Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Released March 2022

High-End ($400-$600)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Summary

Pros

  • Ideal for taking photos and video in outdoor and indoor conditions due to good color and exposure
  • Clean sound in playback, with good timbre
  • Good timbre in audio recording
  • High-performing LCD screen, with uniformity in brightness and color
  • Faithful display color rendering
  • Highly power-efficient device

Cons

  • Not ideal for videos with lots of action
  • Slight lack of bass in playback
  • Not suitable for playing music at maximum volume
  • Lack of brightness and contrast in HDR10 videos
  • Hard to see details when viewing photos in sunlight
  • Loss of brightness when viewing display from an angle
  • Poor overall autonomy

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
100
camera
90th

in Global Ranking

10th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
100
46
Oppo A57
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
126
50
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
BEST 154
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Bokeh i
50
25
Crosscall Core-Z5
BEST 80
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Preview i
71
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
29
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 156
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Video i
106
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 143

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 127

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) camera
122
display
77th

in Global Ranking

10th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
122
52
Realme C21
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
116
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
152
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Video i
103
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
125
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
161
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
96
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 158
Top score
Vivo X Fold
Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) display
122
audio
69th

in Global Ranking

13th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
122
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
118
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
132
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 156

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) audio
84
battery
123rd

in Global Ranking

25th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
84
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
60
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
106
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
Efficiency i
146
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
1 days 13h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h51
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h51
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
2h30 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) battery

Specifications

138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3mm

Dimensions

5G
Single SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP67

Protection

Wireless

Charging

64/128/256 GB

Storage

Wide

Main camera
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