Apple iPhone SE (2020) review
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- Phoneboi
- X03
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020Go back and read again. It's 59 hrs.Hahaha 59 hours is still awful. I would have bought and switched to Apple if the battery endurance would have been in the 70 hours range like the original SE was. Even then that doesn't compare well to Android midrangers, but this phone was never going to have good battery life sadly.
To be fair, battery life is the only compromise is a very strong package, still not enough to tempt me from upper midrange Androids.
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- Anonymous
- 3DF
- 02 May 2020
In terms of design this is the VW beetle or golf of smartphones, it is not for tech enthusiasts, but it will look great for years to come to average user.
For Battery test , I am not sure about this site, from how they rated phones I used from Samsung and apple before-galaxy 8, 8 plus, iPhone 7 plus. To me it seemed Apple phones use almost no battery when idle, whereas Android/Samsung leak little bit, it makes a big difference in daily light use. I will wait for phonearena, and notebookcheck tests.
For all those non-Apple users/people not interested in the phone :just enjoy the fact that this phone -and hopefully the 12 series will push Samsung and Chinese brand prices lower next year; instead of complaining about a product you will never buy,,
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- SteveFOX
- ntk
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020So the 3 year old camera setup and and display get a 4 star... moreI'd be more condemning of the huge chin and forehead, the physical button and the small battery with just a 5W charger out of the box.
Rest of the phone is still great for the asking price.
You get the fastest phone, great display and 4 years of software support for $399.
Oneplus used to be that phone, but now ask $799 for their base Oneplus 8 model.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 02 May 2020
I'm sad and feel sorry for Apple. If I were Tim Cook, I would never have allowed such a very dated, low end, ugly looking phone with low quality screen and ugly exterior design bear the iPhone branding and logo.
It kills the prestigious, luxurious iPhone brand image that Steve Jobs have worked very hard for. The iPhone SE 2020 looks like a counterfeit iPhone wannabe.
It's as if Apple is so desperate to attract Android users that it had to make heavy compromises in the cheap iPhone SE 2020 design and construction. This is NOT a premium phone Apple's iPhones are known for.
Spend a lot more for an iPhone if you don't want to be discriminated by the richer iPhone owners who will most likely call you a pretentious, trying hard social climber who wants to blend in with them.
That, or just buy a better, more premium android phone. There's plenty of excellent choices for that $399 asking price of the iPhone SE.
Buying the iPhone SE 2020 is like buying a Sony 32" 720p LCD tv instead of an alternative 50" 4K UHD tv from other less known tv brands that cost the same. (Buying it just because you must have 'Sony' brand name rather than 'Devant', 'Skyworth', 'TCL' or 'HiSense' in your tv.)
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- Davy Jones
- yZw
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020Which 5' phone has 3000 mAh?A lot of budget phones lolo
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- Anonymous
- S2T
- 02 May 2020
So the 3 year old camera setup and and display get a 4 star rating ?!?!?
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- Anonymous
- RJ7
- 02 May 2020
neutral, 02 May 2020Not wifi 6 ?It is equipped with WiFi 6.
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- Anonymous
- YQ8
- 02 May 2020
They didn't count display resolution as a cons.. very bad gsmarena.
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- JayJey
- n95
- 02 May 2020
I was considering this phone but I was suspecting the battery will be a disaster. Unfortunately, the review proves it is indeed.
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- Mr. Anonymous
- n}%
- 02 May 2020
In Europe, one can buy Samsung s10e for the same price.
I would choose it any time of day instead of the SE.
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- Chemist83
- qFA
- 02 May 2020
I finally received mine, I have it on the Smart battery case and man does the battery drain fast. Went from 100 to 0 in 4 hours. Using the smart battery case on my iPhone 11 pro lasts from 100 to 50 in 10 hours with the same usage. I am just talking about the smart battery case percentage. If I am correct, add 3 times the hours when adding the Phone's battery. I had better battery life with the same smart battery case using my iPhone 8. I don't see this phone as an all day travel phone. I still love it though but barely gets through work day.
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- Anonymous
- 0cL
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020apple sell worst..... battery life that lose to 2014 iphone... moreLol. I doubt you've ever been close to an iPhone, if you say this.
For many, this is the perfect phone, with the best support in the industry.
And iOS13 is starting to tempt me to move over to Apple hardware.
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- Anonymous
- PE3
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 01 May 2020In other words... Apple will never sell tech garbage like m... moreapple sell worst..... battery life that lose to 2014 iphone 6 while retain the same design screen and camera .
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- Anonymous
- PE3
- 02 May 2020
Anonymous, 02 May 2020Seems lot of people doesn’t like big screen anymore.and suddenly they like big bezel
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- Anonymous
- YQt
- 02 May 2020
There are some good looking Android phones at the same price range as the SE but I think after a year or so will be too slow to use or if usable the overall feeling will be on the negative side. The iPhone SE has outdated looks but it looks nonetheless beautiful, and more premium than most Androids at that price but I find the A13 an irresistible offer considering that fact that it faster than some top end, 1000 phones. I know the choice is hard but I think no other phone will last as long as the iPhone SE and still performs fast. I like to hold on my phone for as long as it still fast enough to use and I think only the iPhone can offer that. So for me at least the SE is the best I can get to last for 5 years.
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- Anonymous
- K52
- 02 May 2020
Davy Jones, 02 May 2020If only it has a 5" inch screen and a bigger battery like 3... moreWhich 5' phone has 3000 mAh?
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- Anonymous
- K52
- 02 May 2020
X41, 02 May 202053h endurance...i don't need to read moreGo back and read again. It's 59 hrs.
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- piku
- DkB
- 02 May 2020
This phone could have been lot better if apple had opted for 5" display, bigger 3000 mah battery and a 10 watt charger in box.
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- zodiacfml
- xCD
- 02 May 2020
Meh. I thought this could be a good alternative for Android except for that year 2014 phone battery life. I feel bad for Apple fans buying this, will have to carry chargers/power banks with them.
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- Anonymous
- uRE
- 02 May 2020
HuCCioNe, 02 May 2020You dnt bcouse you have xiaomi redmi ak 47 with bloatware j... morexiaomi/redmi phones around the same price as the iphone se are the also made from glass and metal, have similar performance (855/865), have twice the battery endurance and pack in other niceties too like notchless displays and headphones jacks. not sure what you're on about.