The iPhone SE is no longer Apple's latest phone, that honour goes to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. They might not be radical redesigns, but new features are plentiful. Both are water-resistant, have stereo speakers and a wider colour gamut screen. You'll have to say bye to the headphone jack though, as it's been ditched.

Phones getting bigger and bigger, but the iPhone SE totally bucks the trend. This is a phone that's easy to use with one hand. Yes the the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10 and iPhone 6S Plus are great handsets, but for many of us they’re simply too large.

How can a phone with a three year old design do it? Apple has given people a choice with the iPhone SE. The compact body is rare these days, but even though it's small it packs a mighty punch. This is a very powerful and capable phone. It can boast the same top-notch internals as the iPhone 6S, a snazzy pink (sorry, Rose Gold) hue and support for Apple Pay. Normally small phones are hamstrung, the iPhone SE isn’t.

Key features:

If you want a smaller phone, the iPhone SE is the perfect choice. It packs most of the goodies from the iPhone 6S, but in a shell that can be used easily in one hand. The same 12MP camera sits on the back, while the same A9 CPU and 2GB RAM power the device. This makes it superfast and a pleasure to use.

Touch ID and Apple Pay are here too, as is the fetching Rose Gold colour scheme. 3D Touch, though, doesn't make the cut. The smaller display can't match the competition for resolution, but it's still sharp, colourful and pixels are tough to spot.

We do wish the 16GB internal storage option wasn't here, but at least there's the 64GB version.

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At time of review the iPhone SE was available for £359.