Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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- Raine
- C9a
- 03 Feb 2025
This iPhone is what I would call the "essentials iPhone". It has most of the iPhone features you'd need and nothing more than that, and that's the selling point.
Yes it reuses the parts from the iPhone 8, but the camera takes very good photos under good lighting, and the video quality beats most cheaper mid range Android phones out there since it can film at 60 FPS and up to 4K.
It's a phone for phone things, I think that's all you can ask it considering the performance you get for around 150 USD refurbished or cheaper when you buy it in used condition.
The sore spots are the battery and software, no, I'm not saying it's because iOS sucks, even though it does, but ever since iOS 16, optimisation has been rather crappy lately. The phone scores well in benchmarks and runs games well, but for me, on iOS 18.3, and before that, the software has been really laggy. It's not slow, just laggy, and there's also a lot of bugs like the notification popup being in landscape despite the phone being on portrait, and the blur wallpaper becoming black after a restart. The battery is just bad, even after replacement I'm lucky to get 5 hours of on and off use outside. So just get a power bank.
In summary; it's a phone for people who just need a phone and don't need fancy stuff like telephoto lens, AI, gimmicky software features, and the like. It does the job well at the price.
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- Anonymous
- n3a
- 20 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 11 Nov 2024Is this ok to buy this december? I expect it to last 4-5 ye... moreyes but u need a powerbank
- Michael McCarthy
- uNe
- 12 Jan 2025
GigaNii-chan, 22 Dec 2024Both the phone to be a crypto wallet lol.I’d recommend a Ledger hardware wallet for secure storage rather than a software wallet. Ideal for long-term storage. Can’t be hacked as the 24-word seed phrase is generated on-device and never leaves the device so malware and hackers can’t get it. You can also set an optional passphrase/25th word.
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- GigaNii-chan
- t7@
- 22 Dec 2024
Both the phone to be a crypto wallet lol.
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- Hardey
- r3t
- 17 Dec 2024
BOnG, 26 Aug 2024I have 77%bat health but still rock! I have 76 too, still rocking it
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 15 Dec 2024
Anonymous, 11 Nov 2024Is this ok to buy this december? I expect it to last 4-5 ye... moreThis phone is not for you
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- AandM
- 00x
- 20 Nov 2024
Data transfer speed on WiFi works fine on iPhone SE 2020.
It has a poor performance (slow) if working on "Mobile Data" while traveling.
My Nokia C22 and some older Android have more speed on "Mobile Data".
Battery capacity is weak. Mobile DATA is week; the phone is disappointing in these two disciplines.
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- LexaZ
- JHH
- 16 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 11 Nov 2024Is this ok to buy this december? I expect it to last 4-5 ye... moreNot recommended for active users like you, you will constantly run around looking for chargers and powerbanks. Especially so in a year when the battery wears out a bit.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 11 Nov 2024
Is this ok to buy this december? I expect it to last 4-5 years. I do not do games and stay mostly on browser. My everyday screen time is 7 hours.
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- uNe
- 07 Oct 2024
Yaver, 16 Sep 2024S20 FE Doesn't Get Any Updates Now. But If You Use Th... moreYeah I’m not too keen on the SEs because the 8 Plus has a much better battery and a decent Full HD screen, that’s why I bought 2 brand new ones 3 years ago rather than the SE 2020. The SE 2020 and 2022 have newer chipsets I’ll give them that, but I don’t care too much for that because I don’t do any CPU/GPU intensive stuff that requires more power than the 8 Plus is capable of.
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- Mobdeep
- 39x
- 06 Oct 2024
iOS 18 could be the upgrade for this phone
- Michael McCarthy
- uNe
- 23 Sep 2024
Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024Please I need some help here😯 Do I choose this over iPhone... moreI bought two 8 Plus’ around this time in 2021 (one for me and one for my elderly mother) instead of the SE 2020 because of the 8 Plus’ 1080x1920 screen (I can watch Full HD videos without any scaling or anything and I like having more screen real estate) and longer lasting battery. If you get an 8 Plus and want to go above iOS 16.x.x then I believe it’ll need a jailbreak (something I’ve never done on my 8 Plus or my old 6 Plus (which was my first iPhone and given to me as a gift)).
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- Yaver
- 60S
- 16 Sep 2024
Phil, 09 May 2024What should i go iphone se 2020 or samsung s20 fe.?S20 FE Doesn't Get Any Updates Now.
But If You Use The Phone Very Much, You Shouldn't Choose SE 2020
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- Yaver
- 60S
- 16 Sep 2024
Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024Please I need some help here😯 Do I choose this over iPhone... moreSE 2020 is Much Stronger Than IPhone 8 Plus Expect Battery
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- jdw
- 13 Sep 2024
Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024Please I need some help here😯 Do I choose this over iPhone... moreJust buy an iPhone XR or an iPhone 11 if youre on a tight budget.
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- Anonymous
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- 10 Sep 2024
Please I need some help here😯
Do I choose this over iPhone 8 plus???
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- Xander Debow
- 4Sf
- 27 Aug 2024
I have a phone like that! (With iOS 17) Also Anyomius I told you iOS 19 doesn't exist and probably in WWDC25!!!!!
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- BOnG
- XZx
- 26 Aug 2024
I have 77%bat health but still rock!
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- Anonymous
- mE0
- 18 Jul 2024
Adil , 27 Jun 2024yes me updated last night in 18.2Only 18.0 is available not 18.2