iPhone SE

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The iPhone SE (Special Edition)^[4] is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is part of the ninth generation of the iPhone alongside the iPhone 6S. It was announced on March 21, 2016 at the Town Hall auditorium in the Apple Campus^[5] by Apple executive Greg Joswiak,^[6] with pre-orders beginning on March 24 and official release on March 31, 2016.^[7][8] It was re-released almost a year later on March 24, 2017 with larger storage capacities.^[9] The iPhone SE shares the same physical design and dimensions as the iPhone 5S, but has upgraded internal hardware, including the newer Apple A9 system-on-chip, greater battery capacity, and a 12-megapixel rear camera that can record 4K video. Along with the iPhone 6S and the iPhone X, the iPhone SE was discontinued by Apple on September 12, 2018.^[10][11][12]
No affordable successor to the iPhone SE was announced, and Business Insider wrote that "Apple made a big mistake by removing its smallest and most affordable iPhone from its lineup", suggesting that the company was disregarding a significant number of customers who had been worried over the loss of the smaller design.^[13]
In relation with the discontinuation of the iPhone SE, Quartz mentioned that women and other smartphone users with smaller hands have reported "pain from holding, scrolling, and swiping on phones, and a review of research on the ergonomics of handheld devices concludes that bigger products, like large phones and tablets, often result in overextension of the thumb and wrist", hinting to repetitive strain injury and that oversized iPhones and smartphones in general can be physically unusable for several users.^[14] The technology website Gizmodo shared the same concern, hoping that "there will be a return to smaller phones", and expressed a desire "to hold one's phone in a single hand, and be able to use it fully."^[15]

History

The previous major redesign of the iPhone, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, resulted in larger screen sizes. However, a significant number of customers still preferred the smaller 4-inch screen size of the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5S.
Apple stated in the "Let us loop you in" event on March 21, 2016 that they sold over 30 million 4-inch iPhones in 2015, further explaining that some people love smaller compact phones. Later in the event they presented the iPhone SE, describing it as "the most powerful 4-inch phone ever."^[7][16][17]
With a total mass of 113 grams (or 4.0 ounces), the iPhone SE is one of the lightest iPhone models released, only surpassed by the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5 (both having a total mass of 112 grams, or 3.95 ounces).
The iPhone SE, iPhone 6S, and iPhone 6S Plus were the last iPhone models to feature a standard 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack.^[18]

Specifications

Design

The exterior design of the iPhone SE is nearly identical to that of the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5S, with the exception of matte-chamfered edges and an inset stainless steel rear Apple logo. Cases designed to fit the 5 and the 5S will also fit an iPhone SE.^[19] The iPhone SE was available in the colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold.^[20]

Hardware

The iPhone SE incorporates the Apple A9 system-on-chip (SoC) with an M9 motion coprocessor and supports near field communication for Apple Pay. It was released with 16 GB or 64 GB of internal storage. It features a 12 megapixel rear-facing camera with the ability to record 4K video at 30 frames per second. Unlike the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, the SE does not include 3D Touch, nor the updated faster second-generation Touch ID sensor from the 6S and 6S Plus,^[21] or its barometer.^[22]
On March 21, 2017 Apple announced that it would double the storage for these models at the same launch prices. The upgraded models were released on March 24, 2017 with 32 GB or 128 GB of internal storage.^[23][24]

Software

 The iPhone SE shipped with iOS 9.3, supporting iPhone 6 and 6S-exclusive features such as Apple Pay, Live Photos, Retina Flash and always-on Siri voice activation.^[20][22][25] The SE is compatible with iOS 12.^[26]

Reception

CNET was positive, considering the iPhone SE to be a "great choice at the small end, with no compromises".^[24] CNET also lauded Apple for accomplishing the task of adapting the 6S's hardware to three different form factors; the smaller 4.0-inch SE, 4.7-inch 6S, and 5.5-inch 6S Plus.^[27][24]
The Verge considered the iPhone SE to be "a much-improved, well-designed, small phone with great battery life" and a "great upgrade" for existing owners of the 4S or 5S models, noting the device's familiar form factor, high performance (going as far as considering the screen size itself to be the only hindrance to multitasking and certain apps), and improved battery life. Giving the device an 8.7 out of 10, Goode argued that "the iPhone SE is not a tiny little engine of innovation. It's today's tech in yesterday's phone body. As with anything, we should be wary of giving too much praise to something that's just doing its job."^[28]
TechCrunch admired the iPhone SE's design and mentioned that the phone appealed "not just to the nostalgic and neophobic, but simply people who prefer a smaller phone. I don't have particularly large or small hands, but I preferred this highly pocketable, proven design to the new one for a number of reasons", describing the phone further as "the best object Apple ever designed, filled with the best tech it had ever developed. It was the best phone it ever made."^[29]
GSMArena mentioned that the iPhone SE "struck the right balance between size, cost and performance" and that it "helped Apple sell more phones than predicted in the summer of 2016, helping it beat analysts expectations and was strategic for Apple in price-sensitive markets such as India and China where Apple struggles to match its success from Western markets."^[30]

Brand	Apple Inc.
Slogan	A big step for small.
Model	A1662 (US model) A1723 (Sprint and in most countries) A1724 (China Mobile model)
Compatible networks	GSM, LTE, 3G, 4G, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, CDMA, EVDO
First released	March 31, 2016; (16 and 64 GB); March 24, 2017; (32 and 128 GB)
Discontinued	March 21, 2017 (16 and 64 GB) September 12, 2018 (32 and 128 GB)
Predecessor	iPhone 5S
Successor	None
Type	6S: Smartphone 6S Plus: Phablet
Related	iPhone 5 iPhone 5S iPhone 6S
Type	Smartphone
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	123.8 mm (4.87 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 7.6 mm (0.30 in) D
Mass	113 g (4.0 oz)
Operating system	Original: iOS 9.3 Current: iOS 12.1.2, released December 17, 2018
System on chip	Apple A9
CPU	1.85 GHz dual-core 64-bit ARMv8-A "Twister"
GPU	PowerVR GT7600 (hexa-core)
Memory	2 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Storage	16, 32, 64, or 128 GB
Battery	3.82 V 6.21 W·h (1,624 mA·h) Lithium-ion battery
Data inputs	Multi-touch touchscreen display, Apple M9 motion coprocessor, 3-axis gyroscope, accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, Touch ID fingerprint reader
Display	4.0 in (100 mm) Retina Display, LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1136 × 640 pixel resolution (326 ppi)
Rear camera	Backlit Sony Exmor RS 12 MP (1.22 μm), dual-tone LED flash, autofocus, IR filter, burst mode, f/2.2 aperture, 4K video recording at 30 fps, 1080p at 30 or 60 fps, slow-motion video (1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps)
Front camera	1.2 MP, f/2.4 aperture, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, Retina Flash, 720p video recording
Sound	Mono speaker, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Connectivity	Near-field communication (NFC), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling, Lightning Port, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Other	FaceTime audio- or video-calling
SAR	Head SAR: 1.17 W/kg Body SAR: 1.19 W/kg
Hearing aid compatibility	M3, T4