<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
2020	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
13th	O
generation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro/Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
succeeded	O
the	O
smaller	O
and	O
lighter	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
pattern	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
shares	O
the	O
dimensions	O
and	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
internal	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
model	O
shares	O
the	O
dimensions	O
and	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
sharing	O
selected	O
internal	O
hardware	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
A13	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
A11	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
series	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
utilise	O
the	O
single	O
Wide	O
angle	O
lens	O
Portrait	O
Mode	O
,	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
next	O
generation	B-Application
Smart	O
HDR-2	O
photos	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
marketed	O
as	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
Smart	O
HDR	O
photos	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
rumor	O
stemmed	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
after	O
original	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guesses	O
included	O
(	O
most	O
prevalently	O
)	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
2020	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
9	O
due	O
to	O
design	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
cases	O
for	O
the	O
phone	O
were	O
reportedly	O
being	O
supplied	O
to	O
Best	O
Buy	O
,	O
showing	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
with	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
8-sized	O
body	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
camera	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belkin	O
screen	O
protectors	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
were	O
also	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
Apple	O
Store	O
,	O
cross-compatible	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
iPhones	B-Device
6	B-Operating_System
,	O
6S	B-Operating_System
,	O
7	B-Application
,	O
and	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
were	O
quickly	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
note	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
powerful	O
new	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
a	O
popular	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
features	O
an	O
aluminum	O
frame	O
,	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
front	O
and	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
physical	O
sizes	O
and	O
dimensions	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
externally	O
identical	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
centered	O
Apple	O
logo	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
branding	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
midsection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
phone	O
cases	O
made	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
will	O
also	O
fit	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
:	O
Black	O
,	O
White	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Product	O
Red	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
offered	O
colors	O
line	O
up	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
(	O
Silver	O
,	O
Space	O
Gray	O
,	O
and	O
Product	O
Red	O
respectively	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Gold	O
model	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
noticeably	O
deeper	O
shade	O
of	O
black	O
,	O
a	O
brighter	O
shade	O
of	O
white	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lighter	O
shade	O
of	O
Product	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
colors	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
Product	O
Red	O
looks	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
prior	O
white	O
and	O
silver	O
iPhones	B-Device
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
2020	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
features	O
black	O
bezels	O
around	O
the	O
display	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
,	O
matching	O
the	O
color	O
schemes	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
screen	O
diagonal	O
of	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
generation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
was	O
among	O
the	O
smallest	O
mainstream	O
in-production	O
smartphones	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
thirty	O
percent	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
generation	B-Application
variant	O
,	O
whose	O
screen	O
diagonal	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Seifert	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
declared	O
the	O
second-generation	O
SE	O
a	O
"	O
nail	O
in	O
the	O
coffin	O
"	O
for	O
small	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
signals	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
probably	O
never	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
tiny	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
badly	O
people	O
crave	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
incorporates	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A13	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
(	O
7nm	O
)	O
architecture	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
M13	B-Device
motion	I-Device
coprocessor	I-Device
and	O
third-generation	O
neural	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SE	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
IP67	O
rating	O
for	O
dust	O
and	O
water	O
resistance	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
lacks	O
the	O
ultra-wideband	O
features	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
U1	O
chip	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
smaller	O
size	O
which	O
may	O
lead	O
to	O
increased	O
thermal	O
throttling	O
,	O
the	O
SE	O
's	O
A13	O
SoC	O
runs	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
peak	O
CPU	O
frequencies	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
8	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
6S	B-Operating_System
and	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
standard	B-Device
3.5mm	O
stereo	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
features	O
the	O
same	O
HD	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
found	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
IPS	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
with	O
True	O
Tone	O
and	O
wide	O
color	O
gamut	O
(	O
Display	O
P3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1334	O
×	O
750	O
pixels	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
is	O
326	O
PPI	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
on	O
all	O
iPhones	B-Device
with	O
LCDs	O
since	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
Plus	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pressure-sensing	O
3D	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
feature	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
Haptic	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
initially	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
for	O
notifications	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
fixed	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
play	O
HDR10	B-Device
and	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
content	O
despite	O
not	O
having	O
an	O
HDR-ready	O
display	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
down-converting	O
the	O
HDR	O
content	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
display	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
some	O
enhancements	O
to	O
dynamic	O
range	O
,	O
contrast	O
,	O
and	O
wide	O
color	O
gamut	O
compared	O
to	O
standard	B-Device
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
rear	O
12	O
MP	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
lens	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
single	O
lens	O
camera	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
(	O
at	O
24	O
,	O
25	O
,	O
30	O
,	O
or	O
60	O
fps	O
)	O
,	O
1080p	O
HD	O
video	O
(	O
at	O
30	O
,	O
25	O
or	O
60	O
fps	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
720p	O
HD	O
video	O
(	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
has	O
an	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
of	O
ƒ/1.8	O
,	O
autofocus	O
,	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
quad-LED	O
True	O
Tone	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
can	O
also	O
take	O
panoramas	B-Application
up	O
to	O
63	O
MP	O
,	O
and	O
shoot	O
photos	O
in	O
burst	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
camera	O
is	O
7	B-Application
MP	O
with	O
an	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
of	O
f/2.2	O
and	O
autofocus	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
shooting	O
1080p	O
HD	O
video	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
interface	O
adopts	O
"	O
QuickTake	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
11	O
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
long-press	O
the	O
shutter	O
button	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
image	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
neural	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
SE	O
support	O
several	O
camera	O
functions	O
not	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
11	O
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
supports	O
next-generation	O
Smart	O
HDR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
rear	O
cameras	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
support	O
Portrait	O
mode	O
and	O
Portrait	O
Lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
11	O
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
Portrait	O
mode	O
has	O
depth	O
control	O
and	O
an	O
advanced	O
bokeh	O
effect	O
(	O
blurring	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
out-of-focus	O
background	O
around	O
the	O
portrait	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
older	O
sensor	O
hardware	O
results	O
in	O
some	O
limitations	O
—	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Night	O
Mode	O
or	O
Deep	O
Fusion	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
supplied	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13.4	I-Operating_System
,	O
supporting	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
and	O
Apple	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	O
13.4.1	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
fixing	O
bugs	O
related	O
to	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
(	O
a	O
day	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
official	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
day-one	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
supports	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
can	O
currently	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
iOS	O
16.3	O
,	O
the	O
newest	O
update	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
,	O
citing	O
an	O
environmental	O
initiative	O
,	O
removed	O
the	O
EarPods	O
(	O
except	O
in	O
France	O
)	O
and	O
power	O
adapter	O
from	O
all	O
new	O
iPhone	B-Device
boxes	O
beginning	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
(	O
2nd	O
generation	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claimed	O
that	O
removing	O
these	O
items	O
will	O
reduce	O
e-waste	O
and	O
permit	O
a	O
smaller	O
iPhone	B-Device
box	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
simultaneously	O
to	O
decrease	O
carbon	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Apple	O
now	O
includes	O
a	O
USB-C	O
to	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
cable	I-Architecture
,	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
USB-A	O
power	O
adapters	O
that	O
Apple	O
previously	O
shipped	O
with	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgraders	O
can	O
still	O
use	O
their	O
existing	O
iPhone	B-Device
power	O
adapters	O
and	O
cables	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
wanting	O
fast	O
charging	O
capabilities	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
USB-C	O
power	O
adapter	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
