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Apple iPhone SE 2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE 2 (2020)

$399.00
Brand: Apple
Category: iPhone
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CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
RAM
3 GB of LPDDR4X
Storage
64/128/256 GB
Display
4.7" 750x1334 pixels
Camera
12MP 2160p
OS
iOS (iPhone OS) 13, up to iOS 15.5

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iPhone SE 2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation Full Phone Technical Specifications

Product Brand: Apple

Editor's Rating:
4

Pros

Affordable price point
Fast and powerful A13 Bionic chip
Good camera performance with portrait mode and Smart HDR
Water and dust resistant
Compact size
Supports wireless charging
Has a physical home button with Touch ID for easy unlocking

Cons

Large bezels and outdated design
No headphone jack
No Night Mode for low-light photography
Battery life is not as long-lasting as other newer models
Low resolution display

Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) Specifications Summary

Dimensions: 67.3 x 138.4 x 7.3 mm
Weight: 148 g
SoC: Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85
CPU: 2650 MHz, Cores: 6
GPU Cores: 4
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Display: 4.7 in, IPS, 750 x 1334 pixels, 24-bit
Battery: 1821 mAh, Li-Ion
OS: iOS 13
Camera: 12MP 4032 x 3024 pixels, 7MP 3840 x 2160 pixels, 60 fps
SIM card: Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, ax
USB: 2.0
Bluetooth: 5.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Cell ID

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Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type	Smartphone
Models	A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China) Also known as Apple iPhone SE2, Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) iPhone12,8
Announced	15 April, 2020
Released	24 April, 2020
Status	Available
Predecessor	Apple iPhone SE (1st generation)
Successor	Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation)
Slogan	Lots to love. Less to spend.
Generation	13th

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Lenght	138.4 mm or 5.45 inches
Width	67.3 mm (millimeters) 6.73 cm (centimeters) 0.221 ft (feet) 2.65 in (inches)
Height	138.4 mm (millimeters) 13.84 cm (centimeters) 0.454 ft (feet) 5.449 in (inches)
Thickness	7.3 mm (millimeters) 0.73 cm (centimeters) 0.024 ft (feet) 0.287 in (inches)
Volume	67.99 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 4.13 in³ (cubic inches)
Weight	148 g (grams) 0.33 lbs (pounds) 5.22 oz (ounces)
Protection	Glass front Glass back Aluminum frame
Colors	Black White Red

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Number of SIM cards	1
GSM	GSM 850 MHz (B5) GSM 900 MHz (B8) GSM 1800 MHz (B3) GSM 1900 MHz (B2)
CDMA	CDMA 800 MHz (BC0) CDMA 1700/2100 MHz (BC15) CDMA 1900 MHz (BC1)
CDMA2000	1xEV-DO Rev. A
TD-SCDMA	TD-SCDMA 1900 MHz TD-SCDMA 2000 MH
LTE (4G)	LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B12) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B13) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B14) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B17) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B29) LTE-FDD 800 MHz (B20) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B18) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B19) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B26) LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8) LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B4) LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B66) LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3) LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B2) LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1) LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7) LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2000 MHz (B34) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) LTE-TDD 3500 MHz (B42) LTE-TDD 3600 MHz (B48)

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Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	Retina HD LCD Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
Size	4.7 inch
Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels
Aspect Ratio	16:9 ratio
Display area	(~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.	326 pixels per inch (PPI)
Touch Screen	Multi-touch touchscreen display
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.	Ion-strengthened glass Oleophobic coating
Features	Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistant Ion-strengthtened glass Retina HD display Haptic Touch 1400:1 contrast ratio 625 cd/m² Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating LED-backlit Wide Color display (P3)

Media

Audio File Formats	AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC+ / aacPlus / HE-AAC v1 AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga) AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) MIDI MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) AIFF
Video File Formats	3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) H.263 H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4
FM Radio	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, Stereo speakers
3.5mm Audio jack	No
Audio Features	Loudspeaker Earpiece Stereo speakers Dolby Digital Plus HAC (M3/T4) - Hearing Aid Comaptibility

Rear/Main Camera

Number of cameras	1
Sensor type	CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
Main cameras	Sony Exmor RS 12 MP
Wide (main) lens	12 MP Aperture: f/1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Pixel size: 1.22 micron Sensor: 1/3 inches, Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) Phase autofocus Optical stabilization
Depth lens/LiDAR scanner	No
Sensor format	1/3 inches
Pixel size	1.22 µm (micrometers) 0.001220 mm (millimeters)
Aperture	f/1.8
Zoom	Digital
Focal length and 35mm equivalent	3.99 mm (millimeters) 28 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame)
Number of lenses	6
Flash type	Quad LED
Image Resolution	4032 x 3024 pixels 12.19 MP (megapixels)
Video Resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP (megapixels)
Video FPS	60 fps (frames per second)
Other features	Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Optical image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection White balance settings ISO settings Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene mode Macro mode RAW Flash type - Quad LED Hybrid IR filter Noise reduction Sapphire crystal glass lens cover 1080p @ 240 fps
Slow motion	240 FPS (1080p)
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS
8K video recording	No
Stabilization	Optical

Front/Selfie Camera

Number of cameras	1
Main cameras	7 megapixels
Sensor type	CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Pixel size	1 µm (micrometers) 0.001000 mm (millimeters)
Aperture	f/2.2
Focal length and 35mm equivalent	2.87 mm (millimeters) 32 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame)
Image Resolution	3088 x 2320 pixels 7.16 MP (megapixels)
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video FPS	30 fps (frames per second)
Other features	HDR Digital image stabilization 720p @ 240 fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	iOS 13, up to iOS 15.5, planned upgrade to iOS 16
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.	iPhone OS UI

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85, 8-core Neural Engine
SoC Process Technology	7 nm (nanometers)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Hexa-core (2× high-power Lightning cores at 2.66 GHz, and 4× low-power Thunder cores at 1.82 GHz)
CPU bits	64 bit
CPU cores	6
CPU frequency	2650 MHz (megahertz)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Apple GPU
GPU cores	4
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	3 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR2
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	64/128/256 GB NVMe
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Touch ID fingerprint sensor Barometer Three‑axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version	5.0
Bluetooth Features Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) LE (Low Energy)
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.	No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac) Dual band Wi-Fi Hotspot 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS A-GPS GLONASS Wi-Fi Cell ID
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch.
HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.	No
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	Yes

Data

GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
Web Browser Web Browser => a web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files, The primary function of a web browser is to render HTML, the code used to design or markup webpages.	Safari

Messaging

SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks.	Yes (threaded view)
MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol.
IM IM (Instant Messaging) is an exchange of text messages through a software application, it enable you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet.	iMessage

Battery or Power

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.	1821 mAh, (6.91 Wh)
Charging Features	Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Qi wireless charging 7.5W
Placement	Non-removable