UPDATE : Ever since Apple unveiled the smaller, cheaper iPhone SE all the way back in March 2016, the company has brought out a whole host of new – and admittedly much more expensive – iPhones.

This 4-inch smartphone may be smaller than most, but don't underestimate it.

Value may be subjective, but it’s hard to argue that the new iPhone SE doesn’t shake up what’s reasonable to expect from a smartphone in 2020. Apple’s most affordable phone is recycling refined to art, a blend of old and new with a barely-believable $400 price tag.

Aggressive pricing, Latest processor and Apple's track-record of updating iOS, Premium metal & glass construction

Single camera is solid but lacks features like Night Mode, Display is small compared to other phones, Budget for a better charger

A strong case against $1,000 phones

Good battery life, Software updates for years, Camera good in light and great at video

Tired design with big bezels, Small screen compared to every other phone, Noisy low-light photos

The iPhone SE is back, though it's still just called the iPhone SE – there's no model number or "2.0" suffix here. Four years after the first "Special Edition" made its debut, Apple has once again shaken up the market with a cut-price iPhone, and we've been testing it out to see exactly where it…

When I reviewed the iPhone 8 , I questioned the value that phone offered, given that it was not that far off in price from Apple's new flagship at the time, the iPhone X . But the iPhone SE is a superior handset to the iPhone 8, and it costs half as much as the 8 did when I reviewed it in 2017.

This is a highly competitive price for an iPhone, The fastest performance available in a smartphone today at less than half the cost of top-of-the-line iOS and Android flagships, iOS is an effective, secure, and robust mobile operating system that is a great choice for most users, The inclusion of...

The iPhone SE trails behind other iPhones in terms of battery life, The design is looking a bit dated, There's no headphone adapter included in the box, Mediocre low-light camera performance, Folks expecting the return of the hyper-compact, 4-inch iPhone SE will be disappointed

Anyone who calls the iPhone SE a spare parts store is not wrong. Dressed in the iPhone 8 garb, looking through the glasses of the iPhone XR and doing its work with the heart of the iPhone 11, Apple has rummaged deep in its toolbox and created a powerful iPhone mix that combines not the best, but the...

Powerful processor, Home Button, Bokeh effects for both cameras, Low price

Aged LCD display, Average Portrait Mode, Poor audio, No expandable storage

A couple of years ago the Apple iPhone X restored my joy in smartphones and a lot of that had to do with the small size and extremely responsive performance of the phone. I went through the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR before choosing to stick with the iPhone XS and then moved onto the iPhone 11 Pro.

High end processor, Low price, Small size for the masses, Solid battery life, Wireless charging, Capable rear and front cameras, Touch ID front sensor, $50 charge for reasonable internal storage

Large top bezel

The new Apple iPhone SE is indeed one of the most compact smartphones not only within the iPhone ranks but among the Android phones as well. It is thin and lightweight, yet powerful and dependable, with great speakers and a high-quality screen, and impresses with camera performance even if it misses...

Compact and lightweight, water-resistant., Bright and high-contrast screen., Outstanding performance from the A13 chip., Loud stereo speakers., Touch ID is back and we love it., Excellent daylight photos and good low-light ones., Very good video recording capabilities with proficient stabilization.

The iPhone SE (2020) comes in at a price tag that in Apple world has to count as a bargain; to be honest, if an Android offered this performance for £419/$399 we'd be calling it superb value for money.