Apple iPhone SE vs Huawei P30 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
9.0
Huawei P30 Pro
Apple iPhone SE Huawei P30 Pro
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Apr 05, 2019
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
4200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/16GB - $399
2GB/32GB - $399
2GB/64GB - $499
2GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches
158 x 73.4 x 8.41 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Amber sunrise, Breathing crystal, Aurora, Black

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 88.61% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
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
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
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 (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
8h 39min
Gaming
Untested

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
40 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
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, 720p (960 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p
32 MP (HDR)

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
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, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016
FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISVOG-LX9
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: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 0.64 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg
Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 512 GB storage
Memory 8GB/512GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
with 256 GB of storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
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