Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Jun 06, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$795

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, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.1-inch, 64.29% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, 500 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2560x1440px, 576 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
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)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
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
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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

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 S7 Active Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy S7 Active User Reviews