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Apple iPhone SE vs BlackBerry KEYone Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
8.5
BlackBerry KEYone
Apple iPhone SE BlackBerry KEYone
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Apr 27, 2017
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
1624 mAh
3505 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Feb 25, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $549

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm 		5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches
149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum 		Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Black, Silver

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 4.5-inch, 55.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 18 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 506
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB 		3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 3505 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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 		12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual 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 (30 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p 		8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording 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, 13, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016
FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A 		Date approved: Mar 22, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ACCJN016
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg 		Head: 0.47 W/kg
Body: 1.31 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.31 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
Memory 4GB/64GB
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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