iPhone SE 2020 Price in Jordan

Why consider it?

The cheapest way into an Apple phone that is still on the iOS 27 device list, with Touch ID in a physical home button and a 4.7-inch, 148-gram body, at an estimated ≈ 115 JD.

Who it suits

Someone who wants an iPhone for the basics - calls, messaging, banking apps, payments - for the smallest sum, and prefers a fingerprint to face recognition.

Who should look elsewhere

Anyone who photographs often or in low light, anyone who needs 5G, and anyone who wants a big screen or a battery that lasts a long day.

Performance, camera, display and battery — and the limits of the evidence

The iPhone SE (2nd generation) was a phone with obvious intent: an iPhone 8 body, a 2019 chip, and a low price. Apple lists a 4.7-inch LCD at 1334 by 750 and 326 ppi with 625 nits, an A13 Bionic, and Touch ID in the home button instead of Face ID. That combination means a buyer gets the basics running smoothly and not much beyond them.

The camera deserves the closest look. Apple lists one 12MP rear lens at f/1.8 with optical stabilisation and Portrait mode, digital zoom to 5x, and mentions neither an ultra-wide lens nor Night mode anywhere on the page. The gap is not about processing quality, it is about a missing feature: dark scenes are structurally out of reach, and the front camera is only 7MP. That is a conclusion drawn from the specification, not from comparing images.

The second item is the single day. Apple quotes 13 hours of video playback, 8 hours streamed and 40 hours of audio - the lowest numbers in this batch, and they describe the phone as it was new in 2020, not as it is now. Apple also states the box ships without an adapter, and the 50%-in-30-minutes claim needs an 18W-or-higher one.

Then the network: the page lists LTE bands only, with no 5G at all. Anyone planning to keep the phone for years should weigh that line specifically, because it cannot be fixed later by any means.

Alternatives worth comparing

• Galaxy S20 FE — The same money (≈ 115 JD) brings a 6.5-inch 120Hz screen, a 4500 mAh battery, a Snapdragon 865 and three cameras - but it is also a 2020 phone, so the used-battery question does not go away, and its price with us is likewise an estimate. (115 JOD · estimate)
• Moto G34 5G — At the same price (≈ 115 JD), a 2024 handset with 5G, a 5000 mAh battery and a 6.5-inch 120Hz panel - it settles the network and endurance questions together, at the cost of leaving iOS and leaving the one-handed size behind. (115 JOD · estimate)

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Verdict — conditional on your needs and the documented price above

Worth the money if what you need is a small, cheap Apple phone for the basics with a fingerprint button, and you have no serious photography plans for it. It stops being sensible the moment the camera, the network or all-day endurance matter, because all three limits are built into the hardware and no new OS changes them. The honest limit: our price is an estimate rather than a verified figure, we have not handled this unit, and Apple never published a battery capacity for it to measure a used cell against.

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We have not tested this phone hands-on: the analysis above is built from the manufacturer's published specifications and from the price and price status in our record — not from camera or battery measurements we ran, and not from user reviews. Sources: Apple — iPhone SE (2nd generation) technical specifications · Apple — iOS 27 compatible devices · Text updated: 2026-09-14