Apple iPhone SE Gen 2 Black 128GB
The A13 Bionic chip and compact 4.7-inch Retina IPS LCD with side-mounted Touch ID deliver flagship performance in a budget-friendly form factor. Ion-strengthened glass and iOS upgradability to 16.4.1 provide rare durability and long-term software support at this price. This phone suits budget-minded users who want Apple’s ecosystem and one-handed comfort, accepting the small 1821mAh battery and low-res display.
Screen 4.7"
Display IPS LCD
Chip Apple A13 Bionic
RAM 3 GB
Storage 128 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 7
Battery 1821 mAh
26 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average build (14th percentile)
- Below average display (22nd percentile)
- Below average battery (22nd percentile)
- Below average camera (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 4.7" |
| Display Type | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 |
Performance
| Processor | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Processor Model | Apple A13 Bionic |
| CPU Cores | 6 |
| RAM | 3 MB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 1 |
| Front Camera | 7 |
| OIS | No |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 1821 Wh |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Connector | Lightning |
Connectivity
| 5G | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | Lightning |
| eSIM | No |
Design & Build
| Form Factor | bar |
| Fingerprint | front |
| Face Recognition | No |
| OS | iOS |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone SE Gen 2 | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | Motorola Razr ultra 2025 | Google Pixel 10 Pro | OnePlus 15 15 | Xiaomi 14 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 4.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Display Type | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A13 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G5 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 200 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 7 | 12 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 1821 | 5000 | 4700 | 4870 | 7300 | 5000 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 45 | 68 | 30 | 80 | 90 |
| Wireless Charging | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | - | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone SE Gen 2 | 14.1 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22 | 23.9 | 52.7 | 37.6 | 43.4 | 82.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Compare | 89.1 | 96.9 | 94.4 | 97.8 | 96 | 94.4 | 91.5 | 92.5 | 25.3 |
| Motorola Razr ultra 2025 Compare | 58 | 78.8 | 94.4 | 97.8 | 92.1 | 98.4 | 81.1 | 90.8 | 26 |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro Compare | 89.1 | 97.8 | 83.6 | 88.1 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 98.7 | 94.8 | 15.5 |
| OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 98 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 76.9 | 41.5 | 98.4 | 81.1 | 99 | 4.5 |
| Xiaomi 14 Ultra Compare | 78.3 | 99.2 | 97.2 | 99.5 | 54.3 | 97.5 | 98.7 | 70.1 | 5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall26
- Budget55
- Gaming21.1
- Rugged11.2
- Portability20.3
- Business19.6
- Flagship18.5
- Foldable23
- Photography17.8
- Battery Life16.7
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