Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$369

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	1.4 (Good)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1027
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2937
3D Mark High
Untested	811
3D Mark Low
Untested	807

Learn more on our PhoneArena Performance Test Results page.

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) 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) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

Learn more on our PhoneArena Camera Test Results page

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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
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 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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

Discover more

Full Specs Apple iPhone SE Specs PA Review Apple iPhone SE Review

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs PA Review Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Review