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- | [* black] We gotta say: we're noticing exactly zero big differences between the iPhone 8 X-ray (right) and the SE X-ray (middle), save for a bit of lens distortion between the two images. |
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- | [* black] We do notice some minor antenna and board differences in the top-left corner. |
- | [* icon_note] What we really thought we'd find were big changes to the antenna to accommodate gigabit LTE (MIMO) and/or Wi-Fi 6. On the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/gnjGTffankgehqFL.full|iPhone XS], the new breaks in the frame were very noticeable over the X. Not so with the SE and 8. |
+ | [* black] We're not noticing many differences between the iPhone 8 X-ray (right) and the SE X-ray (middle), save for a bit of lens distortion between the two images. |
+ | [* black] The two changes that really stand out are some minor antenna changes at the top-left corner of the phone, and some rearranging of the chips on the logic board. |
+ | [* icon_note] What we really thought we'd see here were changes to the antenna layout to drive the new gigabit LTE (MIMO) and/or Wi-Fi 6 features. On the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/gnjGTffankgehqFL.full|iPhone XS], the new breaks in the frame were very noticeable over the X. Not so with the SE and 8. |
+ | [* black] Nevertheless, there's much to explore! It's nice when our friends at [https://creativeelectron.com/|Creative Electron|new_window=true] can do our job for us, but I guess we'll have to roll up our sleeves and put in some investigative work ourselves this time. |