Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A10e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$210

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.80 x 2.74 x 0.33 inches 147.3 x 69.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	4.97 oz / 141.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 81.38% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion

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	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
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	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP

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 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
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	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: May 22, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA102U
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: 0.47 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.16 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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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