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Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
5.6
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Mar 15, 2024
4.0-inch
6.6-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
5000 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 		6.37 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 6.6-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 84.75 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit) 500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Octa-core
4x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
2GB 6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
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), One UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 12min
Browsing
14h 40min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 55min
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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
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)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 13 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
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Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
130
Overall
138
Photo
123
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(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 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 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 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 369
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Mar 11, 2024

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 128GB
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 399
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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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