Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs iPhone 11

Here we compared two smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone SE (2022) (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on March 8, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 2 years and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1346K versus 1101K)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 8.4 mm narrower
  • The phone is 2 years and 6 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
  • 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2404 and 1770 points
  • Weighs 50 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1092 mAh larger battery capacity: 3110 vs 2018 mAh
  • Shows 27% longer battery life (22:24 vs 17:41 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Thinner bezels – 14.6% more screen real estate
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone SE (2022) and iPhone 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
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4 / 64 GB
109.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
107.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
PPI 326 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3% 79.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time 38 ms 24.8 ms
Contrast 1655:1 999:1
Screen space comparison
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone SE (2022)
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~49% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
649 nits
iPhone 11 +4%
674 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Red White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 11 +22%
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 3223 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 640 256
GPU clock 1338 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2404
1770
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6040
4173
Compute Score (GPU)
17777
13651
Compute Score (GPU) 17777 13651
Single-core score 2404 1770
Multi-core score 6040 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1346035
1101851
CPU 396583 296803
GPU 363070 301818
Memory 162337 149834
UX 424045 353396
Total score 1346035 1101851
Samples [8 tests] [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
2969
2564
Stability 75% 74%
Graphics test 11 FPS 10 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 12 FPS
Section 2 11 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 7 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2969 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2387
2001
Stability 70% 70%
Graphics test 14 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2387 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111336740
📘 2026-06-19 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111375075
📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic)Geekbench 6 CPU2404 / 6040
📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111362289
📘 2026-03-13 (Mistral)AnTuTu 111342610
Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
📘 2026-09-07 (nuri)AnTuTu 111133524
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-08-04 (Feonton)AnTuTu 11915377

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 12 GB -

Battery

Capacity 2018 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:07 hr 08:46 hr
Watching video 10:31 hr 13:37 hr
Gaming 03:43 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 87 hr 110 hr
General battery life
17:41 hr
iPhone 11 +27%
22:24 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor - Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 50 55
Preview 71 73
Zoom 29 63
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Autofocus - No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 114
Video - 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type - No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2022 September 2019
Release date March 2022 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $429 $699
Successor - Apple iPhone 16e -
SAR (head) - 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone SE (2022).

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