Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact: specs comparison

There is a new iPhone on the block and it's...  the 4-inch iPhone SE. Yes, Cupertino decided to update its smallest device lineup with a new handset, and boy, what a handset this is! Packing the hardware of the iPhone 6s in a body that is just as small as the iPhone 5s' one, the iPhone SE is undoubtedly the most advanced 4-inch handset we've seen to date.
But how does it stack up against the current hottest topic, the oh-so-trendy Galaxy S7? Oh, and while we are at it, why don't we include another notable Android device that is considered a munchkin, the Xperia Z5 Compact? Well, we just did that!
    
                    
    
                                                                    
        
    
                    
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                
                                                
        
        
                                                            
            
                
                
        
        
            
                            
                     
            
                                    
    
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                                                                        Here is how these fare against one another:
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| Apple iPhone SE | Samsung Galaxy S7 | Sony Xperia Z5 Compact | 
Design
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches  123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches  142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches  127 x 65 x 8.9 mm  | 
        
                                    
| Weight | ||
| 3.99 oz / 113.0 g | 5.36 oz / 152.0 g | 4.87 oz / 138.0 g | 
| Materials | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Glass Frame: Plastic  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | ||
| Water, Dust; IP68 | Water, Dust; IP68 | |
| Biometrics | ||
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Features | ||
| Touch sensitive control keys | ||
| Keys | ||
| Left: Volume control, Other | Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | ||
| Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray | Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, White, Pink gold | Black, Pink, Yellow, White | 
Display
| Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body | 5.1-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body | 4.6-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body | 
| Type | ||
| IPS LCD, 500 nits | Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 855 nits | IPS LCD | 
| Resolution | ||
| 1136x640px, 326 PPI | 2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 576 PPI | 1280x720px, 319 PPI | 
| Colors | ||
| 16 777 216 | ||
| Protection | ||
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Tempered Glass | |
| Features | ||
| Oleophobic coating | Oleophobic coating | |
Hardware
| System chip | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apple A9 APL0898 | Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) | Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 | 
| Processor | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Dual-core Twiste  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
                                    
| GPU | ||
| PowerVR GT7600 | Adreno 530 | Adreno 430 | 
| Memory | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (UFS) 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB  | 
        
                                                        2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB | 
| Storage expansion | ||
| not expandable | microSDXC up to 200 GB | microSDXC up to 200 GB | 
| OS | ||
| iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) | Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) | Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) | 
Battery
| Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1624 mAh, Li - Ion | 3000 mAh, Li - Ion | 2700 mAh | 
| Charging | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging  | 
        
                                                        Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 | |
| Charge speed | ||
| Wired: 15.0W | ||
Camera
| Rear | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single camera | Single camera | Single camera | 
| Main camera | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        23 MP (PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.3"  | 
        
                                    
| Flash | ||
| Dual LED | LED | LED | 
| Video recording | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing  | 
| Front | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p  | 
        
                                                        5 MP (HDR) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5 MP Video capture: 1080p  | 
        
                                    
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 
| WLAN | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
| USB | ||
| Lightning | microUSB, USB 2.0 | microUSB, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | ||
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | ||
| M3/T4 | M4/T3 | |
| Location | ||
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou | 
| Other | ||
| NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop | NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | ||
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | ||
| Album art cover, Background playback | aptX-HD | Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition | 
| Screen mirroring | ||
| DLNA,Wireless screen share | DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL,MirrorLink | |
| Radio | ||
| FM | ||
| Additional microphone(s) | ||
| Noise cancellation | ||
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | ||
| 38, 39, 40, 41 | 38, 39, 40, 41 | 38, 40 | 
| 3G Bands | ||
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5 | 5, 8, 2, 1 | 
| Data Speed | ||
| LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS | LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | 
| SIM type | ||
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | 
| HD Voice | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| VoLTE | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
Phone Features
| Notifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | ||
| Other features | ||
| Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD | ||
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | ||
|---|---|---|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Feb 12, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG930F  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Sep 15, 2015 FCC ID value: PY7-PM0881  | 
| Measured SAR | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg  | 
        
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Availability
| Officially announced | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2016 | Feb 21, 2016 | Sep 02, 2015 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | ||
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2GB/16GB - $399 2GB/32GB - $399 2GB/64GB - $499 2GB/128GB - $499  | 
        
                                                        $699 | |
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