Upgrading Mom’s iPhone SE! What Will She Do? iPhone 16e? 16? Or 16 Pro?

Brian Tong May 10, 2025
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My mom has been waiting to upgrade her iPhone SE, and this was the perfect way to do it for Mother's Day! It's the complete walkthrough experience with the features that matter to her. What would you do? 0:00 Intro 2:10 iPhone Models 4:45 Candy Crush Test 6:35 Battery 7:07 Camera 8:41 Portrait Mode 9:17 Wallpaper 10:23 Clean Up Tool 11:08 Action Button 11:47 Camera Control 12:17 Colors 16:03 Mama Tong's Choice 17:50 Safety Features 19:59 Mama Tong's Unboxing 22:22 Happy Mother's Day Thanks for watching! You can support my independent content at https://www.patreon.com/briantong LET'S BE FRIENDS! http://twitter.com/briantong http://instagram.com/nostratongus https://www.facebook.com/BrianTongTech #apple #iphone #iphone16

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