Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Released March 2022

High-End ($400-$600)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Summary

Pros

  • Ideal for taking photos and video in outdoor and indoor conditions due to good color and exposure
  • Clean sound in playback, with good timbre
  • Good timbre in audio recording
  • High-performing LCD screen, with uniformity in brightness and color
  • Faithful display color rendering
  • Highly power-efficient device

Cons

  • Not ideal for videos with lots of action
  • Slight lack of bass in playback
  • Not suitable for playing music at maximum volume
  • Lack of brightness and contrast in HDR10 videos
  • Hard to see details when viewing photos in sunlight
  • Loss of brightness when viewing display from an angle
  • Poor overall autonomy

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
! This evaluation is based on the version 5 of our Camera test protocol. Results are not directly compatible with those from the latest version 6, which employs an updated evaluation framework
100
camera
2022
164th

in Global Ranking

23rd

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
100
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 169
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra

Sub-scores

Photo i
126
110
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 170
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Video i
106
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 166
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) camera
120
display
2022
144th

in Global Ranking

23rd

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
120
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Sub-scores

Readability i
113
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Color i
147
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
100
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 167
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Touch i
156
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) display
122
audio
2022
101st

in Global Ranking

16th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
122
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
118
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
132
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) audio
84
battery
195th

in Global Ranking

41st

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
84
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 164
Top score
Motorola Edge 60 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
60
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 197
Top score
Honor Magic7 Lite
Charging i
106
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
146
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
1 days 13h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h51
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h51
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
2h30 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Apple iPhone SE (2022) battery

Specifications

138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3mm

Dimensions

5G
Single SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP67

Protection

Wireless

Charging

64/128/256 GB

Storage

Wide

Main camera
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