Apple iPhone SE (2020) review
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- Anon
- gNU
- 03 May 2020
Redmi K30 Pro (for overall usage) and Honor 30 (for camera experience) are light years ahead of this crappy phone for almost the same price. Idk why GGMA didn't suggest these phones as alternative to the SE, but suggested Pixel 4a (not yet released), which will turn out to be another crappy phone
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- Anonymous
- Hkj
- 03 May 2020
1,821mAh battery in 2020,lol
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- Breen
- svt
- 03 May 2020
trilulilucoder, 02 May 2020In Germany this iPhone SE is 540 euros.Exactly. In Europe price of this phone is ridiculous.. or insane. Over 500 euros for obselete small screen, small memory capacity and worthless battery.. Apple should be ashamed.. Google Nexus 5 had better screen in 2013, at least it had 1080p. Apple.. hahaha
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- yuirue lee
- fIU
- 03 May 2020
why even bother to get this junk when OnePlus 7T, Xiaomi Mi Note 10, Samsung Note10 Lite and Huawei P30 are about the same price as this?
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- keneee
- 63x
- 03 May 2020
after using a mi8pro, im never gonna consider a small battery phone again and coupled with slow charge is unthinkable.
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- kiasunkiasi
- Pxt
- 03 May 2020
Anonymous, 03 May 2020That's one thick phone.actually I don't mind phones to be thicker so that they can house bigger battery
phones nowadays are too obsess with thinness until they forced consumers to accept ugly camera hump as normal
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- Anonymous
- fIP
- 03 May 2020
JDK, 03 May 2020What about something called people with iPhone 8 get throug... moreLol literally apple fanboi
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- blue.sun
- 0CN
- 03 May 2020
klv12gcn, 03 May 2020In my country, where the biggest mobile phone retail chain ... morePoor people... They have to suffer with such terrible phones.
After 2 months with iPhone 8 I got at work I say - never more Apple. And the SE just confirmed it.
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- Baradov
- 3LA
- 03 May 2020
Apple Are you kidding me.. are you trying to sell iPhone8 with different name?
Lack of innovation will take you down...
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- Anon
- gNU
- 03 May 2020
[deleted post]This phone is a "flagship"? Lmao, good one. Can you name one spec of this phone (except the underclocked A13 chip) which is flagship level?
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- Anon
- gNT
- 03 May 2020
JDK, 03 May 2020clearly clearly clearly... You have not used a 2013 phon... moreAre you still living in 2013? Wake up, this is 2020. Thick Bezels aren't the norm now, that's an ancient feature which doesn't suit phones coming out in 2020
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- Anonymous
- uH}
- 03 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020Sony Xperia XZ1 compact also has 4.7" screen, but it comes ... moreThat's one thick phone.
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- Tianic
- M1H
- 03 May 2020
Finally an official review. I've been refreshing daily just to find out your lab results for the battery life. Thank you, GSMarena, big hug.
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- Anonymous
- Ixt
- 03 May 2020
Speed and camera is good but not so good when the battery life is poor and turns into a brick afterwards
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- LilPhone
- xZI
- 03 May 2020
Mr. H, 03 May 2020Another overrated, under performed outdated phone from Appl... moreGalaxy S5 is an underpowered, outdated piece of junk with its super laggy OS and severely weak (quad core) Exynos chipset. It's also made from cheap plastic.
If Android is a must then the outgoing Redmi K20 Pro or realme X2 Pro won't dissapoint. Both are fast phones and their quality is dependable (not the best though).
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- Anon
- gNT
- 03 May 2020
"a high-quality screen, and impresses with camera performance even if it misses a feature or two"
LCD with 300 something ppd is now high quality? And no, the image quality doesn't impress. Looks like something out of a 2015 phone. And it doesn't miss "a feature of two" lol, it misses a ton of features. No telephoto, ultra wide, macro, tof etc. Battery backup is hilarious by 2020 standards. And why the skewed alternative suggestion? There are two great phones costing around $400 which GSMA didn't even mention. The K30 Pro and Honor 30, both are better than the SE and pixel in EVERY aspect, except the A13 processor. Shame for not recommending those too.
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- klv12gcn
- bIb
- 03 May 2020
In my country, where the biggest mobile phone retail chain is still selling iPhone 7 32GB version for about 430$, and it still attracts more attention than any other Android phone in the price range, then I believe this iPhone SE 2020 will sell like hot cake.
I don't think it can break any sale record, but it will still smash Android competitors, because A LOT of people only need to know that an iPhone from Apple.
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- Phones fan
- XG4
- 03 May 2020
I like all the features of this 2020 phone, I like the fast processor, the premium built quality, the gorgeous 6" inch bezeless amoled screen, the large 4000mAh battery, the 3x telephoto camera..... Oops... I am in the wrong section.
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- Huawei Fan
- m5T
- 03 May 2020
Why such hype... for an old iphone ? ?? it is just skipped delayed old iphone 9 nothing else...
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- Ali
- gMB
- 03 May 2020
The only valid criticism here is for the battery, otherwise it would be a great daily driver for a lot of people. Not people who read or comment on gsmarena though, this phone might not be for you, but still great for many general users and it will show on the sales number.
- Average users won't care about the design or bezels as much as you do.
- The smaller screen size would be a good tradeoff for a compact lightweight phone.
- If you own an older iPhone and were waiting for an upgrade, this might seem a straight forward choice without spending a lot of money.
- People who are attracted to iOS ecosystem but couldn't afford will consider it too.
- A13, years of guaranteed updates.
- Excellent camera for the price.
- IP67 + Wireless charging for this price is a welcome addition too.
- 5W charger is meh, but support for 18W means you have an option if it bothers you too much. If you are a light user, you can just charge overnight and use it for the day.