Today, Apple held its March Keynote event dubbed “Peek Performance,” during which CEO Tim Cook announced the upcoming release of the next-gen iPhone SE 3, with the A15 Bionic chip. The 15 Bionic packs a powerful 6-core CPU, the fastest CPU in a smartphone, with two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, making iPhone SE up to 1.8x faster than iPhone 8 and even faster compared to older models. The phone features a 4.7-inch display and will also support 5G connectivity as well improved battery life thanks to the efficiency of the A15 Bionic chip on the inside. The iPhone SE 3 will be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB models in midnight, starlight, and PRODUCT red starting at $429, a price increase of $30 compared to the second-generation iPhone SE.
The iPhone SE 3 features a number of upgrades including the performance of A15 Bionic, which powers advanced camera capabilities and makes nearly every experience better, from photo editing to power-intensive operations like gaming and augmented reality. iPhone SE is incredibly durable as it features an aerospace-grade aluminum and glass design, now with the toughest glass in a smartphone on the front and back — the same as on the back of iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13. Rated IP67 for water and dust resistance, iPhone SE is designed to protect against spills.
The iPhone SE 3 comes with an all-new camera system powered by A15 Bionic, with a 12-megapixel ƒ/1.8 aperture wide camera that offers impressive computational photography benefits. “This year we’ve built the most powerful and durable iPhone SE yet, with better battery life thanks to A15 Bionic, the same chip as our iPhone 13 lineup that also unlocks advanced camera features like Smart HDR 4 (first introduced with iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13), Photographic Styles, and Deep Fusion,” said Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing. “And with 5G, iPhone SE gives users faster downloads and uploads, higher quality video streaming, real-time interactivity in apps, and much more.” The iPhone SE 3 will be available for pre-order this Friday, March 11, with availability beginning Friday, March 18.