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Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
8.7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Jun 10, 2016
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.1-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 32GB
1624 mAh
4000 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 		5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
148.8 x 75.0 x 9.9 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Camo green, Titanium gray, Sandy gold

Display

Size
4.0-inch 5.1-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2560x1440px, 576 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 64.29 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit) 500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 530
RAM
2GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 32GB, available to use: 23 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

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 		12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
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), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO
USB
Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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(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)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS HSPA
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: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG891A
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: 0.92 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 795

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Jun 06, 2016

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
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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