Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Google Pixel 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 08, 2022	Aug 13, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$429	12GB/128GB - $799 | €899

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2623 (Excellent)
Bright Min
3.1 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Apple 4-core	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2234	1800
GeekBench 6 Multi
5168	4573
3D Mark High
2382	2575
3D Mark Low
1737	1826

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Battery

Type
2018 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 57min

Browsing

11h 53min

Video

4h 28min

Gaming

4h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 48min

Browsing

17h 34min

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP Sensor name: Samsung GNK Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
7 MP	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

144

Overall

153

Photo

136

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	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, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 16, 2024 FCC ID value: A4RG2YBB
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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