Last month Apple unexpectedly launched its budget-friendly smartphone the "iPhone SE 2020" SE="Special edition" official name. Now you might be thinking how a company like Apple. Would able to launch such a budget iPhone and you are not wrong. 

Considering from the past reports Apple is such a company who launches a MacPro tires in 700$. Yes 700 dollars for tires only And they launches its iPhone series smartphones. Which are above 1000$ when the first iPhone X was launched and they are still keeping it. Anyways, we are going to talk only about the iPhone SE 2020 and how it justifies its 400$ Price tag against other budget smartphones

iPhone 8 Body with New Internals.

Now You might be thinking that its just a rebranded version of iPhone 8 than this not the case. As iPhone SE 2020 has some beafy internals this year A13 bionic chip same as seen on other 2019 flagships like "iPhone 11 series." And thanks to the A13 bionic it can do much tasks such as AI-enabled portrait photos and it can run heavy apps smoothly without any lag, 18W wired charging and wireless charging. Moreover Software updates is not an issue anymore as Apple agrees to provide updates to their customers for upto 5 years. Even the 2016 iPhone 8 is currently running on latest version "iOS 13". The iPhone SE 2020 has two variants 3 GB Ram/64 GB of storage and the other is 4 GB Ram/128 GB of in-built storage. Now According to me the 3 GB wont be any problem especially in iPhone because how good the optimization iOS provides to its iPhone. However you have to pay 50$ more if you are want to store more photos and apps like me.

iPhone SE 2020 Display.

Despite its great Internals and flexible operating systems. However the body and design of iPhone SE will leave the Apple fans disappointed. With its front huge bezels and same 4.7 inch LCD display everyone can easily say that "it looks like a copy of iPhone 8". The only difference is the movement of Apple logo from top to bottom just like iPhone 11 series. Personally I think this is not a good step considering that most of its android flagships and even budget android phones have ditched about 3-4 years ago. From notch to drop-notch and now on punch hole they have a long story in this time period and Apple is still holding on the notch game. They are not learning from their mistakes. Now they have to step up their game by either launching a punch-hole display phone or completely remove the notch from their phones. Now! On top of it the display on the iPhone SE 2020 is a 720p panel. Like who cares? in 2020 nobody has a 720p display in their phone.



iPhone SE 2020 in Product Red
Source: MacRumors

iPhone SE-Battery.

Talking about the battery life the battery on the iPhone SE measures around 1821 mAh which is half the capacity of modern smartphones these days. Take the example of Apple itself the "iPhone 11 pro max" has a whooping 3969 mAh capacity and it has a killer battery life. But! we have not much to complain here as with the energy efficient A13 bionic chip plus add on an optimized iOS will surely long it for a day or half. It also supports 18W fast wired charging if you are heavy user and suddenly! ran out of battery .But unfortunately you will find "Apple's traditional 5W" charger in a box. Surprisingly! there is also a support for wireless charging because of the glass back. But! its not the fast wireless charging like other Android manufacturers do but it will provide enough charge for you to spend your whole day.

iPhone SE 2020 VS It's Competitors.

Now the iPhone SE 2020 is launched at 400$ price tag which is considered fair enough and falls on the premium budget category. In this price tag we have seen few android and iPhone competitors which can compete with this "compact flagship". First talking about the flagship series the "iPhone 11". This phone was launched on Q4 of 2019 alongside with the iPhone 11 pro and pro max. The launching price of this was at 647$. Yes its expensive than iPhone but the reason for buying is that it falls on the flagship category. With its dual camera setup on the back plus front-notch display with Face id. Which makes it more attractive and feel more premium in the hand plus it has a bigger screen size too. And Cheery on top it comes with the latest A13 bionic chip as found on SE.



iPhone 11
Source: Vconquer.com

Pixel 4a-The True Rival of SE!

Lastly if you donot love the ecosystem of Apple and neither you are a fan of Apple. And if you want to opt for an Android Smartphone than Pixel 4a is the right choice for you. The Pixel 4a is yet to be launched and the whole tech industry is currently going hot for this device. Because As you know the excellent camera system on the Pixel devices and how they manage to deliver such kind of photos by only using the software algorithms. 

Plus support for major software updates upto 5 years. Rumors suggested that it will be a full screen 5.8 inch phone with punch-hole camera and dual back camera system. The only sacrifice which you have to make is on the processor department. As it will feature a Snapdragon 730 SoC according to the reports. It will be priced around 349$! Which will surely give it a bump over the SE. I would suggest you to wait for 2 months and get this instead of SE as it will launch on 13 July due to current pandemic situation going on. Anyways, What are your thoughts on this year's iPhone SE? Let me know in the comments!