Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs SE (2020)
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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 1 year and 11 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
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1346K versus 1033K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
- 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2404 and 1680 points
Review
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)
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 |
| 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% | 65.3% |
| 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-button | Yes, in-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 3.23 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17777 | 13772 |
| Single-core score | 2404 | 1680 |
| Multi-core score | 6040 | 3671 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 396583 | 292054 |
| GPU | 363070 | 222419 |
| Memory | 162337 | 149701 |
| UX | 424045 | 369183 |
| Total score | 1346035 | 1033357 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 75% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Section 1 | 16 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 11 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Section 3 | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2969 | 2275 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 70% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2387 | 1768 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1336740 |
| 📘 2026-06-19 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375075 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2404 / 6040 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1362289 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (Mistral) | AnTuTu 11 | 1342610 |
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-02 (runrey) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 833 / 1454 |
| 📘 2023-11-13 (Guest #1) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 13772 |
| 📘 2023-11-13 (Guest #2) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1738 / 3119 |
| 📘 2023-10-05 (Antonio) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1680 / 3671 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 8.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2018 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max 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 | 07:07 hr | 06:52 hr |
| Watching video | 10:31 hr | 10:09 hr |
| Gaming | 03:43 hr | 03:33 hr |
| Standby | 87 hr | 79 hr |
General battery life
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) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 28 mm |
| Sensor | - | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 50 | - |
| Preview | 71 | - |
| Zoom | 29 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2020) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 32 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 103 |
| Video | - | 122 |
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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| 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 - OTG |
| 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 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $399 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 16e | - Apple iPhone 16e |
| 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 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 5 W |
*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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