iPhone SE 2022 vs. iPhone SE 2020: Which One Has Better Value?

By Dallin Abel On Mar 12, 2022

Apple’s next budget iPhone has arrived. We’ll help you compare it to the previous version.

The 2022 iPhone SE was among several new devices announced at Apple’s event on Tuesday. It’s essentially a new-and-improved version of the 2020 iPhone SE, which at $399 fit the iPhone 11’s A13 processor into a body resembling the iPhone 8.

The new SE is the same concept, retaining an iPhone 8 shell and a Touch ID home button, except it’s outfitted with the iPhone 13‘s A15 Bionic processor and 5G support. You can preorder the 2022 iPhone SE starting today, and it will become available March 18, starting at $429 — a slight price hike from its 2020 predecessor.

Apple iPhone SE (2022)

The long-awaited successor to the iPhone SE (2020) has been announced by Apple during its March 8 “Peek Performance” event. It features Apple’s A15 chip (which is the same one found in the iPhone 13 series), 5G, stronger glass and maintains the same overall design as the previous gen.

Pricing for the new iPhone SE starts at $429 and preorders begin on March 11.

Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Apple’s $399 iPhone SE, released in 2020, looks like an iPhone 8 but works like Apple’s newer iPhone 11 Pro.

Here’s how the specs for the new 2022 iPhone SE compare to those of the previous iPhone SE.

IPHONE SE 2022 SPECS VS. IPHONE SE 2020 SPECS

	iPhone SE 2022	iPhone SE 2020
Display size, resolution	4.7-inch	4.7-inch
Material	Glass and aluminum, same durable glass used on the back of the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro	Glass and aluminum
Colors	Midnight (black), starlight (white), red	Black, white, red
Mobile software	iOS 15	iOS 13
Cameras	Back: 12-megapixel with feature upgrades (Smart HDR 4, Photographic Styles, and Deep Fusion)	Back: 12-megapixel; front: 7-megapixel; video capture: 4K
Processor	Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic
Storage	64GB, 128GB, 256GB	64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Special features	Home button with Touch ID, water-resistant and dust-resistant (IP67), wireless charging, fast charging, 5G support, longer battery life	Home button with Touch ID, Water-resistant (IP67); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM, e-SIM); wireless charging
Price off-contract (USD)	Starting at $429	$399 (64GB), $449 (128GB), $549 (256GB)
Price (GBP)	Starting at £419	£419 (64GB), £469 (128GB), £569 (256GB)
Price (AUD)	Starting at AU$719	AU$749 (64GB), AU$829 (128GB), AU$999 (256GB)