Apple iPhone SE (2020) review

1 May 2020


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  • Not picky
  • 86w
  • 26 Jul 2021

I think all phones are goon now a days. The important things are storage and battery. This is new phone with high power with a small battery . It dies fast from day one. Better own a power bank if you are out all day.

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    • AnonD-970391
    • pVM
    • 18 Jul 2021

    Hi thanks for the wonderful review.
    Just a comment on low light photos: you day: "but for a single ycan only do so much"
    Please explain....is there any phone that other cameras helping the main with liw light? :)
    Sure not and I am sure you are also tired reviewing midranges with a tone of useless cameras .
    :)

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      • Champ
      • PEq
      • 06 Jul 2021

      Anonymous, 09 Feb 2021I have also experienced the phone heating up and connectivi... moreThere is none of heat sink?? Is it getting hot more when YOU use it?

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        • Anonymous
        • 043
        • 27 Jun 2021

        Bizzybrain, 01 Mar 2021Is this phone a mid-range or entry-level phoneWell it only uses high end components, though the majority of them are 4 years old. It‘s an old high end with a new high end processor at a midrange price.

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          • Trsp
          • pVM
          • 25 Jun 2021

          Dynamic range: "but a single camera can do only so much."
          Portrait:"but ok for a single camera device"
          WHAT thus has to do with dynamic range?
          Or even with portrait mode which you know doesn't need the fake depth sensor.
          :) I just observed that statement (complaint) about using a single camera. While we all know you neither like the fake sensor's.
          Especially when you have in mind. Google pixel 4@...maan give some positive feedback to courage them! Do you prefer 6 useless camera's on a midrange phone? (and then complaint about having fake useless sensors just for specs?)
          Common, with love i speak.
          (and you will never read it anyway)

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            • Anonymous
            • PEq
            • 22 Jun 2021

            Bizzybrain, 01 Mar 2021Is this phone a mid-range or entry-level phoneIphone 11 pro max chipset

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              • Canada1
              • 464
              • 16 Jun 2021

              DarthBilly, 30 May 2021I have iPhone SE 2020 and Samsung note ultra 5G and the iPh... moreThe battery doesnt even last one day. Phone died after 2 months and replaced- still dies before end of day with moderate use.

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                • Canada1
                • 464
                • 16 Jun 2021

                DarthBilly, 30 May 2021I have iPhone SE 2020 and Samsung note ultra 5G and the iPh... moreThe battery doesnt even last one day. Phone died after 2 months and replaced- still dies before end of day with moderate use.

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                  • DarthBilly
                  • g5D
                  • 30 May 2021

                  I have iPhone SE 2020 and Samsung note ultra 5G and the iPhone doble the FPS of every game. So smooth. The only thing I change on this phone is the battery.

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                    • A poor guy
                    • gLn
                    • 16 May 2021

                    PeterZwegat, 14 May 2021The bezels and battery life remain a big joke and disappoin... moreLook at the prices tho, I can't afford a 12 mini although I love it. Even the iPhone se 2020 is expensive in my country. Sooooooooo yea. Some people can't.

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                      • PeterZwegat
                      • pPw
                      • 14 May 2021

                      The bezels and battery life remain a big joke and disappointment. Thanks god my boss didn't give me a SE2020 as replacement for my 7. It would have felt like stagnation.

                      With the much better 12 Mini as alternative everyone should definitely go for that, considering you plan to keep it for 2-3 years the price difference it small for what you get in return.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tDP
                        • 27 Apr 2021

                        Anonymous, 10 Feb 2021To be clear, the iPhone SE can't do portrait mode on a... moreActually now every brand are using AI Potrait instead of secondary lens, it relies on Bionic Chip to make potrait possible

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                          • Nay Nay
                          • qiX
                          • 19 Apr 2021

                          sadie, 23 Jan 2021 Does anybody know if the iPhone SE 2020 has a connection s... moreFrom the iPhone 7 on up, they no longer have a separate earphone jack, but you can buy a splitter (dongle) that will allow you to be hooked up to a charger and use your earphones simultaneously.

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                            • B%f
                            • 26 Mar 2021

                            sadie, 23 Jan 2021 Does anybody know if the iPhone SE 2020 has a connection s... moreiPhone SE and 6s were the last ones with a 3.5mm jack.

                              Anonymous, 10 Feb 2021Since it's a small display the resoloution and pixel d... moreLike always, a great LCD is better than a low or mediocre OLED. Oled is the hype now among some other features. But i personally would still prefer a top LCD to a mediocre OLED but yeah, the resolution has to be good enough.

                                Bizzybrain, 01 Mar 2021Is this phone a mid-range or entry-level phoneEntry level for Apple ecosystems and spec wise mid range for smartphone world.

                                  Is this phone a mid-range or entry-level phone

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • teq
                                    • 10 Feb 2021

                                    It's pretty impressive the battery can last that long with such little capacity. I've used samsungs with 4000 and 6000 mAh batteries and even though they last a day or two with medium use in the first six months or so, they lose capacity rapidly as even though they had a high capacity like 4000mAh they aren't as higher quality as you see on more expensive models like the flagships, which boast good battery life without extreme capacities.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • teq
                                      • 10 Feb 2021

                                      Since it's a small display the resoloution and pixel density is quite decent, I'd rather pick this display for its ease of use and good color accuracy and stuff over a cheap OLED. Plus, if it had a higher res dsiplay the battery life would be unusable

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • teq
                                        • 10 Feb 2021

                                        To be clear, the iPhone SE can't do portrait mode on any subject like the others because it does not have another lens to aid in depth detection, so it relies on identifying human faces to do portrait shots. Obviously apple could have included portrait on everything but they want to upsell poeple who really need it to the more expensive iPhones, and also they don't seem to be confident enough in trying to get perfectly working portrait shots on anything with just that lens