I ABSOLUTELY want the next SE to be a Mini with current specs. We want the Mini!

This is one of the only LMG channels where I actually feel compelled to watch it and not just listen.

I like that the upgrades each year are so minor. It means I can keep using my old phone for longer without feeling FOMO.

MKBHD's annual blind camera test is proof that the best camera isn't what we expect them to be. So as long as you're in flagship territory, it will be good enough.

If a 13 mini-shaped iPhone SE can also feature a USB-C connector would be a instant buy for me. Have been holding a 12 mini for 3 years and I am constantly annoyed whenever I holds someone else's phone that is SO heavy.

1:26 I'm with Sarah on this. My phone goes immediately into an opaque case and nobody can ever see which color the phone is so it's rather pointless to care about the color of the case. I usually just get the gray or black one. The only reason I got the gold one last time was because when I went to upgrade the space gray one was back-ordered and I could get the gold one right away.

Love that I am not the only one missing the iPhone mini. It was the whole reasons I switched from android and it’s killing me that they haven’t brought it back. Keep it up Johnathan, hopefully Apple will us though you!

It’s always cool to see MAC address working with the whole team, and it’s interesting just to see what non-Apple users think of an actually kinda good upgrade this year

I absolutely love how every MAC address video is so completely different. I am usually reluctant to watch them because I usually don’t care much about the topic, but I never regret it. It is some how always fresh.

For me, I've switched to a "run it into the ground until I have to upgrade" mentality with smart phones, whereas I used to be on a every 2 years cycle (back when it was the numbered / S cycle), whereas now 5-6 years seems to be my sweet spot. So the feature I'm looking forward to the most is "everything since the X" coupled with it not being on its last legs. Or to be less glib, USB-C will be very nice, as I can finally start retiring the lightning cables, and I'm going to be on Safari next year, so whilst I plan to use a decent DSLR, in a pinch the 15 Pro Max will make a worthy backup. Gaming only really interests me if I can use a controller / mirror on a TV (preferably over USB-C), in which case I could absolutely see myself using that, as I'm very much into handheld / tv hybrids (Steam Deck / Switch are my main gaming platforms currently), so a third pillar would be great.

Really miss the mini option. The dream would be a Pro Mini.

That little dig in the outro - I appreciated that. And this channel! I enjoy LTT, but this is a great addition with its relaxed pace, tone & host!

Brilliant and fun video, nice to se input from other staff.

honestly, if they actually allow sideloading next year, i'm happy to go back to iPhones

I absolutely adore the video style of this channel. Good work.

I don't own a single Apple product but this is becoming my favourite LMG channel. I love your style of videos.

THIS is what we’ve all been waiting for!

As much as I love the live presentations, I don't think they'll return to doing them simply because they are saving way too much time and they don't have to fear any live mistakes.

I realize they didn't mention this because it doesn't exist but the moment there is usable blood pressure tracking on an Apple Watch, I'm buying that ASAP. There is already lots of great features but that would be the killer app for my needs.

Absolutely agree with the sentiment on the Mini. I love the Mini formfactor, and no amount of extra power or functionality is going to make me change my mind on that. I will happy take the lower specked, lower priced Minis over the behemoths of the other versions every single time. For me phones have had more then enough power to do everything that I need for a long time now, so bigger phones with more powerful tools, and subsequently a higher price tag and bad ergonomics is completely pointless. Apple had best bring back the Mini before my 13 Mini dies, or I'm very likely to be switching to an Android that gives me the formfactor I love.

I’ve been using iPhones since the 3g, iPads since the first gen, and Macs for over 20 years. It should say something that I’m seriously beginning to look at the Pixel line of android devices as my next phone.

For me coming from a iPhone 12 that’s going to upgrade to a iPhone 15 pro max. I’m just glad that I can use usb-c a lot more from my power bank to my charger. Honestly feels great

I would kill to get a series of old Mac reviews like the G4 Cube a bit like “20 Macs for 2020”

It doesn't happen often, but I have had to push buttons on my watch with my nose before if my other hand is carrying stuff or if I'm riding my bike etc. so I think the gesture thing will be handy to have in certain situations. That being said, I am sticking with my Ultra 1 for another couple of years.

Big thing with the iPhone 15 Pro is the USB-C and I'm planning to do a big overhaul of my daily driver mini flashlight and battery bank that are old but work to be USB C so I can do the one charge port to rule them all. With giving the mini/micro USB things to relatives. Having used the XR while I miss the phone size of the 5S I'm willing to accept it for high speed plug-in transfer and one cord to rule them all.

