While Apple has never said that any of their iPhones are water proof or water resistant, on occasion, some iPhones have taken a splash or dip and survived. ZachStraley decided to put the Apple iPhone 5S , iPhone SE and iPhone 6s to the test, by dunking all three in water for an extended period of...

This isn't a crown jewel phone. The iPhone 7 is months away for that distinction. The SE isn't really built to blaze new territory, as much as it is designed to service a market which the 5S could no longer fulfill. Viewed by that criteria, this phone is a smashing success.

The SE is the little iPhone that could. With a 4in screen and the body of an iPhone 5s, it fits in my pockets better than my iPhone 6s, and it’s easier to use one-handed. But it doesn’t compromise much over its bigger, more expensive siblings.

Even at launch, the Apple iPhone SE wasn't the most exciting phone that the company ever released, but it was a model that people had been clamouring for. A neat antidote to large phones, the iPhone SE was the last truly small iPhone.

Compact body; Great camera; Excellent performance; Solid battery life

Average screen; Poor front-facing camera

I really wanted to love the iPhone SE. From the moment it was announced I just knew it made sense. A compact iPhone with the best design the range has ever had, plus the very best performance and camera, should have made one hell of a handset.

Great design; Well priced; Excellent camera

Screen feels old; Slightly too small; 16GB minimum storage is disappointing

The iPhone SE is one year older, but its added storage options and strong performance running iOS 10 still makes it a great choice for small-phone fans.

A small, hand-friendly design; Solid speed; Good front and rear cameras; More built-in storage (up to 128GB); The lowest priced iPhone you can buy.

Older giant-bezel design and limited screen size are love-it-or-hate-it; Hardware hasn't changed since its 2016 debut.

There's nothing innovative or ground-breaking about the iPhone SE: to all intents and purposes, it's simply a smaller version of the current iPhone 6s. It provides comparable performance and a broadly similar range of features wrapped up in a more compact 4-inch design with a £180/$250 price cut.

Compact; lightweight 4-inch smartphone; A9 processor delivers high-end performance; 12-megapixel rear camera; 4K video recording

Relatively low-res screen; No 3D Touch; 1.2-megapixel front camera; Meagre 16GB of storage in entry-level model

New York: Unless you take a lot of selfies or need a bigger phone, Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE is a good choice at a good price.

Update, April 22, 2019: There is a new iPhone SE for 2020 that costs $399. Original story follows.

The iPhone SE is one year older, but its added storage options and strong performance running iOS 10 still makes it a great choice for small-phone fans.

A small, hand-friendly design; Solid speed; Good front and rear cameras; More built-in storage (up to 128GB); The lowest priced iPhone you can buy.

Older giant-bezel design and limited screen size are love-it-or-hate-it; Hardware hasn't changed since its 2016 debut.

Even at launch, the Apple iPhone SE wasn't the most exciting phone that the company ever released, but it was a model that people had been clamouring for. A neat antidote to large phones, the iPhone SE was the last truly small iPhone. Now hard to find, bar as refurbished models, the iPhone SE isn't quite the recommend choice than it once was. Still, if you want a very small Apple handset, there's no alternative and the iPhone SE is still an alright phone, and you can even update it to run iOS 13.

Compact body; Great camera; Excellent performance; Solid battery life;

Average screen; Poor front-facing camera;