Apple iPhone SE vs General Mobile GM 8 Go Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.91 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches 150 x 70.5 x 8.59 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	5.36 oz / 152.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 73.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1440x720px, 293 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
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	Mediatek MT6739
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	PowerVR GE8100
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer

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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
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	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	VoIP, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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)	$399

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

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	General Mobile GM 8 Go Specs
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