Apple iPhone SE vs OnePlus 3 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
8.7
OnePlus 3
Apple iPhone SE OnePlus 3
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Jun 14, 2016
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
6GB · 64GB
1624 mAh
3000 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
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
4.0-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 73.15 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Quad-core
Kryo
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 530
RAM
2GB 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (6.0 Marshmallow), OnePlus OxygenOS UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge

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
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, 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
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 30(2300 WCS)
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-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
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 $ 399
In The Box
Screen Protector (pre-applied), Dash Charge Type-C Cable, Dash Charge Adapter, SIM Tray Ejector1x Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Jun 14, 2016

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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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