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.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
196 Comments
View All Comments
crimson117 - Friday, April 24, 2020 - link
More than decent, this is stellar value.Best performance on the market, perfectly good camera (though not mind blowing), for like 1/3 the price of high end iPhones and Android flagships.
And a smaller screen, which is preferred by many, though not all.
duploxxx - Friday, April 24, 2020 - link
best performance when you just look at benchmarks on an optimised benchmark OSIOS made for dummies, where you cant change anything besides what has been defined by marketing nerds.
dont count the time that the device will be on charger (because of the fake real stats) everywhere in the world, most device i see on chargers in congress around the world…. IPHONE
DeLorean alike design with large beezels and stupid home button. Broken screens and beezels everywhere.
sure it will sell, perhaps now 20% off all the IPhone users running around with a broken screen that can't afford a fix can finally have the budget to buy a new one and want to stay with the fame of the Wannabee vendor.
Peskarik - Friday, April 24, 2020 - link
my mom has older small iPhone, it is enough for her and she is used to the platform. I have an iPhone XR at home, got it for free. I tried, but I rather stay with my old Pixel XL Android 10, much easier to operate and customize.trparky - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
Most people don't customize their phones though. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that most people don't even change their ringtone for God's sake. I can tell what carrier they have just from their ringtone.Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
Wait, you can change the ringtone?haukionkannel - Friday, April 24, 2020 - link
A phone that gets douple to triple time os updates compared to Android... Yes sir, very impressive indeed. This will easily last useable 6 to 8 years! It is ingredible good for cell phone!sonny73n - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
You and your dumbass updates. Every time I open AppStore, there’s always updates for the apps that already got updated a week before.And iOS update. Give me a f**king break. I have iPhone 6s which I accidentally updated to iOS 11. You know Apple always nag and trick you unlocking iPhone with passcode and update with passcode. Give me back iOS 9 that I bought the phone with. Scam!
justareader - Saturday, April 25, 2020 - link
Updates for 6 to 8 years? I have 2 ipads and a macbook that say you are wrong.cha0z_ - Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - link
Really? What macbook? As my 2015 macbook air is receiving the next macos. There is the list for you:MacBook: Early 2015 or newer
MacBook Air: Mid 2013 or newer
MacBook Pro: Late 2013 or newer
Mac Mini: Late 2014 or newer
iMac: Mid 2014 or newer
iMac Pro
Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer
Developer Transition Kit
So dunno, but even some 2013 models are supported (7 years old) + my 2015 model is already at 5+ years old and as it will receive all the big sur updates - that makes it atleast 6 years full support, so the statement is true. Dunno about tablets tho, but we are talking about iphones anyway.
Deicidium369 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 - link
and invariable one of those updates sets the date it will die.