The new iPhone SE (2022) has a mildly better battery life than its predecessor. Here's what you need to know.
puts inside its most affordable phones meant that they used to punch above their weight when it comes to endurance.yet, as Apple has kept this information secret. However, we have official battery life stats that reveal improvements in battery life in comparison with the iPhone SE and the iPhone 11.
As evident above, we get a rather decent bump of 2 hours increased battery life in both regular and streamed video playback, while audio playback has been increased to 50 hours, a 20% increase over the previous iPhone SE . That's pushing the new iPhone SE very close to the battery life readings achieved by the iPhone 11, one of the longer-lasting iPhones.
Thanks to the new hardware, the new iPhone SE can now benefit from the Smart Data mode, which intelligently conserves battery life by automatically shifting iPhone to LTE when 5G speeds are not needed. We can't say if the increased battery life is due to a slight increase in battery capacity or merely due to A15 Bionic's efficiency, but in any case, one thing is for certain: the most compact iPhone on sale in early 2022 will be an idea more durable than before. That's a win for the regular customer that's willing to get the iPhone SE for $429.The iPhone SE comes with no charger in the box, as is now tradition for Apple's phones.
The phone will charge up to 50% in 30 minutes, with a 20W charging adapter or higher. Of course, you will have to get one separately if you don't have one already. There's Qi wireless charging capability on the iPhone SE , but don't expect dramatically faster speeds than its wired counterpart.Get the most important news, reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox