Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs LG K30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/64GB - $399	$180

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	5.85 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches 148.6 x 74.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red	Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	5.3-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	TFT
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1280x720px, 277 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Lightning and Thunde	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging

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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	8 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus	1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	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	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

for Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

System chip	MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP Aperture size: F2.4
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 20, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410PM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.74 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 14

for T-Mobile

Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 66, 71
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 05, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410TK
Measured SAR	Head: 0.83 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

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