iPhone 11 vs iPhone SE

iPhone 11 is an impressive, powerful phone which will keep you seamlessly connected – but how does it match up to Apple’s 2020 iPhone SE?

Let’s start with size. iPhone SE has a 4.7-inch Retina HD display which is much smaller than iPhone 11’s 6.1-inch Liquid Retina HD display, but this may suit people who are after a more pocket-sized phone. Both phones have a tough glass and aluminium exterior and the A13 Bionic processor with a third generation Neural Engine – however, iPhone 11 has a slightly bigger battery, coming in at 3046mAh. Both phones come with 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage and are splash, dust and water resistant for up to 30 minutes - iPhone SE is water resistant to a depth of up to 1m and iPhone 11 is water resistant to a depth of up to 2m.

If you’re after a phone with hi-tech cameras, iPhone 11 may have the edge. iPhone SE has a great rear 12-megapixel Wide camera and 7-megapixel front camera – plus both the front and rear iPhone SE cameras have Portrait Mode with advanced bokeh, six Portrait Lighting settings and Depth Control. However, iPhone 11 comes with dual 12-megapixel Ultra Wide and Wide rear cameras for stunning panoramas, with Night Mode and Brighter True Tone flash, plus slow sync, and Portrait Lighting settings. If you’re after high quality video, both phones come with 4K video recording at 24, 30 and 60 frames per second.

Both phones have wireless charging, can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes, have dual SIMs, and are compatible with AirPods. iPhone 11 has up to 17 hours of video playback, compared to 13 hours for iPhone SE, and up to 65 hours of audio playback, compared to 40 hours for iPhone SE.