Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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9.0	5.8
Apple iPhone SE (2020)	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Apr 24, 2020	Released · Mar 20, 2024
4.7-inch	6.6-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
1821 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g)	7.51 oz (213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
4.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
65.34 %	84.30 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)	550 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 4x 2.7GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Yes
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (14)

Battery

Capacity
1821 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

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Overall

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Photo

123

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399	$ 489
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020	Mar 11, 2024

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 449

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 549

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs
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