Apple Launches New $399 iPhone SE With 4.7-Inch LCD Display, A13 Chip, and Touch ID

I will purchase it. What is the battery life for talk time?

it sounds fine if you've been itching to buy, but there are two things to consider.

new phones will have 5 g, but more importantly, they are said to feature 3d sensing camera in the back.

3d sensing camera is actually a very good camera, unfortunately, apple only uses it for face id and memoji, what a waste, right?

3d sensing camera in the back will enable developers to do some very cool things. if i were you, i'll wait to make a decision. it's only a few months away, so what's the hurry...

I absolutely love my iPhone 8 and wasn’t thinking of parting with it just yet but this is extremely compelling! Frankly this would be my dream iPhone. I love the form factor of the iPhone 8 but would welcome the added processing power and those new features. I will probably pre-order one of these bad boys. Now important decisions, black or red? I have just enough vision to appreciate that kind of thing still LOL.

Great features. When I change my se, it will be for this new se. It will be expensive, but not as expensive as a xr or 11.

I feel the original iPhone SE design is superior to the iPhone 8. The original SE was smaller and lighter, I believe. I'll check these stats. Basing the new iPhone SE on the iPhone 8 design seems like a mistake.

And I'm again frustrated by Apple continuing to force a retina display on blind consumers. We know the retina display commands a higher price, and we can only imagine how much less expensive the new SE would be with the old-style display.

Nonetheless, I do want the new SE. The only thing holding me back is that I need to find a buyer for my enormous, clumsy, heavy iPhone XR first.

Hi,
The SE is good, but I'll wait till the 12 comes out. I have the iPhone X, and love the flagship products. For people who can't afford the flagship phones the SE is fine. $399 is compelling if ya wanna buy outright, fine... I personally dislike the 4.7 inch form factor devices. They're sooooooo small!!! I've adopted a slightly bigger device is better. Yes, I have small girly hands, however, the 5.8 inch iPhones that the X, XR, and 11 form factor uses are perfectly fine. Why people like small phones anymore, I'll never understand. We need to move on with the trendiness and not be left in the past! Just my thoughts. And, opinion, nothing more... Dont get in my grill!! lol! Anyway, If the SE appeals to you, good. If not, wait. Nuff said, move along...

Happy with 11 pro max.

I've read a lot about the fall 2020 line up for iPhone with perhaps 5G phones. It sounds as if all will be high end devices. Has anybody seen rumors about the sizes? Will any of the phones be smaller than 5 inches? The rumored phone that is supposed to be 5.,8" is that the "Pro" model? Is that likely to start around $1000 USD?

Hi! As I have small hands and have been using an iPhone 6 since October 2014, this second generation iPhone SE sounds just right for me: I don't know when I will be buying it, but I look forward to getting this iPhone, rather than waiting for the iPhone 12, as I don't want a big phone, I rarely use the camera, and 5G doesn't fill me with excitement. I can understand why some people may feel the new SE is disappointing, but to me it seems like a good upgrade from an iPhone 6, as well as being less expensive than the high-end models. That's just my opinion: each to their own, of course!

Hello
Sounds like an excellent choice to upgrade from an 6 or 7 range iPhone. I have the 8Plus for almost 2 years and I don't want to part with it. I like the big phones and it has 2 speakers. I just read on Google News that Apple will discontinue the 8 and 8Plus. Just wonder if updates will still be available?

Updates should still be available, they're just not going to make that model phone anymore.

I have been waiting for this phone for months. I love it. I love the home button. I love the size. I wish the camera was better but other than that it’s the best phone I can get. Since the processor is top notch and the home button is there and the size is great no complaints here. I will pre-order it ASAP.

I had the old SE. And I really liked the smaller phone especially since I don't use the camera accept in the Voice App to read with. I have the iPhone 8 now. I might upgrade if Verizon would give me a good deal.

