iPhone SE (2020) iPhone 12 or newer - what does it mean

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Hi, I want to upgrade iPhone SE 2020 to iOS 17. I read about features on Apple site, but some are for iPhone 12 and newer, but I don’t know if SE 2020 is in that category? Wiki shows that iPhone 12 came in same year as 2nd gen SE.

So 12 and newer means SE2020 would get named feature or not?

 

[now i see it]

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iPhone models compatible with iOS 18

Find out which iPhone models support iOS 18.

support.apple.com

 

[TheBeverage]

Your phone came out before the iPhone 12 and has an older SoC. It’s safe to assume your phone will not support anything labeled “iPhone 12 or newer”.

 

[eyoungren]

Info is on  ‘s website

iPhone models compatible with iOS 18

Find out which iPhone models support iOS 18.

support.apple.com

You have provided a link for OP that does indeed identify that iOS 17 can run on OP's iPhone.

What OP asked though, is what features of iOS 17 will work on the iPhone SE 2020?

And at your link, this is the only answer to that: "Your features and apps may vary depending on your iPhone model, region, language, and carrier."

 

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Your phone came out before the iPhone 12 and has an older SoC. It’s safe to assume your phone will not support anything labeled “iPhone 12 or newer”.

Thank you!

You have provided a link for OP that does indeed identify that iOS 17 can run on OP's iPhone.

What OP asked though, is what features of iOS 17 will work on the iPhone SE 2020?

And at your link, this is the only answer to that: "Your features and apps may vary depending on your iPhone model, region, language, and carrier."

You are right Thanks for this replay!

 

[ecschwarz]

Your phone came out before the iPhone 12 and has an older SoC. It’s safe to assume your phone will not support anything labeled “iPhone 12 or newer”.

Yep, the 2020 SE is roughly the equivalent of the iPhone 11 (a few components older/worse, but same A13 SoC); the 2022 SE is roughly the equivalent of the iPhone 13 (A15 SoC, no mmWave 5G).