iPhone 11 vs iPhone SE 2: two of the best budget iPhones today!

The iPhone 11 and the iPhone SE 2 are two of Apple's most iconic smartphones to date. The iPhone 11 was released in September 2019, while the iPhone SE 2 was released in April 2020.

iPhone 11 vs iPhone SE 2: two of the best budget iPhones today!

When it comes to camera quality, both iPhones share similar specs with a 12 MP rear camera but the selfie camera is where both phones differentiate from each other. The iPhone SE 2 hosts an inferior 7 MP front camera to the iPhone 11's 12 MP front camera in comparison. The battery life of the 11 is also much better than the 2020 SE model, with a 3110 mAh battery compared to 1821 mAh on the SE. This means that when web browsing or streaming video, you can expect up to 10 hours from an iPhone 11 and around 5 hours from an SE. The display size and resolution are also different between these two devices; while both have Retina HD displays, they differ in size (6.1 inches for the 11 vs 4 inches for the SE) and resolution (828 x 1792 px for device 1 vs 750 x 1334 px). In terms of design, both phones feature glass bodies but differ slightly in weight with the 11 model weighing slightly more (194 g vs 148 g). iPhone 11 offers more color variety with green, yellow, and purple, in addition to the 3 colors only offered in the SE model, which are white, black and red. Finally, when it comes to storage capacity and chipset/processor speed/RAM capacity there is no difference between the 2 models: Both models come in 64GB/128GB/256GB storage options available as well as a 4 GB RAM capacity powered by Apple’s A13 Bionic chip which makes it generally smooth and indifferent to the current newer models in the market.

iPhone 11 vs iPhone SE 2 verdict: new is not always better

The iPhone 11 takes the cake here with a slightly better overall camera set-up, plus longer lasting battery and screen size in comparison to the SE 2. At Back Market we believe that buying refurbished products is not only good value but also helps reduce our environmental impact - saving up to 70% off buying at the price of new retail prices.