Apple iPhone SE vs Huawei P20 Lite (2019) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone SE
Apple iPhone SE Huawei P20 Lite (2019)
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · July 2019
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
4000 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
6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 6.28 oz (178.0 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 Crush blue, Charming red, Midnight black

Display

Size
4.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2310x1080px, 19.25 ratio, 398 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 83.96 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G51 MP4
RAM
2GB 4GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad 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
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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 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), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
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, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Jun 20, 2019

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)
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