... to anybody who already has the iPhone SE 2020 in use: How is the battery life?
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iPhone SE (2016) Battery life on iPhone SE 2020
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It’s too soon for a proper judgement on that. Maybe next week you’ll see more results.
Yeah, anyone giving their view now isn’t to be taken as gospel. You need about a week to test it out, plus a lot of people are stuck at home on WiFi which will be easier on the phone than cellular.
looking back at the anandtech chart for iPhone 6 it seems that iPhone 6 has better battery life than 8 or SE now 
Will see next week I guess
Will see next week I guess
Battery case is an absolute must for people who are more than light users, especially if they spend most time on LTE
looking back at the anandtech chart for iPhone 6 it seems that iPhone 6 has better battery life than 8 or SE now
Will see next week I guess
The way this works is:
Battery Life:
iPhone 6 (iOS 8) > iPhone 8 (iOS 11)
But iPhone 8 (iOS 12) >>> iPhone 6 (iOS 12)
So if iPhone SE (iOS 13) == iPhone 8 (iOS 11)
Then iPhone SE (iOS 13) >> iPhone 8 (iOS 12) >> iPhone 8 (iOS 13)
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Speaking of which, I have had the battery case on since 3am est, and the case is at 45 % while the phone is still 100%.
looking back at the anandtech chart for iPhone 6 it seems that iPhone 6 has better battery life than 8 or SE now
Will see next week I guess
The test parameters have probably changed since 2014. It's a "web browsing" test.
LTE drain will be minimal, assuming you’re constantly connected to a strong WiFi signal.
Just saw it mentioned further up.
Lot of the day on LTE alone streaming music (outside working on sketchy wifi-coverage)
In case this isn't a joke, then it's quite illogical.
How can you have:
iPhone SE (iOS 13) == iPhone 8 (iOS 11)
then have:
iPhone SE (iOS 13) >> .. >> iPhone 8 (iOS 11)
That was a mistake.
What I meant was
iPhone SE (iOS 13) = iPhone 8 (iOS 11) > iPhone 8 (iOS 12) > iPhone 8 (iOS 13)
Yeah, non-plus, no-notch devices, up until the 8, don’t get great battery life on LTE, even on original iOS versions (only stat that matters, imo).
Battery life on the SE remains to be seen, but if it is anything like the other 4.7-inch iPhones (which are pretty similar if you compare them on their original versions), we are looking at about 8 hours of light, indoor Wi-Fi use, and around 6 of pretty light to mildly moderate LTE use (higher brightness due to being outdoors, etc). Anything heavier and on LTE and you can get maybe 5, which isn’t enough for a heavier user.
All this comes with a huge disclaimer: Maybe the SE 2’s battery life is better than the other 4.7 phones on their original versions, who knows...
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Screen-on time?
If there was a lot of (streamed) music, it’s not too bad? It’s hard to judge like that, I think.
2:40 hours SoT is disappointing I hope it guess better.
My 6s with 2200mah battery does between 3:30 and 4 hours SoT every day.
The Xs does 3:30 consistently.
I hope it guess better.My 6s with 2200mah battery does between 3:30 and 4 hours SoT every day.
The Xs does 3:30 consistently.
That was 2:40 at a certain time, not total2:40 hours SoT is disappointing
My 6s with 2200mah battery does between 3:30 and 4 hours SoT every day.
The Xs does 3:30 consistently.
Anyone buying the SE for battery life will be sorely disappointed. 11/pro/max are what you want if you want that kind of battery longevity. It’s a sub-2000mah battery here.
That’s why I said it was hard to judge. Listening to music all day breaks the statistic because it uses battery but it isn’t logged on the Screen-on stat. There’s not much I can take from that.2:40 hours SoT is disappointing
My 6s with 2200mah battery does between 3:30 and 4 hours SoT every day.
The Xs does 3:30 consistently.