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Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy S8
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Apr 21, 2017
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
1624 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Mar 29, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm 		5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 540
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, 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
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
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), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p 		8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
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 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
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 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
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: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 05, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
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