Apple iPhone SE 2 (iPhone SE 2020)

Apple has officially announced the most affordable iPhone ever and it’s the iPhone SE 2020. The new iPhone SE comes with a blend of specs and design from the past devices by Apple along with some new-gen features. This combination is set to attract the customers and make them happy, not just with the specs, but the luring price.

Apple iPhone SE 2020 is the successor of the compact and handy iPhone SE which was launched in 2016. With this iPhone SE 2, Apple is ready to step back in the market and take on the mid-range segment. The official pre-orders start in the US from April 17 and will start shipping from April 24 at a starting price of $399. The availability in India is yet to be announced but the iPhone SE 2020 price in India will be starting from Rs.42,500.

Apple iPhone SE 2020 takes a lot from the design of the earlier iPhone 8. The new SE sports a durable glass and aluminium design on a compact display which feels quite handy. There is an IP67 rating for the resistance against any splashes and dust. On the front, there are thick bezels on the top and bottom to fit in the fingerprint scanner or Touch ID. Apple ditched a separate audio jack but provided built-in stereo speakers.

The iPhone SE 2020 will be available in three colour variants – White, Black and Red.

Apple iPhone SE 2020 comes with a 4.7-inch IPS LCD display and a resolution of 1334 by 750 pixels. This Retina HD display looks mostly like the one we saw in iPhone 8 with thick bezels around the corners. This display supports the True Tone feature and Haptic T0uch technology, along with a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating to prevent from any smudges or scratches.

Apple iPhone SE 2020 brings in the third generation A13 bionic chip from iPhone 11 Pro which is the fastest chipset ever by Apple. It will be able to run all the latest features by Apple based on the Augmented Reality. It will run on the latest version of iOS 13 with support for all the future updates from Apple. iPhone SE 2020 is Wifi 6 enabled for faster download speeds, though there is no support for 5G connectivity. Apple also brought the dual sim with e-sim in the new SE.

The iPhone SE 2020 is available in three storage options of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB.

Apple is known for its stunning cameras and so you see in the all-new iPhone SE 2020. There is a single 12MP camera at the back which is a wide-angle camera and supports digital zoom up to 5X. The rear camera features the Portrait Mode with single-camera itself using the neural engine on the A13 Bionic chip, with all the portrait lighting effects as well seen on the higher end models by Apple. With this, there is a 7MP front camera for selfies with portrait mode enabled.

The iPhone SE 2020 camera also allows for 4K video recording with cinematic video stabilisation and 3X digital zoom.

Apple iPhone SE 2020 packs in the same battery as in iPhone 8 and lasts as long as it used to last in it, with no mention of the battery capacity. The new SE 2 is fast-charge capable which can charge the phone up to 50% in just 30 minutes with the 18W adapter, but this adapter would be sold separately, not in-the-box. iPhone SE 2020 also supports the wireless charging feature.

The iPhone SE 2 takes the best of two successful iPhones and tries to bring it to one single smartphone. The current iPhone 11 Pro smartphones use the extremely capable A13 bionic chipset by Apple, but the form factor and the design used by these smartphones are considered bulky by a lot of users. The iPhone SE 2 takes the performance benefits of the current generation and matches it to the extremely palm friendly iPhone 8 design. It isn’t very easy to set the iPhone SE 2 from an iPhone 8 apart from few specifics and the obvious internals. The iPhone SE 2 is a very delayed sequel to the iPhone SE that was launched several years ago to bring back the iPhone 5s style design during the glass back iPhone era.

The iPhone SE 2 retains the performance of the current generation iPhone and uses an equally capable single-camera setup without the complicated three-camera setup that we are used to seeing on the latest iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The camera setup on this smartphone is said to outperform most mid-smartphones and is expected to deliver better video quality than many current and previous generation flagship devices. The iPhone also brings back the much-loved Touch-ID to the iPhone as a lot of people claim to prefer it over the current generation Face-ID. The iPhone SE 2 marks an important comeback of the previous generation iPhone design with the same or equivalent specifications of the current generation models. 

Apple iPhone SE 2020 is definitely the most affordable iPhone ever, if not the most affordable smartphone. For all the Apple lovers, this iPhone serves as a treat with the new-gen processor and camera in a compact design. The iPhone SE 2020 price still is pretty expensive if we consider other options that are available from the Android competitors.