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Apple iPhone SE Specs
Description
Can a smaller iPhone be successful in today's market reality? Apple sure thinks so. The Apple iPhone SE has the footprint and design traits ot the iPhone 5s - from the 4-inch display to the stylish, metal-made body. On the inside, however, is packed the powerful A9 processor of the iPhone 6s, along with Apple's latest and best 12MP camera. In other words, this could very well be the best small smartphone in existence. In charge of it all is the latest iOS 9.3 operating system, with support for Apple Pay, AppleID, Night Shift and Apple Health. You may have one in silver, grey, gold, or rose gold for just $399.
This device is also known as Apple A1662, Apple A1723
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Specs
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Size | 4.0-inch |
Resolution | 1136 x 640 px, 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 |
Hardware |
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System chip | Apple A9 APL0898 |
Processor | Dual-core, 1840 MHz, Twister, 64-bit |
GPU | PowerVR GT7600 |
RAM | 2GB |
Internal storage | 128GB, not expandable |
OS | iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) |
Device type | Smartphone |
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Battery |
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Capacity | 1624 mAh |
Type | Li - Ion, Not user replaceable |
Camera |
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Rear | Single camera |
Main camera |
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Specifications: 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) Features: Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
Front | 1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) |
Design |
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Dimensions |
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 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 |
Cellular |
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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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Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation, Video recording |
Connectivity & Features |
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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 |
Regulatory Approval |
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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 |
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MSRP | $ 499 |
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Availability |
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Officially announced | Mar 21, 2016 |
Alternative variants
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Internal storage | 16GB |
MSRP | $ 399 |
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Internal storage | 32GB |
MSRP | $ 399 |
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Internal storage | 64GB |
MSRP | $ 499 |
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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) |
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This phone is 4 years old and still get software updates. It’s still snappy and fast. I use it a lot. Small fits in 1 hand and easy to use. Screen quality is still good in 2020. I love the form factor (build quality) of this little phone. Makes a good backup phone or nice for a high school teenager.
- Good Form Factor
- Very Small ( Use With 1 Hand)
- Fast
- Loud
- Battery Life
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.
- Fluent software
- Decent audio
- Amazing performance for a smartphone with only 2 cores
- Almost everything media-related (Movies/TV/Music/Etc) has to be done through Apple / iTunes
- Battery will die in cold weather (this was happening before I replaced the battery. Old battery had 85% health, new battery has 100% health and works fine)
- Expensive ecosystem, overall
- 32GB base model is not a lot of storage for 2020, regret not getting at least 64GB
Not too bad small phone but for the price almost everything is bad catastrophy of a phone if you play games or text or watch something or take pictures so literally almlst useless and apple slapped huge price like a cherry on top noice
- Small
- Good looks
- Volume buttons
- Logo quality
- Small
- Hard to type
- Not even 720p screen so a 4k camera isnt needed
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