Apple iPhone SE vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Just black

Display

Size
4.0-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
60.82 %	82.53 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 618
RAM
2GB	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh	3140 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
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: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499	$ 349
In The Box
	18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Aug 03, 2020

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Internal storage	16GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 499

for Europe

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	Google Pixel 4a Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Google Pixel 4a Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Google Pixel 4a User Reviews