Probably the best event coverage of all the channels i have watched

As someone that works in a factory, a mini iPhone is so nice. Mass kills glass, and even in a fully enclosed case with a screen protector my iPhone X cracked like an egg. I've Dropped my 12 Mini several times and never even flinched. I also run a glass protector under the plastic protector on a fully enclosed case. The thing is almost indestructible.

been waiting for dis vid

Moving fully to the dynamic island also triggers the death knell for the 'chin' versions as it's now going to be a noticeable factor for older phones

Feeling the new dew broski!

I like the produced videos but I’m a video nerd and always love to see their creative high end touches

As soon as the 15 was announced i swapped my 12 pro max for a 13 mini, as i was waiting for the price to drop. Hopefully the SE will get the mini design in the future, as i really don't like big phones anymore. I'm intending a small phone and an ipad mini to be my daily drivers in the near future, and considering how uninteresting the upgrades have been for a few years now i'll have zero incentives to buy the new flagships. I'm glad they added the action button though, that seems like it's going somewhere decent so long as it's sufficiently customisable.

super cool hair, jonathan! love it!

You bring hope packaged in a sharply produced, smoothly delivered quality video! I have a 13 Mini and I will ride this phone all the way into a volcano unless they bring out a mini update.

I think last year had a lackluster lineup of base models, but exciting Pro models. And this year it’s vice versa, especially for smaller models. Upgrade from 14 Pro to 15 Pro will give you a 10% CPU performance boost, thinner bezels, and USB-C. And the new ultra wide band chip. The real upgrade is camera on Pro Max, but for me and many people I know, the size is not comfortable. Upgrading from any base model to 15 will be a big jump, but upgrading from 14 Pro seems not at all worth it, better to wait for 16 Pro.

I'm happy about the storage upgrade. I got the 256 11 pro max over the 128gb and I'm glad I don't have to think about storage this time around. The zoom on the pro-max is a huge selling point for me. I use my zoom all the time. Between sports and a cat who doesn't like his photo taken. I take from distance a lot. The USB-C is great, but honestly wasn't something I cared about. My Airpod Pros are still lightning and I'm not buying a 2nd pair just to get C so I still need one of those cables around.

it's cool that they have usb c now, but it's not enough for me to surrender my 13 mini. ive had way less phone anxiety (in terms of dropping it and forgetting it) since i switched to a smaller device. honestly dont understand how people can carry a 7 inch slab with them. my first tablet was 7 inches

I would have liked to hear gaming opinions from more of the LMG staff, but otherwise, loved the video!

On the stage : only Steve have all the entire ball of every Apple bosses to present it LIVE. Steve interacted, getting the satisfaction of applauds and eye to eye contact that moved you. Remember, “none” of them now bosses have that thing, both balls and the courage itself. 😅

5:58 "I feel like it's handy" 😅

Still rocking my iPhone 12 mini and I'm still really happy with it. Merging the iPhone SE and Mini series would be super cool but I don't think Apple will do it. I'm making a qualified guess that the iPhone SE has a bigger profit margin than the Mini. The iPhone 15 Pro is interesting to me but I will stick with my 12 mini until I actually need to upgrade and that's gonna be a few more years.

Sarah Butt with the hot takes! I have a blue 12 Pro. Was a nice change from my previous black iphones all the time.

I love Mac Address’s “what do you think” and “am I crazy” bits.

The next se being in the mini formfactor would seriously get me to consider switching to iphone. The se has always been the iPhone that grabs my attention but I can't go from a nice almost bezel less screen to the current giant forhead and chin of the iphone se

I’m happy to see so much love for the mini iPhones in the comments.

Apparently the Apple watch double touch gestures already exist with existing generation watches. Through the Accessibility menu, called assistive touch

Great video and only LMG channel I still watch. 👍

Only thing I’d ever upgrade my 13 mini for is a new SE with the mini form factor and usb-c

This is the first time in a while that I can't see any reason to upgrade from the prior model. For people who charge wirelessly, the Lightning port wasn't being used anyway. The camera was already amazing. They should have called this one iPhone 14s and returned to a naming convention that reflects the tick-tock release cycle.

I think the camera is more important than people think, I purchased my promax 14 because of the camera and it has been great. You can use the cameras depth-sensing technology,for measuring spaces to make plans, if you’re an interior, architect, estate agent, model, maker, artist. I use my camera a lot to scanning documents and to quickly reformat them. And I often take photos of document as reminders or to add to notes so better stabilisation and better 3-D scanning is great. I just wish they would put the best cameras on the regular pro as well. As I prefer a slightly smaller screen. Also, I always have believed that if you’re buying a pro phone to do work on the phones. They should start at 512 gigs. because one minute video can take one gigabyte of data so if you film or take photos and still want to listen to music. You are are better off with local storage. I don’t understand why pro phones and iPad Pro don’t just start at 512 GB. I think it’s Apple fixing the prices to make it look like there’s no inflation rather than that. I’m doing the right thing by starting the iPhone onto 256 GB. But it should be 512 GB, and then they decide the price.

