Testseek.com have collected 518 expert reviews of the Apple iPhone SE and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPhone SE.
March 2016
(83%)
518 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
54 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fast A9 processor
12MP camera that shoots 4K video
Starts at just $400
A familiar design that is compatible with current accessories and still feels great to hold and carry around
Great performance courtesy of the Apple A9
2GB of RAM
And other internal upgrades
Same camera as the iPhone 6S
Including 4K video support
At
Great performance
Excellent battery life
Lowest price per GB for a new iPhone
Fast
Very good battery life
Easy to use with a single hand
Still a lovely design
High quality casing
As fast as the iPhone 6s
Great camera
Packs the same power and features as the iPhone 6S
Compatible with all current 5/5S cases
Handy size
Smooth performance
Excellent camera image quality
Speedy A9 CPU and high-quality 12MP camera are high-end
The iPhone 5s design never went out of style
Ultra-long battery life in a compact size
Plenty of cases and accessories designed for 5/5s still fit
Starting price of $399 is outstanding
Easier to hold and use onehanded
Easier to hold and use one-handed
Powerful and compact
Excellent main camera
Premium design
Affordable*
You can't beat the handfeel of a smaller phone. The SE's battery life is shockingly great. There's plenty of power
Plenty of camera inside this body
A smaller
Lighter iPhone. Reasonably priced. Users with smaller hands should find it easy to use. Familiar 5s design is still an attractive winner. Upgraded internals (A9
M9
2GB of RAM) allow phone to leap past the iPhone 5s and compete with the iPhone
Affordable price
Fast A13 Bionic performance
Very good cameras
Compact design
Supports wireless charging
A small
Hand-friendly design. Solid speed. Good front and rear cameras. More built-in storage (up to 128GB). The lowest priced iPhone you can buy
Screaming performance
Very good main camera
Excellent headphone audio
Long battery life
Great rear camera
Relatively inexpensive
Super compact and light
Glamorous screen
Topshelf performance
Intuitive
Efficient and reliable software experience
Comes with bestinclass earphones
Amazing battery life for an iPhone
Starts at $399
Sophisticated chassis
Compact and light
Very high performance
Bright display with accurate colors
Responsive and smooth handling
Many accessories available
Great signal quality
Accurate GPS
Good speaker
Decent cameras
Great runtimes in practice
The editors didn't like
Front-facing camera isn't great
No 3D Touch
The 4-inch screen is hard to go back to
Storage maxes out at 64GB while the bigger models offer 128GB
Display isn't as high-quality as the ones in the 6 and 6S
Small screen can feel cramped when typing or trying to edit video or images
Missing a couple of 6S features
Including the faster To
Unimpressive display
Looks identical to the iPhone 5S
Voice call quality spotty at best
No 32GB option
Starts at 16GB and jumps to 64GB
Low-res front-facing camera
Lacks the latest Wi-Fi capabilities
Tiny screen by today's standards
Same frontfacing camera
No changes in design
Pricey
The design feels outdated
No 128GB storage option
Slower Touch ID
Lower-res FaceTime camera
And no 3D Touch
Screen isn't as bright or crisp as iPhone 6s
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3D Touch
Lacklustre front-facing camera
Battery life could be better
No 128GB version
Scuffs easily
Some website and app designs are leaving small screens behind. The SE is no movie screen
And it's sure not VR friendly. Your selfies will look worse
And your touches will be less 3D
Smaller phone means smaller display. Not introducing any new technology. No 128GB option
And we wouldn't recommend the base 16GB option to anyone at this point. No 3D Touch. Outdated FaceTime camera. Onscreen keyboard harder to use for those with larger
Big bezels
Lacks 5G
No Night mode
Shorter battery life than other iPhones
Older giant-bezel design and limited screen size are love-it-or-hate-it. Hardware hasn't changed since its 2016 debut
SubHD resolution screen a bit disappointing in 2016
Great performance, Excellent battery life, Lowest price per GB for a new iPhone
Unimpressive display, Looks identical to the iPhone 5S, Voice call quality spotty at best, No 32GB option: Starts at 16GB and jumps to 64GB
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Abstract: The iPhone SE, Apple's latest smartphone, is noticeably smaller in an era when phones just keep getting bigger. While one-handed use is a great selling point, is that enough incentive to go out and buy the latest iPhone or should you hold out till the fall when Apple...
sophisticated chassis, compact and light, very high performance, bright display with accurate colors, responsive and smooth handling, many accessories available, great signal quality, accurate GPS, good speaker, decent cameras, great runtimes in practice
high black value, NFC only for Apple Pay, microphone sounds dull, no IP certification, glass surfaces can easily break, storage not expandable, integrated battery
Apple still loves building compact smartphones, even though the last generations grew considerably. The iPhone SE (which is short for Special Edition) goes back to the roots and revives the hardly used 4-inch form factor. Not only children will be happy a...
Published: 2016-04-17, Author: Clinton , review by: geardiary.com
Is the iPhone SE the right device for you? That really depends on what you need or want out of a device. If the design and style of the iPhone 5S was your thing, and you still want a device that you can fit into your pocket with ease, this is the device...
Published: 2016-04-14, Author: Alex , review by: recombu.com
Powerful and compact, Excellent main camera, Premium design, Affordable*
Lacklustre front-facing camera, Battery life could be better, No 128GB version, Scuffs easily
Sure, the Apple iPhone SE looks out of place, but that's more indicative of how comfortable we've grown to bigger handsets, even if their size has impacted on ease of use for many users. A four inch screened device as powerful as this is a rare thing in 2...
Abstract: There was a time just a few years back when the 4-inch screen was considered Apple's big phone. After five generations of 3.5-inch screens, Apple made the iPhone taller in 2012 with the 4-inch iPhone 5. The width remained the same in a “common sense” move...
Published: 2016-04-12, Author: Victor , review by: t3me.com
Packs the same power and features as the iPhone 6S, Compatible with all current 5/5S cases
Same frontfacing camera, No changes in design
The iPhone SE isn't a new iPhone, but for people looking for a performance level of the 6S on smaller, more portable built, the iPhone SE is the right choice...
Great performance, Amazing battery life for an iPhone, Starts at $399
Screen too small for some, Old front camera, Touch ID sensor, Base model only has 16GB of storage
Just because the iPhone SE looks like an old device doesn't mean it acts like one. Apple squeezed flagship-level performance and the best battery life we've seen from an iPhone in years into a familiar (and relatively inexpensive) frame. The phone lac...
Published: 2016-04-08, Author: Tim , review by: makeuseof.com
Don't write it off just because it's smaller and looks like the iPhone 5, but be prepared to admit you may have outgrown the dated 4″ screen since Apple introduced larger displays...
