25CHOOSE THE RIGHT SPECS
Issue 630 • 27 April – 10 May 2022VERDICT This is a compact and
affordable smartphone with impressive
performance, as long as you can live
with a smaller screen★★★★★
ALTERNATIVE Xiaomi
Poco F3 £309 Spend less
money on this Android
alternative for a bigger
and better screenPHONE ❘ £419 from Apple http://www.snipca.com/41576
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Classic case
SPECIFICATIONS
Six-core Apple A15 processor •• 4GB RAM •• 64GB,
128GB or 256GB storage •• 4.7in 1334x750-pixel LCD
screen •• 12-megapixel rear camera •• 7-megapixel
front-facing camera •• Wi-Fi 6 •• Bluetooth 5.0 •• iOS 15 ••
7.3x67x138mm (HxWxD) •• 144g •• One-year warranty
http://www.snipca.com/41576
The iPhone SE is an unusual proposition
from Apple, a company that’s often
(quite rightly) accused of making
products that are too expensive for many.
The concept behind the SE is that it takes
the latest processor from Apple’s flagship
phone – currently the iPhone 13 – and
puts it inside an older case. As with the
previous 2020 version, this new model
uses the case design of the iPhone 8, a
relatively small phone with a 4.7in
screen, and the last iPhone to maintain
the classic original look with a physical
home button on the front.
The processor is the star of the show.
Apple’s A15 Bionic is faster than anything
you’ll find on an Android device, scoring
4,021 in our benchmark test. Compare
this with our favourite Android phone,
the Xiaomi Poco F3, which only managed
3,303. We still love the F3 because it
costs a fair bit less than Apple’s cheapest
iPhone.
Performance isn’t everything, of
course, and there are downsides to the
use of this vintage case. The 4.7in screen
will seem small to anyone familiar with
most modern phones, and it doesn’t
cover the entire front face, with plenty of
unused space at the top and bottom.
The screen, therefore, feels a little
behind the times. Its resolution is
1344x750 pixels and it looks great in
isolation, but hold it next to a newer
screen, such as the iPhone 13 mini’s 5.4in
Mouse
sensitivityWhat is it?
Modern mice measure their sensitivity
in dpi (dots per inch). It tells you how
many measurements the mouse can
detect for every inch that it’s moved.How does it work?
Most modern mice are optical, meaning
they have a camera inside, such as the
one you can see on the bottom of the
Logitech Signature M650 (pictured
below, £40 from http://www.snipca.com/41579).
This takes photos of the surface the
mouse runs on, hundreds of times
every second. As it moves, the camera
tracks that motion and converts it into
the movement of the cursor on screen.What are the specs?
Most decent mice offer a range of
sensitivity levels. The M650, for
example, is set to 400dpi by default,
but it can go up to 4,000dpi. In regular
Windows work, turning the sensitivity
level up to the maximum would see
your mouse shooting off the edge of
the screen almost as soon as it was
moved. However, you might benefit
from higher sensitivity if you need
detailed control in an image editor or
you play games that require extremely
accurate hand movements.Can I change it later?
It’s worth experimenting with your
mouse’s sensitivity if its software
allows it. However, you can’t make a
mouse more sensitive than its highest
setting.A small screen that
feels a little dated, but
Apple’s processor
keeps things quick
edge-to-edge OLED panel (£679 from
http://www.snipca.com/41577) and it pales in
comparison.
The iPhone SE only has two cameras- one on the back, one on the front.
The rear 12-megapixel camera uses the
same photo-processing software as the
iPhone 13 and it takes wonderful shots.
Images are clear and bright, the image
stabilisation feature eliminates camera
shake, and portraits come out really
well. It can also be used to create
panoramas and time-lapse videos.
Battery life is 12 hours, which is
impressive considering the resource-
hungry processor and restrictive case,
but you’ll still probably have to charge it
every day.