Apple iPhone SE vs Google Pixel Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Oct 04, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$749

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Gray, White

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	AMOLED
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	2770 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

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	12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 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 (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

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,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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	aptX-HD
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	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-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
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: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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	Google Pixel Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Google Pixel Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Google Pixel User Reviews