Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs SE (2020)
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone SE (2022) (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on March 8, 2022, against the Apple iPhone SE (2020), which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 23 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (25:41 vs 23:56 hours)
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (719K versus 566K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1736 and 1342 points
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| 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 | 65.4% | 65.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | 38 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1655:1 | 2457:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | - | ~736 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 189244 | 140999 |
| GPU | 269834 | 221156 |
| Memory | 129820 | 86770 |
| UX | 127582 | 113507 |
| Total score | 719750 | 566322 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 72% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8114 | 6924 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
| OS size | 12 GB | 8.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2018 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Charge power | 20 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 2:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 08:38 hr | 07:32 hr |
| Gaming | 03:26 hr | 03:09 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
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) |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2020) from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 16 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2022 | April 2020 |
| Release date | March 2022 | April 2020 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone SE (2022) is definitely a better buy.
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