The new Apple iPhone SE (2022) has identical performance to the iPhone 13, according to recent benchmarks

Recent Geekbench 5 scores show the newly released iPhone SE has identical performance with the flagship iPhone 13, which costs almost twice as much.

The Apple iPhone SE (2022) scores 1695 for single-core and 4021 for multi-core performance. Similarly, the Apple iPhone 13 scores 1686 for single-core and 4205 for multi-core performance. For comparison, the iPhone 2020 scores 1326 for single-core and 2727 for multi-core performance.

Currently, the new iPhone SE appears on Geekbench under the codename ‘iPhone14,6’.

As both phones use Apple’s latest A15 Bionic chip, it’s no surprise performance is identical. The A15 is the most powerful processor used in any phone on the market today.

This makes the new budget iPhone SE faster than any Android phone available, including flagship Android phones which cost up to 3 times as much, such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Oppo Find X5 Pro.

Although performance has increased, Apple claims the battery life has actually improved over the previous iPhone 2020. This is mostly due to the excellent power efficiency of the A15 chip, coupled with software optimisations from the latest iOS 15 version. Furthermore, memory has been increased from 3GB RAM to 4GB RAM, which brings specifications in line with modern expectations.

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However, the new iPhone SE is not perfect. The seriously dated design and single camera may be a major turn off for consumers. Despite the impressive performance, slower Android phones that cost around the same have modern designs, often featuring up to 4 cameras. There’s definitely a trade-off to be made.

The 3rd generation iPhone SE is available to pre-order from today, with general availability on Friday 18th March.