The iPhone SE (2020) Review: A Reinvigorated Classic
by Andrei Frumusanu on April 24, 2020 6:30 AM EST- Posted in
- Mobile
- Apple
- Smartphones
- iPhone SE
- Apple A13
- iPhone SE 2020
Battery Life - Matching the iPhone 8
In terms of battery life, the iPhone SE is said to perform similarly to the iPhone 8. Apple here employs a much newer and more efficient SoC in the form of the A13, while retaining the same battery capacity and display panel as the older phone. In essence, what we’re testing here is merely Apple’s calibration of the iPhone SE’s A13 chip in terms of its performance vs energy usage. Naturally of course, the new SE will have a more efficient cellular and WiFi chip as well which will contribute to the efficiency of the device.
In our web browsing test that we were able to run overnight, the iPhone SE confirms Apple’s claims of it matching the iPhone 8, and we’re essentially getting near identical results at 10.7h vs 10.4h, only a few minutes apart difference between the two devices.
We had noted in our iPhone 11 review that Apple’s battery life marketing claims oddly matched the results in our web test, and this again is the case for the new iPhone SE.
Whilst the iPhone SE isn’t able to match the longevity of the iPhone 11’s, it’s still a reasonably good result considering the battery capacity and size of the phone.
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JCheng - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
I just tried it and the two options I get are Settings and Cancel, and Cancel does not enable it.Oxford Guy - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
You just tried the random pop-up? How does one go about summoning it?Apple must have changed the behavior if that's the case.
cha0z_ - Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - link
Learn how to use and configure your phone before you go on some articles comment section to type bs. ;)sprockkets - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Wow, totally deep there.Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Not true - the whole reason for the iPhone is the undying slobbering subservience of the iSheep.star-affinity - Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - link
I thought it was the many superior audio apps available, such as the stuff from Moog and Reason Studios. At least that makes it for me. :)The Moog Model 15 app is just wow in my opinion:
https://www.moogmusic.com/products/model-15-modula...
Spunjji - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
I think the world-class hardware design and unmatched network of stores providing on-site support are pretty big reasons too, tbh... especially given that Android is comparable or better in many UX regards these days.melgross - Monday, April 27, 2020 - link
Jeeze, every so often I read something like this. People don’t buy iPhones to put Android on them, though some have tried to put iOS on a crappy Android phone. I don’t know which idea is worse.We know Apple doesn’t cheat on these tests. It’s just manufacturers with slower chips that feel they need to do that.
sonny73n - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
What to be impressed about? It’s just a freaking phone with outdated design combined with a spy OS.Oxford Guy - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
You get the spyware feature no matter what device you choose.Both in hardware and in software.