Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone SE
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · May 16, 2019
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.7-inch · 3040x1440px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
1624 mAh
4500 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
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold

Display

Size
4.0-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 89.26 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 640
RAM
2GB 8GB
Internal storage
128GB 256GB, available to use: 225 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

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
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
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) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n260, n261
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 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 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: Apr 05, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U
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: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 1300
In The Box
Samsung special screen protector ( already on device ), Wall adapter/USB cable/USB connector, Quick reference guide, Important consumer safety information, Product safety, and warranty brochure

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
with 512 GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1400
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 399
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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