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Apple iPhone SE 2 (2020) Full Phone Specifications
iPhone SE 2 (2020)
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
4
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- Large bezels and outdated design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) Reviews and Features
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) is a budget-friendly smartphone released by Apple in April 2020. It comes with a compact design and powerful hardware that delivers fast performance and excellent user experience. Here are some of the key features and specifications of the iPhone SE 2 (2020).
Design and Display:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) has a compact design with a 4.7-inch Retina HD display that features True Tone technology, providing natural-looking colors and a comfortable viewing experience. The phone has a durable glass and aluminum body and is available in three colors: black, white, and red.
Camera:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) features a 12-megapixel f/1.8 aperture rear camera that supports portrait mode, Smart HDR, and optical image stabilization. The camera can also record 4K video at 60fps and 1080p video at 240fps. The front-facing camera is a 7-megapixel camera that supports portrait mode and Smart HDR.
Performance:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) is powered by Apple’s A13 Bionic chip, which is the same processor used in the iPhone 11 series. This chip provides excellent performance, enabling fast app launch times and smooth multitasking. The phone also has 3GB of RAM and is available in three storage options: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB.
Battery Life:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) has a smaller battery compared to other iPhone models, but it still provides a decent battery life. It can last up to 13 hours for video playback and up to 40 hours for audio playback. The phone also supports fast charging and wireless charging.
Software:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) runs on iOS 14, which provides a range of new features, including redesigned widgets, App Library, and improved Siri. The phone also supports Face ID, Apple Pay, and Apple’s ecosystem of apps and services.
Connectivity:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and GPS. The phone also has a physical home button with Touch ID support.
Conclusion:
The iPhone SE 2 (2020) is a budget-friendly phone that offers excellent performance, a compact design, and a good camera. It is an ideal phone for users who prefer a smaller phone with high-end features. The phone received positive reviews for its fast performance and camera quality. It is available at a launch price of $399 for the 64GB storage option, $449 for the 128GB storage option, and $549 for the 256GB storage option.
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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 <strong>Design Type</strong> 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 <strong>SIM</strong> (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) |
Display
| Display Type <strong>Display Technology => </strong> 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 <strong>Pixel Density (PPI)</strong> 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 <strong>Display Protection => </strong> 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 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 <strong>OS => </strong> 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 <strong>UI</strong> 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 <strong>Chipset</strong> 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 <strong>CPU</strong> (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 <strong>GPU</strong> (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) <strong>RAM</strong> (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 | LPDDR4 SDRAM |
| Internal Storage <strong>Internal Storage</strong> 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 <strong>Memory Card Slot</strong> 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 <strong>Sensors</strong> 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 <strong>Bluetooth</strong> 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 <strong>Infrared</strong> 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 <strong>Wi-Fi</strong> 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 <strong>GPS</strong> 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 <strong>NFC</strong> (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 <strong>HDMI</strong> (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 <strong>Wireless Charging</strong> (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 <strong>GPRS</strong> (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 <strong>EDGE</strong> (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 <strong>Web Browser => </strong> 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 <strong>SMS</strong> (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 <strong>MMS</strong> (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 <strong>IM</strong> (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 <strong>Battery Type => </strong> 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 <strong>Battery Capacity</strong> 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 |
Prices (Prices are estimated and varies by capacity)
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