The iPhone SE (SE2 - SE 2020) is in many ways a great phone and sold well in the market. In a nutshell the iPhone SE2 is a about modern internals on an older chassis to save cost with a starting price of about $399 in the US and about LKR 105,000/= in Sri Lanka. Yes looks like it has a pretty steep tax on it and the price seems to be the same across many 3rd party shops. Some even being more expensive.

The A13 Bionic processor is a beast. It will easily leave even an Android flagship in the dust in an apples-to-apples comparison. While it gains in the processor department, it lacks in RAM, but 3GB of RAM is plenty for an iPhone IMO. It is the only currently available iPhone with Apples "Touch ID" biometrics fingerprint scanner. It is important because its in the era of China Wuhan COVID19 Virus and face-masks - Face ID wouldn't work. The phones form factor is refreshingly small. Being in an old iPhone chassis that is already small and a Touch ID home screen button makes the screen real-estate quite small. That is what I thought at least.

So yesterday I dropped by the Abans showroom at Rajagiriya. A rice-cooker I had bought from them stopped working and I wanted to return it. While waiting for the new one, I tried the iPhone SE2 in the iStore for about 5 minutes.

The phone feels nice on the hand. I mean you don't have to worry about it loosing balance and falling. Its been almost 10 years since I have been able to hold a phone firmly in my hand because I have been a fan of the Samsung Note lineup. Even a small hand can firmly hold the the phone without issue. The screen is not too small, but it aint big either. IMO its alright for social media and most apps. But if you read a lot like my self waiting for some one in the car, on the bus, and so on I think it will be little too small. Make sure to read some text to be sure if you are interested in the phone.

Despite the downfalls, I think I will still buy one and when the iPhone 12 becomes available - which might take another 3 months to come to Sri Lanka, will sell it off and go for an iPhone 12.

PS: I don't think the phone is in the Abans website. I tried looking for it about a week back and didn't find. I also asked a guy in the Kolpetty branch to give me a call when it lands for me to try it. Bugger didn't call me either. I think he is waiting to hook me for a iPhone 12 Pro Max.