Honestly I was left a little disapointed by the event. After the Apple Watch announcement, i was eagerly awaiting more local Siri functionality, for other devices. Yes, I know it offers SOME of that already, but not much, and I'd love to see it expanded. The day I can talk out a message, set a timer, or manage my (local) calendar, without a ping to Apple's servers would be great. As for USB-C... It's nice, but I don't think I need to upgrade my 13 Pro... maybe in another 2 years, if this tic-toc cycle continues.

Glad I'm not the only one missing the keynotes The apple campus bits are visually appealing, and definitely helps to switch things up. But I think using that to help showcase things or allow someone to present who might not be available on the day to breakup the constant stage performance would be good. Also I think some kind of lottery for apple users to win a trip to the next event would be a great way to boost loyalty and incentivise android users to switch. Personally though I'm sticking to android. If I switched to ios I'd just be jailbreaking it again, and I miss the days of the jailbreakme site

Leather, when sourced properly is one of the most sustainable materials available. Provided it is naturally finished it breaks down when disposed of yet lasts as long as you need it. Its the ideal material from the standpoint of cradle to grave design. I dont understand why it gets a bad wrap!

As somebody who was hoping that the mini was on its way in the next batch. and somebody who has a mini it has one distinct advantage lighter weight part of that because it's smaller part of that because I don't need a bigger phone when I have an iPad as well. I'm also holding off on upgrading even though USB-C would be amazing, but alas not on the mini.

I want to see the return of the Apple Watch (non-ultra) with the titanium case and sapphire glass. I have a series 6 with that spec and it still looks like new with no scratches. I use it while working on cars, drywalling, at the beach, you name it and it is very durable. My wife has a standard 6 and it noticeably scratched up.

I love the husband FaceTime appearance 😂❤

I will definitely try to get a iPhone 15 Pro, but in Germany that are so expensive

I’m currently using a 13 Pro-I upgraded from the XS. Last year, I couldn’t care less about the 14-the improvements are so incremental there’s no need to upgrade every year. Now that it’s been 2 years, and my battery health is at 87%, they’re starting to tempt me. That USB-C and massively better camera are the big temptations for me. That said, I’ll probably wait until the reviews start coming out and see if it’s actually a big enough upgrade to be worth it.

I’m still using an iPhone 11 and a series 6 Apple Watch my iPhone has seen better days and needed an upgrade last year so I think I’ll go for one of the 15s but I think to really appreciate a watch upgrade apart from a few cool feature over the few upgrades since id only really notice if I jumped up to the ultra

For a tech company like LTT I’m surprised they don’t just give everyone a couple hours off and host a massive watch party. It’s educational if nothing else and if they’re not already watching it (which they probably are) someone’s going to have to take the time out of their day to catch them up on the info anyway.

Didn’t know lmg only had 2 members of staff, crazy stuff

If I had an iPhone 14 Pro, I wouldn’t be upgrading, however from my 12 Pro to a 15 Pro Max, now that’s worth the upgrade (to me). Though I was hoping the SE 4 came out with an iPhone Mini shell. Combine that with an iPad Mini (same combined price as the 15 Pro Max).. and that was my hope gone for this year.

Heres how i feel about the camera. As all photographers know, the brst camera is the camera you have with you. And i know that this canera is definitely going to be better than my pixel 4a

USB-C transfer for pictures and videos is a very very niche feature. Absolutely no one would use that if they have iCloud (and it’s even on PC). Or Airdrop if you have a Mac. Except if they film in Dolby Vision RAW, be pros. So I understand why it’s not on the regular iPhone. It’s just better to charge your phone when you forget your cable at your friend’s house. Or they don’t have QI chargers. I think that’s pretty much why people will change their iPhone for: convenience. As for myself, I’m very impressed by the Titanium with no additional price hike, the 120mm zoom (which I very much like), the ability to have different lens and the 48Mpix camera (I have a 13 Pro). Thanks now that I won’t struggle when forgetting my usb cable, and I do love the gesture on the watch.

I am getting the 15 Pro (upgrading from a launch 11 Pro). I was thinking about getting the 15 - would have been enough for me - but Apple does not include the AoD feature on it and after having it for years before my 11 Pro on Android, I wanted it back so I go with the 15 Pro. I was really pissed about the leather case though, I have two for my 11 Pro and they are the nicest and most comfortable to hold 🥲 Maybe You can do a leather case review from 3rd parties PLS

The watch gestures are very reminiscent of the gestures for their AR headset...

