POCKET ROCKET: iPhone SE

Get your hands on some smart high-tech upgrades and the full iOS experience at a budget-friendly price. But be warned the SE has its limits

- Josh Russell

From £419 apple.com

SPECIFICATIONS

Screen 4.7-inch 1334x750 LCD Chip A15 Bionic RAM

Capacity 64GB/128GB /256GB

Camera 12MP wide rear; 7MP front

Battery 50 hours (audio) 15 hours (video)

OS iOS 15

Connectivity Lightning, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5

Size 67.3x138.4x7.3mm

Weight 144 grams

The new iPhone SE is a phone that excels in all the areas Apple has put the love into, but once you hit its limits, you hit them hard. However, if you can live with its limits you are getting a full-fat iPhone experience, at a lighter price.

With the budget-busting SE 2022 starting at £419 for the 64GB model - you get five key updates over the previous version. There's the new Apple A15 processor, 5G support, haptic touch on the screen, stronger glass, and improved battery life.

But you have to keep the price down somehow and visually, there is no difference between the new iPhone SE and the old one - apart from colours. Despite looking the same as the previous model, the glass is new. It's the same glass you get on the back of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro, and Apple's says it's the toughest yet for protection against breakage when it's dropped... except it's not as tough as the Ceramic Shield material used on the front of the iPhone 13 models.

The SE 2022 model retains front and rear cameras with 4K video support, Touch ID fingerprint security, wireless charging and the good-quality 4.7-inch screen from the previous version of the iPhone SE.