Apple iPhone SE specs

Design
Dimensions	4.87x2.31x0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Weight	3.99 oz (113.0 g)
Materials	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Left: Volume control, Other
Colors	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display
Size	4.0-inch
Resolution	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	60.82 %
Peak brightness	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	6 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor	Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste
GPU	PowerVR GT7600
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	128GB
Storage expansion	not expandable
OS	iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)
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Battery
Capacity	1624 mAh
Type	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot
USB	Lightning, Features: Charging, Mass storage device
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T4
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 499
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Availability
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB
MSRP	$ 399

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 499

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Metro by T-Mobile
Cricket
Boost Mobile
Xfinity Mobile
Tracfone

I'll start out this review by giving a small perhaps insignificant disclaimer: I'm neither a fan of iOS/Apple nor Android/Google.

This phone works amazing in some cases and in the most important cases it dies. That last part might seem odd to read at first and I'll get to that but first the pros because in my experience there are more cons.

This phone works amazing as stated before, it's fast, responsive and does all the tasks you want a smart gizmo to do without it slowing down. Apps usually work as they should without issues.

Now for the cons... The biggest con the phone has is the battery. The battery indicates its percentage improperly much of the time (i.e. plug it in to charge it and if it reads 40% and I unplug it it might say 30% or 50%, plug it in again and it could stay or show a different number) and if that's excusable to you, fine - you are a very tolerant person, what's inexcusable in every way is how the phone shuts off in cold weather and I mean even if it's just a little cold. This phone will not work properly in cold weather.

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Updated review: April 14, 2020

Around February I replaced the battery to this phone and now it works like new. I looked at the battery tab last night and it reports I get an average of 6 hours screen on time from some web browsing and instant messaging and the occasional music listening.

The phone works great now. I am astonished that a smartphone with only a dual core can perform so well when other phones have quad cores or even octo cores.

My regret is getting a 32GB model when I should have gotten at least a 64GB model and my only concern is when I'll be needing to replace its battery again. I have heard and read in countless places how small a lifespan iPhone batteries have.