Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPod Touch (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/16GB - $399 2GB/32GB - $399 2GB/64GB - $499 2GB/128GB - $499	2GB/256GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches 123.4 x 58.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	3.10 oz / 88.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink, Blue, Red

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	4.0-inch, 60.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	2GB/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
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	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual 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	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$199

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$299

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

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