iPhone SE (1st generation)
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Key facts
- Brand
- Apple
- Manufacturers
- Foxconn ( on contract ) , Wistron (on contract, for Indian market)
- Type
- Smartphone
- First released
- March 31, 2016 ( 2016-03-31 )
- Discontinued
- September 12, 2018 ( 2018-09-12 )
- Predecessor
- iPhone 5c
- Successor
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- Compatible networks
- GSM , LTE , 3G , 4G , EDGE , UMTS , HSPA+ , DC-HSDPA , CDMA , EVDO
- Form factor
- Slate
- Colors
- Space Grey Silver Rose Gold Gold
- Dimensions
- H: 123.8 mm (4.87 in) W: 58.6 mm (2.31 in) D: 7.6 mm (0.30 in)
- Weight
- 113 g (4.0 oz)
- Operating system
- Original: iOS 9.3.1 , Current: iOS 15.8.8 , released May 11, 2026 ( 2026-05-11 )
- System on chip
- Apple A9
- Memory
- 2 GB LPDDR4
- Storage
- 16, 32, 64, or 128 GB NAND connected via NVMe
- Battery
- 3.82 V, 6.21 W⋅h (1624 mA⋅h) built-in rechargeable LiPo
- Charging
- Lightning connector
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- iPhone
- Series
- iPhone SE
- Followed by
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- Mass
- 113
- Manufacturer
- Apple Inc.
- Official website
- www.apple.com/iphone-se
- Image
- IPhone SE (1st generation) rose gold.svg
- Height
- 123.8
- Width
- 58.6
- Motto
- A big step for small.
- Brand
- Apple Inc.
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- operating system
- iOS 14
- Commons category
- IPhone SE (1st generation)
- connector
- phone connector
- storage capacity
- 2
- carbon footprint
- 53
- CPU
- Apple A9
- thickness
- 7.6
- maximum size or capacity
- 128
- WordLift URL
- data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/iphone_se
- Exif make
- Apple
- Exif model
- iPhone SE
- source of energy
- lithium-ion battery
- discontinuation date
- 2017-03-24
- publication date
- 2016-06-08
- energy storage capacity
- 1624
- display technology
- IPS panel
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- warranty period
- 1
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Encyclopedic overview
The first-generation iPhone SE (also known as iPhone SE 1 or iPhone SE 2016; SE is an initialism of Special Edition) is a smartphone that was developed and marketed by Apple. It is part of the 9th generation of the iPhone alongside the higher-end iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. It was introduced on March 21, 2016, with pre-orders beginning on March 24, 2016, and was officially released on March 31, 2016, alongside the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. It was re-released on March 24, 2017, with larger storage capacities.
The iPhone SE shares the same physical design and dimensions as the iPhone 5s, but has similar internal hardware to the iPhone 6s, including the newer Apple A9 system-on-chip, greater battery capacity, and a 12-megapixel rear camera that can record up to 4K video at 30 frames per second. The iPhone SE can shoot Live Photos and has features like Retina Flash and the option to have Hey Siri activated without the need to be plugged into a power source.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iPhone SE (1st generation)” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.