I honestly might actually get the new iphone as i like the new stuff like the camera and macro button

Glad I nabbed a new 13 mini (green) before they announced this and dropped it from the lineup. Such a detox device thx to the size, but I wouldn’t mind upgrading to the normal sized ones in the future, no longer buying 6.7-6.9 phablet monstrosities. I feel SE being the replacement Mini to be a disappointing thought, it’s so far behind on quality and features. Even if the SE got the similar body/chassis, it would feel more of a downgrade compared to the 13 mini, unless they upped the price past 500 bucks

Understandable, have a nice day.

There is a design difference , the edges have been smoothed over for a more pleasurable user experience. And USB C was a change, and a new wide ban chipset.

Of all the contents LMG needed to revisit due to recent events, Mac Address has the least need and is on the highest baseline. It was already polished and well made

1:25 had some Office vibes and had me laughing

I would have traded my 14 Pro in for a 13 mini if it was still in the lineup. Fingers crossed the next SE is in the mini form factor. I definitely miss that size from my old 12 mini.

Not gonna lie I am compelled. I dived into apple for the first time in a decade with the 13 and honestly loved it. Funny enough the gaming capabilities of the 15 pro is what excites me the most. I play all the hoyoverse gacha games and even with the A15 bionic they chug at times. So the A17 Pro looks like it will be a major step up in that regards. Plus I want the bigger screen.

A mini iPhone with USB-C and dynamic island as the SE! The dream iPhone!

I just had to check when usb3 standard came out, it was the same year the iPhone 3g was released in 2008. It's ridiculous how many devices, not just Apple are still on the 2 standard.

I’ve had my 12 mini for the past 2+ years and I’m ready to get rid of it. Overheats and lowers the screen brightness and volume randomly and barely holds a charge now. Usb c on the pro’s make it an easy decision

ThankYOU Eu

the XS is still getting the latest upgrades and it's five years. I've only had my phone for a year and a half so maybe another 3 - 4 years then I'll upgrade my 13 Pro.

I preordered a 15 Pro Max. Love big phones… I don’t think it’s leaps and bounds better than my 13 Pro Max, but I guess we will see.

My favorite LTT show

What are the features we will be getting for iphone 20😅

only thing i like about the iphone is usb c and A17 thats it the A17 being able to run console / PC games natively on mobile is insane i can image if they keep upgrading and expanding we'll be able to have a console in our pocket and apparently you can plug your phone into a TV and it upscales to the TV / monitor that would be insane to have a console on the go

"A 15 normal" lol, that got me!

with all that gaming power in the pro phone i can't help thinking we can expect some way to connect it to a TV soon.

2:30 😂😂 great

I left Apple after having 5S, then Original SE (based on 5S) for Pixel 2XL. I wanted the best photos and Android was ahead in a lot of things that i liked such as widgets. Then went to a Pixel 5, and have been waiting for Apple to have AOD and USBC. I was excited when they dropped AOD kinda outta nowhere, and knew USB C was coming since EU stuff. Apple investing so much into widgets and adding them to lockscreen makes leaving android even easier tbh. I'll miss somethings, but most of it can be added to iphone if u want to make it happen. Apple is close enough in photos that it really won't matter, and Video they also have top 1a/1b whereas Pixel typically lacks great video.

I also want the live ones to come back. These infomercials were good and wow😮 at the beginning but now, they’re overstaying.

HAIR LOOKS GOOD MY BOY

I don't miss the live/stage events at all and I hope they never come back. The new format is awesome and feels like watching a movie!

I love my mini. It's just the perfect size.

As much as I'd like the next SE to be a mini, I'm not holding my breath. The SE lineup is about being affordable, not small. They put it in a chassis that they can make for cheap, so they can sell it for cheap. My prediction after the SE 3 was the next would be using the iPhone XR/11 design, with the LCD display. And that was a big phone!

“Who picks an iPhone based off of colors?” Me. I saw that pink phone and I knew I was getting that one. And then I checked the specs and it will be fine for me since I’m not a pro by any sense.

Yeh I liked AMDs events for Zen 2 and 3 where it was no bullshit and was like 17 minutes long because thats all they needed to go through the speed and feets, do some benchmarks and some use cases.

What do y’all do at your work place? It looks like such a cool occupation.

This video was great

That is what I was thinking. The SE should use the Mini form factor.

Surely now that all the main phones have the “dynamic island” we get a 13mini with the a16 and maybe just one rear camera as a SE model.

Using the Mini chassis to create a $500 or less SE is such an obviously great idea Apple won’t do it. For all of us who are happy to be a generation or two (or more) behind it’s a perfect device when we need an upgrade. It also makes the small phone people happy- there seems to be a lot of overlap between these two groups.

The gestures exist but I tried it out today and it’s not very accurate. I accidentally picked up a call while peeing. I hope the new watch gestures are better.