iPhone SE - Technical Specifications

Finish

• Silver
• Gold
• Space Gray
• Rose Gold

Capacity¹

• 16GB
• 64GB

Weight and Dimensions²

• Height: 4.87 inches (123.8 mm)
• Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
• Depth:0.30 inch (7.6 mm)
• Weight: 3.99 ounces (113 grams)

Display

• Retina display
• 4‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit widescreen Multi‑Touch display
• 1136‑by‑640‑pixel resolution at 326 ppi
• 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
• 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
• Full sRGB standard
• Fingerprint‑resistant oleophobic coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Chip

• A9 chip with 64‑bit architecture
• Embedded M9 motion coprocessor

iSight Camera

• 12‑megapixel iSight camera with 1.22µm pixel size
• Live Photos
• Autofocus with Focus Pixels
• True Tone flash
• Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)
• Auto HDR for photos
• Exposure control
• Burst mode
• Timer mode
• ƒ/2.2 aperture
• Five‑element lens
• Hybrid IR filter
• Backside illumination sensor
• Sapphire crystal lens cover
• Auto image stabilization
• Improved local tone mapping
• Improved noise reduction
• Face detection
• Photo geotagging

Video Recording

• 4K video recording (3840 by 2160) at 30 fps
• 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
• 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
• True Tone flash
• Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
• Time‑lapse video with stabilization
• Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
• Continuous autofocus video
• Improved noise reduction
• Take 8-megapixel still photos while recording 4K video
• Playback zoom
• 3x zoom
• Face detection
• Video geotagging

FaceTime HD Camera

• 1.2‑megapixel photos
• 720p HD video recording
• Retina Flash
• ƒ/2.4 aperture
• Auto HDR for photos
• Backside illumination sensor
• Exposure control
• Improved local tone mapping
• Face detection
• Timer mode
• Burst mode

Touch ID

• Fingerprint sensor built into the Home button

Apple Pay

Pay with your iPhone using Touch ID in stores and within apps
Receive and redeem rewards using rewards cards

Cellular and Wireless

• Model A1662^*
  • LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29)
  • CDMA EV‑DO Rev. A  (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Model A1723^*
  • LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28)
  • TD‑LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41)
  • TD‑SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A)
  • CDMA EV‑DO Rev. A (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• All models
  • 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
  • NFC

Location

• Assisted GPS and GLONASS
• Digital compass
• Wi‑Fi
• Cellular
• iBeacon microlocation

Video Calling³

• FaceTime video calling over Wi‑Fi or cellular

Audio Calling³

• FaceTime audio
• Voice over LTE (VoLTE)⁴
• Wi‑Fi calling⁴

Audio Playback

• Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE‑AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User‑configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

• AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
• Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
• Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Siri⁵

• Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
• Get proactive suggestions
• Use hands‑free
• Listen and identify songs

External Buttons and Connectors

• Touch ID sensor
• Volume up/down
• Ring/Silent
• On/Off - Sleep/Wake
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Lightning connector
• Microphone
• Built‑in speaker

Power and Battery⁶

• Talk time:
  Up to 14 hours on 3G
• Internet use:
  Up to 12 hours on 3G,
  up to 13 hours on LTE,
  up to 13 hours on Wi‑Fi
• Video playback:
  Up to 13 hours
• Audio playback:
  Up to 50 hours
• Standby time:
  Up to 10 days

Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter

Sensors

• Touch ID fingerprint sensor
• Three‑axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

Operating System

iOS 9
The world’s most advanced mobile operating system gets major enhancements to built‑in apps, a smarter Siri and search, and much more. 

iOS 9 includes:

• AirDrop
• AirPlay
• AirPrint
• Control Center
• Handoff
• HomeKit
• iCloud
• iCloud Keychain
• Multitasking
• Night Shift
• Notification Center
• Siri
• Spotlight Search

Built‑in Apps

Built‑in apps are an essential part of your iPhone experience and are efficiently designed to use less than 150MB of storage.

• Camera
• Photos
• Health
• Messages
• Phone
• FaceTime
• Mail
• Music
• Wallet
• Safari
• Maps
• Calendar
• iTunes Store
• App Store
• Notes
• News
• Contacts
• iBooks
• Game Center
• Weather
• Reminders
• Clock
• Videos
• Stocks
• Calculator
• Voice Memos
• Compass
• Podcasts
• Watch
• Tips
• iCloud Drive
• Find My iPhone
• Find My Friends

Free Apps from Apple⁷

Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, and iTunes U are preinstalled on iPhone models with a capacity of 64GB.

• iMovie
• Pages
• Keynote
• Numbers
• iTunes U
• GarageBand
• Apple Store
• Trailers
• Remote
• Music Memos

Headphones

• Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
• Storage and travel case

SIM Card

• Nano-SIM
  iPhone SE is not compatible with existing micro‑SIM cards.

Rating for Hearing Aids

• Model A1662, A1723: M3, T4

Mail Attachment Support

• Viewable document types
  .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics

System Requirements

• Apple ID (required for some features)
• Internet access⁸

Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:

• Mac: OS X v10.8.5 or later
• PC: Windows 7 or later

Environmental Requirements

• Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
• Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (‑20° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Languages

• Language support
  English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• QuickType keyboard support
  English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese ‑ Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese ‑ Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
• QuickType keyboard support with predictive input⁹
  English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
• Dictation languages
  English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew (Israel), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian (Norway), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian (Russia), Slovakian, Swedish (Sweden), Turkish (Turkey), Thai (Thailand), Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• Siri languages
  English (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Turkish (Turkey), Thai (Thailand), Portuguese (Brazil)
• Definition dictionary support
  English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
• Bilingual dictionary support
  Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
• Spell check
  English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Turkish

In the Box

• iPhone with iOS 9
• Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
• Lightning to USB Cable
• USB Power Adapter
• Documentation

iPhone and the Environment

Apple takes a complete product life cycle approach to determining our environmental impact. 

iPhone SE embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

• Mercury‑free LED‑backlit display
• Arsenic‑free display glass
• Brominated flame retardant–free
• PVC‑free
• Beryllium‑free
• Recyclable aluminum enclosure

Recycling
Apple takes a holistic view of materials management and waste minimization.