Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Jan 13, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$499	€280

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 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	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	4.8 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G57 MC3
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

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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	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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
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)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

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 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, 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
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, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
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: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

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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