iPhone SE (2020) Audio score: 70 points

The well-known mobile phone review organization DXOMARK announced the audio scores of the iPhone SE (2020) yesterday, with an audio playback score of 69, an audio recording score of 73, and an overall score of 70.

In terms of audio playback, the iPhone SE (2020) has good maximum and minimum volume performance, and the mid-range and treble are balanced. The disadvantage is that when the phone plays horizontally (music application), the stereo is inverted, the tonal balance lacks bass response.

In terms of audio recording, the iPhone SE (2020) has excellent timbre performance, with almost no sound loss even at high sound pressure levels. The shortcomings are the lack of bass and treble extension, the voice content may have a pumping effect, and the automatic gain control can be felt to be slow at high sound pressure levels.

Therefore, DXOMARK's audio test on the iPhone SE (2020) gave the following conclusion:

In terms of playback, the iPhone SE (2020) showed good overall performance, with precise attack, few artifacts, and good balance between mid-range and high-frequency sounds. What is puzzling is that, like the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max, the iPhone SE also reverses the stereo channels when playing audio in the music app in landscape mode.

In terms of recording, Apple's special edition phone took second place, just behind Honor's V30 Pro, outperforming its Cupertino cousin in almost every category. This impressive performance is due to excellent timbre, minimal artifacts, and perfect dynamics. However, there is always room for improvement, and this affordable iPhone lacks some treble and bass extension when recording, and also exhibits some temporal artifacts.