Apple iPhone SE vs Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone SE
Apple iPhone SE Nokia 5.1 Plus
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Aug 31, 2018
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.8-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
1624 mAh
3060 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
5.89 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 78.08% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 290 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 MediaTek Helio P60 MT6771 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 3060 mAh

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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
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
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p
8 MP
Video capture: 720p

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
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

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
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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