Small-screen flagship iPhone SE three generation changes comparison

preface

On March 9, 2022, Apple held a spring new product launch conference, bringing a number of blockbuster new products. This time also ushered in the update of the small-screen flagship iPhone SE.

It is said to be new, but the shape is very nostalgic, continuing the shape and charging power of the iPhone 8 era... And unlike in the past, Apple stuffed it with a SOC that can also press the Android machine next year. The SE series has gone through ups and downs along the way, and this time I will review its changes in three generations.

Product IntroductionThe first generation of the iPhone SE

The first generation of iPhone SE was released in March 2016, US time, equipped with Apple A9 processor, which was considered to be the existence of a small steel cannon at the time, because it had a body size of 5s, but had a core of 6s. At the same time, the three-stage design is not outdated even if it is placed now, and the domestic price starts from 3288 yuan in terms of price.

The second generation of the iPhone SE

The second generation of iPhone SE was released on April 15, 2020, when the iPhone 9 and SE2 naming speculation was flying, Apple quietly listed a new SE on the official website, but it was not named iPhone SE2, this is just what we said for convenience, the official statement is the second generation iPhone SE.

Compared with the first generation of iPhone SE, the back panel of the second generation of iPhone SE was replaced with glass, adding support for wireless charging, and the home button became non-pressing. The processor is upgraded to A13, although the appearance is the same as the 2017 iPhone 8, but the performance in the small-screen mobile phone in 2020 is undoubtedly in the front, and the domestic price is sold from 3299 yuan.

The third-generation iPhone SE

In 2022, Apple released the iPhone SE3, the official name is also the third generation of iPhone SE, the third generation of iPhone SE compared to the second generation in the appearance of almost no upgrade, the processor upgrade to A15, support 5G network, domestic 3499 yuan to sell.

Battery capacity first-generation iPhone SE

The battery capacity of the iPhone is notoriously low, the first generation of iPhone SE is naturally no exception, the small 4-inch body, Apple for its configuration of 1642mAh battery capacity, dragging the charging treasure is a common thing. Because at that time, everyone's perception of iPhone fast charging was not large, after all, PD fast charging would take more than a year to see.

Compared with the first generation of iPhone SE, the second generation of iPhone SE screen increased to 4.7 inches, the increase in the fuselage also means that the battery capacity can continue to increase, the iPhone SE2 built-in 1821mAh battery capacity. Yes, in 2020 Apple also has new machines with built-in 1-tip battery capacity.

Fast forward to 2022, and the picture above is really the third-generation iPhone SE, not the second generation. The third-generation iPhone SE still comes with a 4.7-inch screen, and the body size is the same as that of the second-generation iPhone SE. But the random body size is the same, but the battery capacity has increased, coming to 2018mAh. This adds 197mAh to the second-generation iPhone SE.

As can be seen from the histogram, the battery capacity of the new iPhone SE is larger than that of the old model, but it is only a little larger, and there is no qualitative upgrade.

The battery capacity of the three SEs is placed in the entire iPhone family, and the capacity ranking is basically in the lower middle.

charge

Here's also a comparison of how their charging process is different.

The first is the iPhone SE, because this model is too old, the battery has been worn by time, the data is not very easy to come up with, here is a temporary skip.

Followed by the iPhone SE2, here with apple 20W charger charger, the power is about 12.05W, this power power dream back to ten years ago, fortunately the battery capacity is not large, the whole process of charging and today is not much different.

Compared with the three curves, the original 5V1A charger takes the longest time, and the time gap between the PD charger and the 12W charger is not large, after all, even if you use the 140W charger, it is only 12W... But the middle period of PD charging will still be a little faster, it seems that this charging time and now iPhone 13 is not much different, precise control of the user experience, this is Apple's abacus.

The iPhone SE3 charging power is still a small upgrade to about 14W, compared to the battery of that point of improvement, there is indeed a change in the charging experience, and this generation also canceled the gift charger, the included cable is also C2L interface.

Here test different power for mobile phone charging, you can see that as long as the use of more than 12W charger, whether it is the C-port PD charger, or the old-fashioned A-port charger, there are similar charging experiences, an hour and a half full of 2018mAh mobile phones, which are placed in Android manufacturers to be criticized.

Charging head net summary

Compared with the charging system of the three models, Apple's three generations of upgrades are really afraid that users are not used to it, the power is almost unchanged, and the battery capacity is maintained at about two thousand milliampere hours, even if this generation is upgraded to 5G baseband, the power consumption surge is also the same.

Here is a collation of all models after the iPhone 8, you can see that the iPhone 13 Pro Max battery capacity is more than twice as much as the iPhone SE3, it seems that Apple is not unaware of the importance of mobile phone battery life. But Apple cleverly controls the charging power so that its mobile phones have similar charging time.

This generation of iPhone SE3 follows the mold of the previous generation, so what shape will the next generation of SE4 use?