Apple iPhone SE vs Huawei Mate 20 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
8.0
Huawei Mate 20
Apple iPhone SE Huawei Mate 20
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Oct 26, 2018
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Oct 16, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Black, Gold, Green, Blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple 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 (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED 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 (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM 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 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB
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
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