I currently have an iPhone 8, which is serving my needs just fine. i don’t feel the need to upgrade to an SE right now, as my phone is working well, but I hope I can get whatever phone Apple releases in September with 5g and an edge-to-edge display, possibly with an in-screen fingerprint sensor as well. i have difficultly holding iPhones bigger than the 8 but hopefully Apple will release a 5.4-inch edge-to-edge display iPhone which would not only give me more screen real-estate but would fit pockets better (I saw this phone rumored and really hope Apple puts it out.)

hello
well um.. reading it sounds very exciting.. but surely I'm not going to upgrade now. this is because I just purchased my first ever IPhone.. well my dad did.. in may 2019.
I'm sad that 8 is discontinued, though. as i wanted it to be my next.. whenever I upgrade. that said, IPhone 6s is still continuing here in India, though it is no-longer there in other nations. I have 6s only.. but the new chip and the home button sounds amazing.
that said, I won't go for an upgrade now.. its too early for me :)

Ordered my new SE via the Apple Store app right at launch time which was 10:00 PM AEST last night. The process was seamless and utilising a voucher I got for my birthday recently was incredibly easy. I'm currently a first gen SE user, have had my phone since October 2016 and it hasn't missed a beat (touch wood) but the battery is starting to fail so it's a good time to move on. It'll be somewhat emotional retiring my current little SE which has been with me everywhere and to some exotic places like Kiribati and has operated in tough conditions with unreliable electricity supply and extremely hot and humid weather. Can't wait to put the new phone through its paces and I'm confident it'll be as reliable as my current one. Just a quick question. What case is best suited to the new SE? I believe it's the same as the iPhone 7 or 8 but don't know for sure. I tend to avoid buying cases from the Apple Store itself.

congratulations!
well, do let us know of the battery life and other features when you use it :)

The iPhone SE should fit iPhone 8 cases, as the chassis and thickness are exactly the same. Cases from the Apple store are very overpriced, so I suggest looking on Amazon for cases made by Speck or even thinner Otterbox ones (Otterbox cases are expensive and bulky for my experience). If you are on a budget cases from Silk will probably serve you well. Note that there are much more comprehensive lists of good cases online from websites like iMore and CNET.

Very happy for you. Hope you enjoy it. Watt What version did the new phone come with? Thank you

Hi Big Ben, Would you explain the set-up process? Was it really as easy as putting the phones side-by-side? I am considering upgrading from my 8 to this new SE. And especially after your post, I might not wait until Verizon Store opens again. Thanks!

Turn on Bluetooth in both the devices, keep them next to each other, and off you go

I haven't read all the comments yet, but I'm guessing the only thing you can do is order one of these new iPhones online, as most Apple stores are closed unless you live in China. LOL communist Apple.
Anyway I'd rather go into a Sprint store because what if I have problems with a delivered device? Repairs are also halted for iPhones as far as I know.
I think I'll just wait until the COVID pandemic is over before getting one.

So, as an iPhone 8 user, why have I just purchased the new SE? I don't think I would have, all things being equal, but my iPhone 8 bottom mic has been broken for a couple of months now. that meant no hands free calling without airpods, no voice recording or voice messages - features I didn't think I used over much until I no longer had them. My new SE arrived on Friday.

I can confirm that the side by side setup is really straightforward - much more so than restoring from an iCloud backup. just place your iPhones side by side, follow the prompts on the new and old iPhones (note that you have to approve something on your old iPhone quite early in the process so be on the watch for that or you'll be sat waiting for ages wondering why nothing's happening), and it's a breeze. Doon't worry if your new iPhone has to go through the software update process before transferring your data. Mine did, and my old iPhone understood and told me that it was waiting for my new iPhone to update itself. I'd say it took a little longer than ten minutes but no more than twenty. Best to keep both iPhones plugged into power if you can as well. Once your data is transferred the new iPhone will restart and you're pretty much good to go. On mine there were still some apps to download for some reason, but that didn't take long and it did this automatically. the usual Voiceover eccentricity whereby I had to put up with Samantha until very nearly the end of this whole process is still present, but don't panic as your usual voices should appear eventually.

