Apple’s iPhone SE is faster, smaller and cheaper

In order to serve the loyalists stuck to the 4-inch screen iPhone 5s, Apple took a step back by launching the iPhone SE. The iPhone SE packs the guts and brains of the iPhone 6s in a body similar to the iPhone 5s.

The latest kid in the iPhone family trumps the iPhone 6 in terms of everything except for screen size. It has the latest 12 MP iSight camera found on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. As a result, it also supports the Live Photos feature and 4K video recording. But sadly, it skips the 3D touch exclusive to them. The latest iPhone also supports Apple Pay via a built-in NFC chip. The new iPhone will be available in rose gold too.

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The new iPhone with a 4-inch screen called the iPhone SE costs $399 for a 16 GB version, and $499 for the 64 GB version. The phone will initially launch in 12 countries, but not in India, on March 24.

According to Apple, " The iPhone SE will be available in space grey, silver, gold and rose gold metallic finishes in 16GB and 64GB models starting at ₹30,000 from Apple Authorised Resellers and select carriers in India by early April."

Though the tech giant later updated the price to ₹39,000 for the iPhone SE in India.

Besides the new smaller iPhone, Apple also launched a smaller iPad Pro with the 9.7-inch screen size (like iPad Air), support for Apple Pencil and a keyboard cover. It will also be available in Rose Gold and up to 256 GB of storage.

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Apple is also cutting the price of the Apple Watch to $299.

After an honorary flashback to all the products from Apple, Tim Cook wasted no time addressing their standoff with the FBI over privacy of iPhone users.

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