Apple marketing chief reveals what 'SE' in iPhone SE stands for

Apple marketing chief reveals what 'SE' in iPhone SE stands for

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The new Apple iPhone SE is here.

Yet, up until now, nobody knew what the 'SE' in iPhone SE stands for? Of course, there was no shortage of guesses: Second Edition? Super Encrypted? Smaller Experience?

Android fans were also quick to ridicule it: Still Expensive? Spares & Extras?

Well, guess what folks: it's none of these versions. Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller has just confirmed that 'SE' stands for 'Special Edition'. And in a market, where it's practically the only such super-small phone, the new iPhone SE is truly a special thing.

  

Apple iPhone SE hidden ace: better battery life than iPhone 5s and 6s

Apple iPhone SE hidden ace: better battery life than iPhone 5s and 6s

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The Apple iPhone SE is here and it has a hidden ace up its sleeve: battery life.

While there is no official info just yet about the actual capacity of the 4-inch iPhone's battery, Apple has provided the official battery life numbers and the iPhone SE beats not only the iPhone 5s that it succeeds, but also the more expensive iPhone 6s.

The biggest gains of up to 30% you'd see come in battery life while browsing and watching video, while for audio and 3G talk time the numbers between the iPhone SE and iPhone 6s are identical.

We have put together a table to show you the difference between the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s and iPhone 5s battery life right below:

	Apple iPhone SE	Apple iPhone 6s	Apple iPhone 5s
Audio	50	50	40
Video	13	11	10
Wi-Fi browsing	13	11	10
LTE browsing	13	10	10
3G browsing	12	10	8
3G talk	14	14	10

Apple iPhone SE size comparison: here's how the 4-inch munchkin fares against its rivals

Apple iPhone SE size comparison: here's how the 4-inch munchkin fares against its rivals

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The murmur was true - Apple today announced a new 4-inch smartphone after a two-and-a-half year break. The Apple iPhone SE is official and here to please the crowd that simply loves smaller-sized devices, like all pre-iPhone 6 ones that made Apple a domineering force in the industry.

SOME PEOPLE ❤ SMALLER PHONES

With a display size of 4 inches, the iPhone SE is a munchkin when you put it next to the current crop of smartphones. Indeed, we struggled to think of any sub 4.5, let alone a 4-inch device that arrived in the past couple of years. The last noteworthy one was probably the iPhone 5s, which can be considered the direct predecessor of the iPhone SE.

So, how does the new small iPhone stack up against its rivals in terms of size and size only? Let us find out together!

4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6
3.99 oz (113 g)

Apple iPhone SE

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
5.04 oz (143 g)

Apple iPhone 6s

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches
138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm
4.55 oz (129 g)

Apple iPhone 6

4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
3.95 oz (112 g)

Apple iPhone 5s

4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6
3.99 oz (113 g)

Apple iPhone SE

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
6.77 oz (192 g)

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
5.36 oz (152 g)

Samsung Galaxy S7

5 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm
4.87 oz (138 g)

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6
3.99 oz (113 g)

Apple iPhone SE

6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches
159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm
6.28 oz (178 g)

Google Nexus 6P

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm
5.04 oz (143 g)

HTC One A9

6.06 x 3 x 0.44 inches
153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm
6.31 oz (179 g)

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Here's why this leaked photo of the Apple iPhone 7 is a fake

Here's why this leaked photo of the Apple iPhone 7 is a fake

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Check the reflection by the arrow and you can see that the iPhone in the picture originally sported a 3.5mm earphone jack

Thanks to sophisticated technology, sometimes it is very hard to find when an image of a hot upcoming handset is a fake. Then again, sometimes the answer is staring you right in the face. Last week, a leaked photo of what allegedly was the Apple iPhone 7 showed that it was missing a home button. While a major change, it certainly wasn't totally farfetched. These days, a fingerprint scanner could be placed inside a phone's display, and a the use of 3D Touch could replace the features found with a home button.

In another shot of the same phone tweeted by @Onleaks, you can see that the 3.5mm headset jack is gone, which is expected to be the case when the Apple iPhone 7 is unveiled in September. But if you look at the photo carefully, you can see that a reflection of the phone revealed that the iPhone in the picture originally had the earphone jack on the bottom of the device before it was photoshopped. Look at the picture at the bottom of this story. Can you see the earphone jack?

The Apple iPhone 7 will most likely launch sans the 3.5mm earphone jack, but we think it is much less likely that Apple decides to remove the Touch ID button for now. 

source: @Onleaks

Best affordable Quad HD smartphones (under $400) that you can buy right now

Best affordable Quad HD smartphones (under $400) that you can buy right now

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If you're looking to buy a Quad HD smartphone, but you think you don't have the money for that, you may be wrong. Right now, there are several smartphones with Quad HD displays that don't cost more than $400 in the US, while still offering very nice features (even though they were all released in 2015). 

Sure enough, you may not notice any sharpness difference between Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) and 1080p (1080 x 1920 pixels) when we're talking about displays measuring around 5 inches. But things start to change when you have screens of at least 5.5 inches - mind you, all four handsets that you'll see below sport such screens. Check them out - they're listed in alphabetical order - and tell us if you're tempted to buy any of them (that is, of course, if you don't already have one).

BLU Pure XL

BLU has made a name for itself by selling unlocked smartphones at prices that are hard to beat on the US market. Released in September 2015, the Pure XL is one of the company's latest high-end handset, and, of course, it costs less than most - if not all - other devices in its class. With its 6-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, the BLU Pure XL is the largest smartphone on our list. While the screen is very sharp (490 ppi), it's not as bright as we would have wished, and color accuracy isn't the best, either. However, we'll forgive BLU for this, because the Pure XL costs only $349 at Amazon, yet manages to offer plenty of appealing features, including a 24 MP rear camera, fingerprint scanner, 3 GB of RAM, 64 GB of expandable internal memory, and a pretty capable octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor. The BLU Pure XL currently runs Android Lollipop, but it will soon be updated to Android Marshmallow.

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LG G4

The G4 is LG's former flagship smartphone, and although it's already been replaced by the G5, it's not yet 1 year old. Needless to say, the G4 remains an attractive device. Its highlight features include a 5.5-inch IPS Quad HD display (with 538 ppi), a very good 16 MP rear camera with extensive manual mode, 3 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of expandable storage space. The LG G4 relies on a six-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor (not Qualcomm's most powerful CPU, but still good enough), and currently runs Android Marshmallow. You can buy an unlocked LG G4 for as low as $379.99 from B&H Photo.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

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With the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge's release, Samsung is coming back with a bang, realizing what it started last year to its fullest potential. The Galaxy S7 edge has several things going over its predecessor, such as subtle design enhancements, significant