Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 75 x 8 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Gold, Rose gold

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 73.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

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 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 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	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) 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	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
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: Aug 18, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG610F
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: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.09 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Dual SIM	Yes

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

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Specs
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Apple iPhone SE Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime User Reviews