Hello,
I've owned the iPhone SE twice and now I own the axon 7 mini. I can tell you from experience that the axon 7 mini has a bit better battery life than the SE. Also I've often asked the question, why isn't the axon 7 mini flying off the shelf!!!! At what you get for $199 is simply amazing. I've come to the conclusion that most people just write off the phone to be cheap and worthless seriously due to how low the price is thinking they aren't going to be getting much from the phone which is the total by far opposite. Premium build. Amazing front facing Dolby Atmos surround sound speakers. Heck those two alone right there are worth $199. It's the 2017 sleeper phone by far and away. Buy it with confidence my friend. I love mine. I got my Platinum Silver from Amazon for actually $194. I initially purchased the gold from Best buy thinking I'd be okay with it but I couldn't stand the gold color so I will say definitely get the color you like the best on the front end. Don't do like me and try and settle bc you don't want to wait lol. What color are you getting?