The iPhone SE 3 has a high bar to clear. For a mere $399, the iPhone SE (2020) delivers a powerful A13 Bionic chip in a compact body. Despite some weaknesses, the phone is great overall value.

With the iPhone SE 3, we're hearing that Apple will offer at least two big upgrades for 2022: 5G connectivity and the same powerful A15 Bionic chip that's found in the iPhone 13. The new chip would likely result not only in better performance but improved photography and longer battery life. And it's one of our most anticipated phones of 2022. [1]

Figure 1. iphone se 3 in India

Figure 1 shows call it iPhone SE 5G or iPhone SE 3, the next affordable iPhone by Apple will be important for markets such as India. In an earnings call last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook highlighted that iPhone SE has turned out to be a blockbuster phone in markets like India, so continuing the lineup makes absolute sense. And with 5G on the brink of its preliminary rollout this year in India, a 5G iPhone SE will drive sales. [2]

Features of iphone se 3

1. A modern design

The iPhone SE (2020) has a rather old fashioned design, and certainly an older design than the rest of the current iPhone range. So we’d like to see things brought up to date for the iPhone SE 3. By that we mean get rid of the home button and the big bezels above and below the screen, for a more modern look. Doing this would also allow Apple to increase the screen size without increasing the overall size of the handset - or alternatively keep the screen the same size and shrink the phone even smaller.

2. Better battery life

The iPhone SE (2020) has a small 1,821mAh, which might seem reasonable given the phone’s compact size, but we found it didn’t go far, lasting around a day. That’s not terrible, but it’s certainly not impressive, so we’d like much more from the battery in the iPhone SE 3, whether that’s achieved through increasing the size or making things more efficient.

3. More cameras

The iPhone SE (2020) has just one camera on the back and one on the front, and while they perform reasonably well, they don’t give you the versatility that you can get with more lenses. Of course, with even the iPhone 11 only having a dual-lens snapper we don’t expect too much more from the iPhone SE 3, but when you consider that rivals like the OnePlus Nord and Moto G 5G Plus have four cameras on the back and two on the front, you’d think an extra lens or two wouldn’t be too much to ask for.

4. 5G

At the time of writing no current iPhone supports 5G. That will likely change with the launch of the iPhone 12, but we really hope Apple lets the tech filter down to the iPhone SE 3, as it’s already available on some of the SE (2020)’s key rivals, notably the aforementioned OnePlus Nord and Moto G 5G Plus, while Google has confirmed that a Pixel 4a 5G is on the way. [3]

References:

1. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/iphone-se-3
2. https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/iphone-se-3-5g-launch-tipped-apple-may-already-be-planning-event-1898059-2022-01-10
3. https://www.techradar.com/in/news/iphone-se-3

Cite this article:

Thanusri swetha J (2022), iphone se 3 in India, pp. 68