream of."
> 
> "There's a pretty nondescript Mediatek Dimensity 7300 chip inside, but it's
> paired with 8GB of RAM plus an "8GB RAM booster," whatever that means. But
> over at the Apple Store, you'll need to buy an iPhone 15 Pro to get 8GB of
> RAM."
> 
> The 33W fast charging is more than the iPhone too.
> 
> "The specs continue with a 50-megapixel Sony camera around the back and a
> 16-megapixel camera up front while a 5,000mAh battery means you won't run
> for the charger too often."
> 
> "If Apple really does want to stick to a price point of around $400, it
> could at least sell an iPhone that doesn't look like it came from 2016 with
> similarly outdated features."
> 
> https://www.engadget.com/nothings-budget-friendly-brand-cmf-announced-three-new-products-including-a-200-smartphone-100417261.html
> 
> 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 7300 5G processor, a 6.67-inch Super AMOLED
> display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and a 50MP main camera sensor
> developed by Sony. There's also a 5,000mAh battery and 8GB of RAM.
> 
> They didn't give full specs so I looked here.
> https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_cmf_phone_1-13122.php
> 
> Dual SIM
> microSDXC
> 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM