Apple iPhone SE vs Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
7.0
Google Pixel 8
Apple iPhone SE Google Pixel 8
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Oct 12, 2023
4.0-inch
6.2-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
4575 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump)
150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Display

Size
4.0-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 86.95 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit) 2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Google Tensor G3
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Nona-core
1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
2GB 8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 4575 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W
Wireless: 18.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 41min
Browsing
15h 39min
Video
9h 36min
Gaming
9h 6min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual 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
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 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) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 10.5 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
143
Overall
146
Photo
140
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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 No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 19(800 Upper), 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), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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: Aug 30, 2023
FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
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: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.99 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 699 / € 799
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 759
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 399
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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)
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