Get her the 12 or the 13 mini. If she’s barely on her phone anyway, she’s going to get pissed if she has to eventually learn an entire new setup than the ol’ home button iPhone arrangement.

There nothing wrong with Android. Definitely tell us which model she has. The SE, as good as it is, does have drawbacks., notably the bezels, and battery life.

Food for thought as someone that’s new to iPhone. USB C was a huge selling point for me since every charging adapter and cable(car and wall) I’ve had for the last 8-10 years is usb c. Not sure what her charging habits are if she’s a ‘plug in at night’ person anything will work if, like me, she is a ‘20%-80% charge any time’ person she might need multiple bricks, cables, or even a battery pack. I would have had to spend another ~$100 just on chargers if the 15 didn’t have usb c.

I would take her into the store and have her demo the iphone models to see which best suites her. A hands on experience with the product is always the best solution to see what suites them more comfortably.

Lmao, buying an iPhone SE for making pictures and videos… that’s such a bad idea.

At the very least the iPhone 15.

Samsung A12. 48 MP camera, 720p screen,…

Did Samsung put all their money in their camera lol?

iPhone 13 is the best option

Iphone 13 user here. It is the best one apple has made in years. Definitely get her that

Get the 15reg cuz it has usb c already

Go phone shopping with her. If she has always used Android and gives no indication of changing other than using your phone for the camera and FaceTime then maybe she wants to stick with Android. Maybe get her a cheap iPad?

Nobody in their right mind should get an SE right now. Get iPhone 15 minimum. Same charging cables make the transition so much easier.

iPhone 13 at minimum. An SE would be an insult.

If she’s using androids she most probably likes the big screens. I’d recommend at least get the 13 (like everybody else said).

The SE caters to a niche market of people who absolutely have to have an iPhone and either don’t want to spend more or need the Touch ID. No happy android user is going to like an SE (at least the current one) because of its small IPS display and abysmal battery life. (Leaving aside the camera which is decent but nothing to be happy about). No matter how good the processor is, the phone feels extremely dated and looks like it’s already 7 years old out of the box.

If you say she uses your phone a lot for pictures/videos/facetime, don’t get the SE. The camera and screen are just not worth it.

I’m not super familiar with the A12 but it looks like it uses USB-C and I’m assuming she has a number of those cables lying around. In that case, I would recommend the 15 at minimum.

If that’s too much, you may want to specify a firm budget for recommendations.

iphone SE (gen 3) is an almost 10 y/o phone with minor improvements to the iphone 6. yes the CPU is way better but you can almost only use it for the same things as an iphone 6. single lens camera is difficult to compare to an android in the same price range, screen is ridiculously bad in todays standards and also uncomparable

the SE is only good if you need a cheap entry to get in the apple ecosystem, but there are alternatives for blue messaging and facetime

I’m gonna echo what most people here are saying, an iPhone SE has a potato for a camera and if pictures are one of the main draws to your phone, don’t bother with it. I wouldn’t go any lower than a 12, but I think your best bang for the buck is going to be an iPhone 13, Depending on what size screen she’s accustomed to you can get it in small, medium and large.