I personally find the SE snappier and more responsive than the 8, which is perhaps due to the faster processor which equally might be due to the depreciating health of my old iPhone. What getting the SE made me realise was that as well as the bottom mic's being broken, my 8 had lost a lot of audio output power through the speakers. I'd suspected this before but the SE confirmed it rather dramatically as I don't think its audio capabilities are better than the iPhone 8's, though I could be wrong about that.

How long will I keep it? Well I'll see what comes out later in the year. I'm one of those chaps who loves touch ID and who will only make the switch to face ID when my hand is forced. It could be forced if the iPhone 12 is considerably better than what I have now in ways that are important to me. On the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if this time next year the new SE were still my iPhone.

SO! I always thought people were silly to upgrade for no good reason. Though I could afford it each and every year, I usually wanted to ride out the total use of a phone. So why then did I go from an 8 to an se this week? Well, I love touch id, and the general form factor of my old 8, and though it was in literally perfect condition (I keep them in cases, and they are only taken out to be cleaned which I have a friend do I don't even do that myself, so there was not even a single fingerprint on it) I figured if I got a new one now, it'd last a few more years. I've never replaced a battery either. When they go, I just buy a new one. I'll hopefully keep this for quite a while. To clear up some confusion. When you update your new phone by placing it near your older one, you are infact restoring from icloud back ups which is the smartest thing you can do! It uses bluetooth to restore your wifi network and all passwords and is a much much faster process. You then have the option to restore from your last backups. It is crazy to me that anyone with an ios product ever once loses data or contacts. Within 10 minutes, I had an exact copy of my old phone on my new one even down to my volume settings. The process can not be any easier!

@ Orko, wait a minute. I evidently missed something if what you say is true that the SE is the same size as the iPhone 8 but the screen is smaller than that of the iPhone 8. If that’s true, I’m going to be pretty upset, as I just placed my order for the SE yesterday. Are we sure about this? That wouldn’t make any sense. Why make the phone so large if it still has a small screen? The only reason for a phone to be large in the first place is to accommodate a larger screen, I would think. Some clarification on this would be appreciated

Ok, despite somebody having mentioned above that the screen on the iPhone SE is smaller than the screen on the iPhone 8, that does not appear to be the case. They both measure 4.7 inches, from what I was able to find. Here’s a good article covering that as well as some other points of comparison on the two phones:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.techradar.com/amp/news/iphone-se-2020-teardown-shows-same-battery-display-and-speaker-as-iphone-8

Hi, I just want to say my fiancé bought the phone. Everything but the watch app works. VO not reading anything at all, only the bar on top, the watch app does work with the iPhone XR and an old SE, wanting to pair with the watch so that is all good. We have been in touch with Apple and their accessibility team, they will call us back as it seems it is a hardware issue. I will keep you updated, but we are very disappointed. They even said we seem to be the first to report the error, we wouldn't expect that of Apple, really. I know it is a cheaper phone, but that shouldn't mean we can't us eour titanium watch with it.

Hi,

Battery life on the SE should be decent at least. I am an iPhone 8 user currently, and the battery life is alright (not incredible, not awful). If you keep your screen curtain on the battery should fare a lot better than it did on reviews, as those who reviewed the phone likely used graphically-intense apps, took lots of photos, and used the phone with an emphasis on visuals more in general. I recommend if you get the SE you buy a wireless charger or wired fast-charging brick if you don’t have them already. Although the wireless charging is slow (trust me, I use it), it is really convenient, to the point that I think plugging my phone in is an unnecessary struggle. The SE supports wired fast charging too, so you could easily keep your phone fully charged in a pinch. I personally don’t use this, but if you are really worried about battery life, a battery case (Apple and Mophie create great ones) would be helpful as they double your phone’s battery capacity.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Maddy

hello!
well, I never knew apple had such an easy way to setup new devices!
:) thanks, it'll come in handy whenever I upgrade.. not now as my first IPhone was just purchased 11 months ago :)
and I still love it :)
something's special about the first IPhone :)

I know this question was asked but couldn't see if it was answered, my apologies if it was! I had IOS 13.4.1 on my old SE at the time of set-up but was not prompted to update the new phone at that time, given the likely similarity between both updates. One thing I found interesting was picking up the new phone, the SE Second Generation and then the old one, First gen. It really struck me just how much smaller the first phone was and how much lighter. Also, I got used to the larger screen very quickly. I also agree with people's perceptions of the battery life. It's not absolutely fantastic but good enough for most things. I do a fair bit of Zoom, Messenger and regular mobile talk and texting each day and it's holding up well.

