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Apple iPhone SE vs ZTE Sonata 3 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone SE
ZTE Sonata 3
Apple iPhone SE ZTE Sonata 3
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Jul 16, 2016
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.0-inch · 854x480px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
1GB · 8GB
1624 mAh
2300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $40

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm 		5.73 x 2.87 x 0.43 inches
145.5 x 72.9 x 10.9 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 64.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 854x480px, 196 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Snapdragon 210 8909
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste 		Quad-core
1100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 304
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB 		1GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 2300 mAh

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 		5 MP (Autofocus)
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 		720p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p 		2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop 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
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 2, 4, 5, 12
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016
FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 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
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