We'll soon find out.
My iPhone SE 2020 (2nd generation) is the only spare iPhone that I have that doesn't have an issue with its battery. Its maximum capacity is 91%, and it still holds a charge reliably. At one point, I powered the phone off and left it unused for over three months, and it only lost about 10% of its charge. I never had its battery changed.
By comparison, the battery in my iPhone SE (3rd generation) performs poorly. Despite showing a 95% maximum capacity, it completely drains itself within three days, even while powered off.
I’m really looking forward to Apple’s WWDC keynote, especially since they’re expected to announce the iOS 27 system requirements. I’m hoping it will still support the iPhone SE (2020), though its 3 GB of RAM might make that unlikely.
As of April 27, 2026, here are the system requirements for the video streaming apps that I use:
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Disney+: iOS 16.5 or later.
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Fandango at Home: iOS 17.0 or later.
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HBO Max: iOS 16.4 or later.
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Netflix: iOS 18.0 or later.
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Tubi: iOS 16.0 or later.
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YouTube: iOS 16.0 or later.
If Apple drops support for the iPhone SE 2020, I could probably still use these apps for the next one to three years. This wouldn't be ideal because system requirements are subject to sudden changes.
The iPhone SE 2020 (2nd generation) uses an Apple A13 Bionic chip. All of the apps that I use run smoothly on this chip. They should really start figuring out how to support these chips longer, because my ancient AMD Phenom II X4 945, released in 2009, can still run all these streaming services smoothly in 2026 with integrated graphics.