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Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Mar 16, 2018
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 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $720

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm 		5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 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)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 630
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
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: F1.5/F2.4
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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p 		8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 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,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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
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 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
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: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $820
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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