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Reviews of Apple iPhone SE 2016

Testseek.com have collected 533 expert reviews of the Apple iPhone SE 2016 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPhone SE 2016 .
Award: Good Buy March 2016
March 2016
 
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533 Reviews
Users
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58 Reviews
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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
  • Where to buy
  • Before you buy a new iPhone SE
  • See AppleInsider's comprehensive trade-in guide to find out where you can get
  • 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
  • Starts with only 16GB of storage
  • Lacks a few iPhones 6S features
  • Design not updated from iPhone 5s
  • Old design is old and not ergonomic
  • Loudspeaker is not deep enough
  • Base model has only 16 GB memory
  • Screen too small for some
  • Old front camera
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Base model only has 16GB of storage
  • High black value
  • NFC only for Apple Pay
  • Microphone sounds dull
  • No IP certification
  • Glass surfaces can easily break
  • Storage not expandable
  • Integrated battery

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  Published: 2016-05-03, Author: Brighthand , review by: brighthand.com

  • 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
  • iOS 9 is not a dramatic change for the iPhone, but it signals the direction Apple CEO Tim Cook is taking smartphones: the plan is to make them more like personal assistants that understand what we need and provide it for us. The current iteration of Sir...

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  Published: 2016-04-25, Author: Apple , review by: 91mobiles.com

  • Handy size, Smooth performance, Excellent camera image quality,  
  • No 3D Touch, Pricey, The design feels outdated

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  Published: 2016-04-24, review by: mashable.com

  • 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...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-24, Author: Florian , review by: notebookcheck.net

  • 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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  Published: 2016-04-12, Author: Zac , review by: 9to5mac.com

  • 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...

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  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...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-09, Author: Engadget , review by: engadget.com

  • 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...

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  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...

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