Apple iPhone SE (2020)

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Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Apple iPhone SE (2020)
  • Screen: 4.7" IPS LCD - 750 x 1334
  • SoC: Apple A13 Bionic
  • Camera: 1 (12 MP)
  • Battery: 1821 mAh
  • OS: iOS 17
  • Weight: 148 grams (5.22 oz)

Review

Display
48
Camera
60
Performance
64
Gaming
68
Battery
45
Connectivity
67
NanoReview Score
58

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Display

Type IPS LCD
Size 4.7 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9
PPI 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 625 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 65.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9%
PWM Not detected
Response time 29 ms
Contrast 2457:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
658 nits

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
Waterproof IP67
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors White, Black, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
65.4%

Performance

All specs and test Apple iPhone SE (2020) in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Graphics Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units 256
GPU clock 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1607
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4201
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
659780
CPU 129399
GPU 223288
Memory 107740
UX 204233
Total score 659780
3DMark Wild Life Performance
6873
Max surface temperature 44.3 °C
Stability 68%
Graphics test 41 FPS
Graphics score 6873

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type NVMe
Memory card No

Software

Operating system iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
OS size 8.4 GB

Battery

Capacity 1821 mAh
Max charge power 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:36 hr
Watching video 07:32 hr
Gaming 03:06 hr
Standby 86 hr
General battery life
23:55 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the iPhone SE (2020)
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital
Flash Quad LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1 (12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 1.22 micron
- Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Camera features - Bokeh mode
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2020) from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm
Pixel size 1 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
103
Video quality
98
Generic camera score
101

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type No
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 1
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * Yes
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat * 16
2G network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
86.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced April 2020
Release date April 2020
SAR (head) 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 5 W
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the iPhone SE (2020) may differ by country or region
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