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Apple iPhone SE

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Apple iPhone SE

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  TD‑SCDMA - A1723
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 - A1662 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1723 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2399, A2400
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2398
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, March 21. Released 2016, March 31 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass
Platform
OS iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.4
Chipset Apple A9 (14 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 720p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Po 1624 mAh, non-removable (6.21 Wh) Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Stand-by Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1662, A1723, A1724, iPhone8,4 A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
Price About 140 EUR $ 199.00 / C$ 312.98 / £ 199.00 / € 269.00
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2163 AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal), 3.681 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -72.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 69h

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