iPhone SE looks like a solid phone.
4" screen size, so fits perfectly in the pocket and not too big, and only $399.
Anyone agrees?
It is very solid. Imo, it's perfect for a smaller sized phone without any real compromises! It's starting price is even cheaper than the Sony Xperia Z5 compact that came out last year. The back camera is awesome, and it's even lighter than the 5s was. I just got mine yesterday and I'm over the moon. You can also trade in other smartphones in exchange for a gift card that you can use to deduct from the final total (but I don't know the value and/or if it works for windows phones; someone on iMore who got the SE said that he traded in a (samsung galaxy) s6 and a iphone 5 together and he basically had nothing left to pay).
In my opinion, all apple phones are funny from an engineering point of view:
-the 4" has too much horsepower for that screen resolution, moreover someone buying that form factor is usually going to use very basic apps so again a cheaper phone would be better.
-the bigger iphones have very optimized OS and apps but all the hardware inside the phone is surpassed by the competition with lower prices
Add overpriced accessories, add no customization...
So all in all, let's leave win10 out of the contest, but, if you are not into the "I have an iPhone so I'm cool" thing, there is no reason not to prefer android over apple in any form factor.
I'm sorry but I believe that some of what you said here is reaching.
The horsepower thing doesn't make sense, because Sony has the same thing going with their Compacts. I don't understand the basic app thing. Since when does screen size determine what someone would do with their phone? The SE nails everything that is important to me, and in the size I prefer.
Your second point really depends on the person and what they want. I had a 5x, and it was a very nice phone, and so were both of the cameras, but it had a lot that I wouldn't use. The iPhone offers a very solid experience, and unlike what MS just pulled with some of their phones, you can even upgrade a iPhone 5 to iOS 9.3. Plus, not all Androids are created equal and additionally, some never get any kind of update.
Also, if someone was to get an iPhone to be cool, they are doing it wrong! I got an iPhone because I wasn't pleased with WM's direction, and Android was nice, but a bit too complex for me, so iOS is all that was left. Didn't know that I would end up liking it so much though.