The present application relates to a secondary battery, a process for preparing the same and an apparatus containing the secondary battery. The negative electrode film of the secondary battery comprises a first negative electrode film and a second negative electrode film; the first negative electrode film is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a first negative electrode active material; and the second negative electrode film is disposed on the first negative electrode film and comprises a second negative electrode active material, the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite and the first negative electrode active material satisfies: 0.60≤S1≤0.85; and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite. The secondary battery according to the present application has both better low-temperature rate performance and longer high-temperature cycle life while having a higher energy density.