Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected nnouncement
	Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020	Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$799

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red	Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	2915 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 31, 2018 FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.34 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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