Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
9.1
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy S20+
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Mar 06, 2020
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.7-inch · 3200x1440px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 128GB
12GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $1200

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 6.56 oz / 188.0 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 Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Cosmic grey, Cloud blue, Cosmic black, Cosmic white, Aura red, Aura blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 90.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 524 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 1.4 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 650
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 25min
Browsing
8h 30min
Video
9h 53min
Gaming
8h 26min

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: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 1.1x
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Aperture size: F1.0
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
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
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 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
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016
FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG986B
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: 0.25 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 2.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x2.73GHz Exynos M5
2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
non 5G variant
Memory 8GB
Weight 6.56 oz / 186.0 g
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG985F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Phablet: 3.00 W/kg
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1400
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 46, 48
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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