Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 08, 2022	Mar 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$429	$250

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
Apple 4-core	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (15.x)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2234	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5168	Untested
3D Mark High
2382	Untested
3D Mark Low
1737	Untested

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Battery

Type
2018 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 57min

Browsing

11h 53min

Video

4h 28min

Gaming

4h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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