Right. The world is going to larger phones. Look at what samsung and others are doing. I believe that the smaller form factor devices are a thing of the past. But, if ya like the SE, then that's cool. If it works, fine. Whatever. In my book, more battery life is better. I'll wait till the new devices are released later on in the year, and go from there. The SE never peaked my interest. I'm sticking with OLED displays for the future!

I had mine preordered 10 minutes after preorders opened, because my old SE was dying, dying, dead, even in a battery case.
I've been using it for several weeks now, and just wanted to say that the battery life is sub-paar, barely making it through a day or day and a half with typical usage. The old SE was the same, as can be verified on here: the guts just drew too much power for the little IPhone 5-style battery. But the decision for me is entirely economic, so it is what it is. And I got me a home button!

To the person who says their phone only last a day to a day and a half what are you doing with your phone? Do you have things like GPS on? Wi-fi? What is the screen set to? Are you streaming or constantly checking mail? How long do others get out of the battery?

Kind of a bummer to hear reports of the poor battery life but I suspect mileage will vary greatly depending on individual users and how they are using their phones. My SE will be arriving in 10 days or so so I will be sure to share my first impressions of the phone when I have some time to give it a test drive. Overall very excited about having the better camera and increased processing power.

I ordered my new iPhone SE on 24 April and it arrived here on 29 April: I must say that I'm very pleased with it. Having upgraded from an iPhone 6 whose battery may well have been on its last legs, I'm very satisfied with my new iPhone's battery life, and of course the SE is a lot faster than the 6, with several of the apps I use regularly working better with IOS 13 than they did with IOS 12. I think the only thing about the 6 I miss is the headphone jack, as I'm not a big fan of earbuds, but I bought one of Apple's little Lightning to 3.5 mm adaptors, and now I can use my favourite over-the-ear headphones with my SE instead of the earpods, although I have kept those just in case I need them in the future. I have no regrets about buying the new SE, and I look forward to using it for several years to come.

My new iPhone SE 2020 just showed up and sadly I'm experiencing the same battery performance as some others have mentioned. However, this may be because I had Hey Siri activated, a feature known to drain battery life and something I had disabled on my iPhone 8. I've turned that off and the battery drainage already seems to have slowed. We'll see how it goes tomorrow, the first full day with Hey Siri disabled. I hope this resolves it.
If there are performance improvements from the better processor of the SE as compared to my iPhone 8, I haven'te noticed anything earth shattering yet. So far, I fear I've spent several hundred dollars just for a repeat of a phone I already had, including lousy battery life. I'm still within my return period so I'll decide if I'm keeping it or not after seeing how the battery life fairs over the next couple days.
Having a bit of buyer's remorse here. Would like to hear from other SE owners what makes it so much more special than the iPhone 8. Maybe I just haven't encountered its real advantage yet in the couple days I've owned it.

First, I'm just gonna say it -- the battery life is extremely disappointing for a brand new phone. This thing dies about as quickly as my iPhone 8 which I've had since those were released. That's not good. Granted, it's not the end of the world and I'm seldom without access to an outlet for charging, especially in these quarantine times, but it's still a real ding against the SE 2020.
On the other hand, I do at least appreciate the doubled storage. I went from 64gb on the 8 to 128gb on the SE so that alone was probably worth it.
I haven't tried any CPU intensive tasks on the SE yet so still can't comment on what difference, if any, the better processor is making.
I needed a new phone, and this was inexpensive, so overall I don't regret the purchase, but the battery life is a major weak point that I urge others to consider before deciding to pull the trigger.